1.01 - What is creative burnout and how the heck can we prevent it?

Is giving too much contributing to our burnout? 

How do we know if we are giving beyond our means? How does our generosity contribute to burnout?

Just like we check in with our energy levels in terms of the tasks we do each and every week, we also want to check in on how much we give, and make sure we are still in a position to offer up our valuable time and money ... burnout can also come from doing the most, giving more than you have, and not being sure where our limits are. 

ACCORDING TO THE QUILL & QUIRE, 75.6 PER CENT OF PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCE WORKPLACE BURNOUT. 

But I want to challenge this … is burnout only limited to the workplace?

Can burnout happen

-at home

-while with friends?

-while giving?

-while trying to help?

-while volunteering?

Check in with how much you give on a monthly basis. Write everything down, from loaning out money to letting folks pick your brain for free to being the sole chef in your family … what still gives you joy? What is depleting you? What will you stop doing?