When It Comes to Burnout--Rest Isn't Always the Answer

I don't know about you, but when I am in a deep season of stress I can't seem to get enough self-care.

I've tried the long walks, the slow mornings, the full weekend with no work and I will come back on Monday morning feeling like a trainwreck.

When this happens, I know that there's something more than just exhaustion--or too many tasks--at play....it's a feeling of hopelessness that I am returning to the never-ending hamster wheel. I'm back to solving the same problems and troubleshooting the same situations, and I'm holding of the responsibility for an entire business. This isn't just exhaustion then, it's the seeds of burnout and it needs to be addressed properly.

When we're on the hamster wheel, a scented candle and a long bath aren't going to fix our feelings of burnout (unless you're building systems in the bath, then go for it!). We need to build systems and policies that allow for a PROCESS over a PERSON (i.e. us or our best team member) to handle most problems.

A process that solves problems could look like a policy, an employee handbook, a sequence of events that onboard new hires or new patients. It doesn't have to be fancy, but it does have to be repeatable and easy enough to be executed by your whole team and not just the owner or the star team members.

So, if you are feeling hopeless Monday morning or you have an extreme case of the Sunday scaries, skip the Netflix binge that is meant to help you feel restored and find that problem you have to solve over and over...and solve it with a process that your team can help you implement.

If you're feeling overwhelmed and don't know where to start, email me or set up a time to chat. We'll look at your business and find clear, executable ways that you can start feeling relief from burnout.