Why do all my jeans have holes in the pockets? Burnout. Burnout has burnt a hole in your pockets.  The costs of burnout can be mounting and only add to your stress levels. Through medical bills, therapy and rehab, you can find yourself feeling buried.  Don’t want these extra payments? I wouldn’t either. Burnout prevention is cheaper than burnout rehabilitation. Reflect on your current situation – are you starting to feel the symptoms? If so, your pockets may already have little holes in them. Remember to take time for yourself and recognize a toxic workplace when you see one. It’s not too late and here is your sign to start…

And no, we’re not talking about Toxic by Britney Spears.  Toxic rockstars are the individuals within your workplace that have a high success rate but also actively put others down.  Unfortunately, bullying doesn’t stop on the playground and can creep its way into the workplace. These individuals will be kept around because they look excellent on paper, but in reality are doing more damage than good. They will create a toxic work environment for those that don’t fit in with their agenda and scare away awesome talent.  Does this sound like someone you know? (AKA Dave from sales) Don’t be afraid to stand up to these individuals or speak to…

“This is fine.” (insert meme of Ralph in a burning room) Like many of us, you may have a work persona. This persona is high-performing and seems to handle immense pressure and juggles many tasks and once with ease. This persona isn’t realistic. Coworkers wonder how you do it and well… The easy answer is that you may not be. Nobody is immune to burnout, no matter how relentless their pursuit of success may seem.  In this pursuit, in a realistic scenario, you must be in a good mental space. This requires your workplace to give you the genuine freedom to feel comfortable speaking up about any issues you may…

2020 saw a global rapid increase in remote working options. Coming out of the pandemic, many employers have maintained a hybrid working option. This is new and exciting. Now, you can manage your wellness as you work and still get that face-to-face connection when you need it.  Pro tip: Go to the office for the community and the culture and use your digital space for reflection and deep work.  In taking the best of both worlds, you can avoid burnout before it starts to creep in.  Have a plan for home work days and office work days. How will you make each day effective in both your work and your…

It’s Friday… right? That Friday feeling, the thing you’ve been waiting for all week! Carefree, time to shut off your work brain and well, shut off your brain completely for a bit.  Or so you thought. Why does my brain think it’s still Monday morning? I checked my calendar and have confirmed that it is in fact friday – when will my brain catch up? This is a sign of habitual burnout.  If this is you, pause. Take the time to figure out how you got to this point. Have you stopped doing the things that previously made you happy? Are you constantly stressed about work? You had a dream…