Items tagged with "energy":

How to Cure a Case of Novemberitis (and Coviditis)

Every November I post my blog about Novemberitis. This year I have updated it to include the new affliction of Coviditis…. Ah November! Such an in between time of the year. Winter (or summer) has left and summer (or winter) hasn’t arrived. The current year is almost over and the new year hasn’t...

How to Get Ahead of the Lockdown Blues

Right now, many of us are baffled by what and how we are feeling. We fear that we are back in burnout even though we have worked so hard to get over it. We may be feeling irritable and more emotional than usual. Our relationships may become more fraught and conflictual, and we may be finding it extra...

How to Shift the Focus of Your Energy to Achieve More Balance

Most of us spend more time on things that don’t yield the most joy and satisfaction, and less time on the things that do. In an ideal world we’d all be spending most of our time on the things that make us happy and only a small amount of effort would go into things that feel less rewarding. Unfortunately,...

Great Things Happen When We Plan With Purpose

I’m the first person to admit that I know absolutely nothing about rugby (I irritate the people I’m watching with by saying things like, “why do they have to be so horrible to each other?” and, “is it really necessary to be so rough?”). I do, however understand things like passion, purpose,...

How to Address Decision Fatigue as a Chief Everything Officer

Anyone who runs their own coaching business knows how complex and demanding being a solopreneur can be. We have to be making all the decisions about everything all the time. We need to decide what to charge, how to charge, when to charge. We need to do invoicing, reconciliations and tax returns. We...

3 Habits to Reverse Burnout

Every aspect of life is affected by burnout. When we have burnout, we are not just physically tired or emotionally delicate. We don’t just feel existentially unsure or question all our life choices. It’s not only that our brains feel mushy and we struggle to remember things. We are not merely easily...

Women and Burnout

Every year, there is much attention and fanfare about International Women’s day. The week that 8 March falls in is filled with news and views about women and the importance of recognising our importance. While some people are not convinced that there should be a day dedicated to thinking about women...

When a Holiday is Not Enough

You’ve just had a 3-week holiday. You should be feeling rested and rejuvenated and ready to take on the world. Instead, after just a few days (or possibly even hours) back in the saddle of your life, you are feeling weak, weary and more than a little weepy. It is a truth not universally acknowledged...

Plan to Spend Your Energy Wisely

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can;  and wisdom to know the difference. ~ The Serenity Prayer Most of us are not short of courage or of wisdom. We are brave and wise beyond our years, and always have been. We have fought hard to...

Less Tired, More Inspired

If I could distil all of the things that my clients most yearn for into two things, they would be: Feeling less tired, and Feeling more inspired. It seems that more and more of us are feeling increased exhaustion and overwhelm, and decreased enthusiasm for things that we used to feel inspired...

All We Really Need is Breathing Space

One of the many reasons we choose to work is because of the stimulation that is promised by going out and doing a job every day. We are stimulated by the work that we do, the people who we do it with, and by the environment that we work in. If we are lucky, that stimulation is predominantly positive....

From AlwaysOn to OftenOff

Happy Equinox! The 21st of March, in addition to being Human Rights Day in South Africa, is the Autumn/Spring Equinox. All over the planet, day and night both last 12 hours - give or take a few minutes. Dark and light are equally balanced. The sun and the stars get equal airtime. Nocturnal creatures...

Burnout: When You Know Better, You Can Do Better

Eight years ago, when I first started to think, talk and write about Burnout, it was a relatively unusual and unique concept. Now, Burnout is the buzzword. Everyone seems to be talking about it and, sadly, lots of people seem to be experiencing it... On the surface it would appear to be Very Bad that...

How to Stay Sane in a World Gone Mad: 6 Ideas to Help You Stay Hopeful

I have started avoiding the news – in any and all forms. Things are so bad out there that it all feels too overwhelming. And, still, the horrors manage to filter through my defenses. Everywhere there is justified outrage about our incompetent-at-best and pathological-at-worst leaders, horror at...

Burnout Makes Us Feel Hapless, Hopeless and Helpless

We all have moments in our lives when we feel a little at sea and as though we have lost our way. When we feel as though we are bobbing around; isolated, lonely and afraid. When we question many of our life choices: work, love, friendships… Like a boat in a storm. We don’t know where we are going...

Sunday Night Blues

You’ve had a wonderful holiday. Resting, relaxing and being in the moment. No worrying about the report that is due, the presentation you need to make at the next meeting, the conversation with your hated boss/client/colleague that you have to have. No work worries at all. But, now, the party is...

Sometimes the Best Thing You Can Do for Yourself Is Nothing

You know that feeling of overwhelm? Of having so much to do that you don’t know where to start? That “there’s-too-much-to-do-and-not-enough-time-to-do-it-in-and-I-have-to-do-more-be-more-say-more-earn-more-play-more-love-more-laugh-more-exercise-more-lose-more-weight-eat-fewer-carbs-and-still-be-happy”...

Why Don’t We Pay More Attention to Ourselves?

Last week I gave a free continuing education phone seminar for coaches. The topic was “Understanding and Preventing Compassion Fatigue for Coaches”. Having been on the receiving end of compassion fatigue more than a couple of times, and having witnessed and coached a not inconsiderable number...

Is Your Relationship Burning Out?

Relationships, just like people, are living, breathing entities and are therefore vulnerable to the same complexities and challenges that individuals experience. Burnout is a modern condition that is increasingly prevalent amongst people and relationships – not just romantic relationships (although...

Express Yourself

Burnout is a horrible, debilitating condition that we need to understand better so we can manage and prevent it better. Not just the physical manifestations of it, but the thoughts, beliefs and behaviours that give rise to it. I am often asked why people get burnout. There are countless factors that...