“When working too hard, you’re hardly working”
Choose Your Reaction
If you learn how to react rationally through a solution-base approach, you’ll avoid burnout and you won’t allow your body to stay in fight of flight mode for very long. If you react positively, you’ll identify the problem and take immediate action which will give a signal to your body that the stressful moment has passed so you can move forward.
Take the Management Approach
Instead of trying to control a stressful situation, try the management approach by using the strategies such as self-reflecting, managing your time, staying calm, taking things one-step-at-a-time, finding your passion and direction, keeping in motion, prioritizing, saying no, finding time to relax, ensuring you have the tools you need, talking things through, and staying positive.
Stop Being a Super Hero
You desire to control everything can become unhealthy and lead to burnout. You’re not in control of everything and you can’t do everything. You’re not in control, so get over it. It’s foolish to think that things won’t get don unless you do them yourself. Relinquish control by allowing others to help you, thorough meditation and by trusting that things will work out for the best and nothing has every appeared so bad.
Just Say ‘No’
Say no when you should. Learn to say no and only add things your schedule if you simultaneously remove something else. Remember when you so no, you’re actually saying yes to yourself.
