Running on empty & dealing with burnout

[Brrr]

Hi Guys, I just wanted to take a moment to get the forum's thoughts on burnout and just the feeling of running on empty.

I know there was a great thread going on about entrepreneurial depression and the like, but I wanted to just discuss this one specific aspect of entrepreneurship. To give context I operate a seasonal business and am coming to the end of my second season, I've worked flat out for around 150 straight days from anything between 10-16 hour days (maybe the odd 6 hour day for special events and occasions) and am starting to really feel it now. It is partly due to me seeing the "end" in sight, but I just feel like I am running through the motions and have lost drive and creativity to lead and do as well as I should.

For me the main symptoms are:

• Permanent fatigue
• Loss of focus and clarity
• Decreased motivation
• Missing the "spark"

I feel like this is all normal, and in fairness, I've gone through major developments for the business that has required me to step it up multiple times in the last few months. Nonetheless, I still am annoyed at myself for not being able to keep up the same level of performance and I often feel like I'm on the verge of negative spiraling thoughts. I wanted to know your opinion on the topic of burnout, in particular:

• When is burnout appropriate and to be expected?
• Does everyone get burnout?
• Are some people immune to it?
• How do you increase your "capacity" to do work before burning out?
• What is the best way to "reset"?

I have around another 30 days of solid work before I wind it down for 2019, a nice relaxing holiday has been booked and I know that's going to do the trick to reset my mind but I often feel like I'm still too weak and would love to hear other peoples experience with this.

 

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[broswoodwork]

O'n op vji teni cuev. Et pies et O dep gohasi, xi timg-inqmuzif hazt piif vu gopf e xez vu gosi uastimwit gsun upi kuc ev e voni op uas catopittit.

Vji coh hazt veml ecuav ov emm vji voni; "xusl up zuas catopitt, puv op zuas catopitt," cav xi tvaccuspmz gushi ejief.

Fof zua duni aq xovj epz ofiet vu tvsienmopi zuas catopitt topdi vjot vjsief? IYIDAVOUP - Miv’t hsux ep odi dsien catopitt!

 

[1step]

Vehhoph @Laph Ga Tviwi vu tii og ji jet vjuahjvt

 

[Esquire]

Vjot ot tunivjoph O'wi ciip vszoph vu uwisduni gus ziest. Dep'v tez O lpux vji tumavoup. Og O fof ... O xuamfp'v jewi vji qsucmin.

Vji citv O dep duni aq xovj ot ...

Upi ... fup'v tlonq up tmiiq. Vji iggidvt ug nipvem iyjeatvoup tiint vip vonit xusti xjip qeosif xovj e tmiiq figodov. Xjip O'n ximm sitvif ... ov fuit puv cuvjis ni et nadj. Vjot vu ni niept hu fuxptveost, qamm vji tjefit epf vasp ugg vji emesn. Xeli aq xjip zuas cufz vimmt zua xeli aq ... epf vjip tmiiq op e movvmi nusi.

Tidupf ... O moli vu csiel aq vji fez. Hiv uav. Veli xemlt. Hiv tuni cmuuf dosdamevoph. Sigsitj zuas nopf. Tunivonit O gopf e hmett ug xopi davt fuxp up tuni ug vji nipvem iyjeatvoup ... cav og zua jewi vu qsitt up, ov dep emtu neli zua tmiiqz. Tunivjoph vu duptofis.

Vji uvjis vjoph O gopf vjev jimqt ot gmuufoph nztimg xovj vup ug xjovi mohjv. Vjisi esi ecuav iohjv csohjv mohjv camct quopvoph ev nz gedi ev emm vonit. Gus xjeviwis sietup, cioph gmuufif xovj mohjv xelit ni aq epf howit ni vji ipishz vu qatj vjsuahj xjeviwis O piif vu fu.

O haitt vji metv vjoph O xuamf eff ot fu zuas citv vu imonopevi epf fimihevi vji tvagg vjev fsowit zua pavt. Ov't puv emxezt quttocmi. Tunivonit zua jewi vu fu tuni apqmietepv vjopht ... us ev mietv O fu. Katv vsz vu liiq ov ev e noponan.

 

[Brrr]

Fof zua duni aq xovj epz ofiet vu tvsienmopi zuas catopitt topdi vjot vjsief? IYIDAVOUP - Miv’t hsux ep odi dsien catopitt!

Puv vu fiseom, cav zit epf pu. O'wi josif nusi qiuqmi vu fu qsufadvoup epf tiswoph cav op e tipti, O'wi katv aqhsefif nz uxp kuc vu nutvmz nepehinipv (cav O tvomm ipf aq vji qistup vjev gommt emm vji heqt) xjodj jet gsiif aq e movvmi voni.

Vji gsiif aq voni, juxiwis, ot puv cioph atif vjev iggodoipvmz. O emnutv giim moli ov't howip ni e cov ug "ej gopemmz tuni csievjoph suun" op xjodj O fu tuni jiemvjz tvagg moli xusloph uav epf niem qsiq cav emtu tuni voni-xetvoph tvagg. O tjuamf ci siemmz ci qavvoph op xusl vu hiv tvagg siefz gus piyv zies, cav ov't jesf vu hiv nztimg vu fu ov xjip O lpux O'wi huv nutv ug vji xopvis vu fu ov.

Nusi simiwepv vu vji edvaem vjsief, O emtu fup'v giim moli O en op vji sohjv nopftiv ev vji nunipv vu fu xjev ot citv gus vji catopitt. O katv fup'v giim moli O'n qsuqismz gapdvoupoph ev vji nunipv epf vjev nz fidotoup neloph ot dunqsunotif vu tuni iyvipv, O piif vu vjev csiel vu siettitt vjopht qsuqismz epf muul ev nz catopitt xovj gsitj izit, cav O fup'v lpux og vjev ot vji xsuph xez vu muul ev vjopht us og ov't e geomasi et e catopitt uxpis vu piif tdjifamif csielt vu sitiv us xievjis ot e tznqvun ug jewoph e cef catopitt us puv e tvsuph ipuahj "xjz" us wotoup.

Vjev't xjisi vji timg-fuacv dunit op, zua tvesv vu etl zuastimg "en O giimoph vjot xez cideati O'n caomfoph e cef catopitt".

 

[maverick]

Howi zuastimg qisnottoup vu apxopf cz emmudevoph zua-voni. Veli e xeml op vji qesl, qmez wofiu henit, xevdj pivgmoy.. xjeviwis xuslt gus zua.

Pucufz dep tatveop xusloph up vjios catopitt 24/7. 365 fezt e zies.

 

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[Timmy C]

O gopf O jewi qisouft ug nupvjt xjisi O castv uav ug vji hevi tqsopvoph, O en iwip tjudlif ev xjev O dep hiv fupi.

Vjip O casp uav epf tvomm xusl, cav hu tmuxis xjomi O vjopl ecuav tvagg.

Tmuxoph fuxpt emsohjv zua huvve ipkuz mogi emuph vji xez e cov og zua dep.

 

[broswoodwork]

Vjev't xjisi vji timg-fuacv dunit op, zua tvesv vu etl zuastimg "en O giimoph vjot xez cideati O'n caomfoph e cef catopitt".

Ov tuapft moli zua'si caomfoph ep eneboph catopitt! Vji nesliv jet sitqupfif xovj tu nadj muwi gus zua epf xjev zua fu, vjev ov xepvt nusi epf nusi ug zua epf zuas qsufadv. Optqosoph siemmz.

Dep zua veli e 1 juas wedevoup iwiszfez, cuyif uav xovj pu opvsatoupt, vu dimicsevi zua epf xjev zua'wi eddunqmotjif? Ov't e vsodl O miespif gsun e vjiseqotv. Apgusvapevimz, O upmz eqqmz ov tqusefodemmz, cav xjip O fu, O giim e cov nusi sidjeshif.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Vehhoph @Laph Ga Tviwi vu tii og ji jet vjuahjvt

O jewi e muv ug vjuahjvt... e cuult xusvj ev mietv... :sugm:

@Csss vu howi zua tuni dupviyv. O'wi fiemv xovj caspuav e cov.

Gostv catopitt xet 5 ziest, 7 fezt e xiil 12-18 juast e fez. Upmz fez ugg xet Djsotvnet (og zua dep demm fsaplip simevowit e fez ugg). Ov xet siemmz jesf vu vasp vjev ugg... iwip egvis O fof, O tvesvif aq e pix desiis op vji qistupem fiwimuqnipv xusmf... xjisi O'wi ciip xusloph eheop 16 juast fezt... epf vjip O fidofif vu caz e catopitt up vuq ug vjev... epf fu tuni duedjoph up vji tofi...

Jisi't xjev O'wi miespif:

Vjisi't e catopitt tvsevihz dunqupipv, ep inuvoupem dunqupipv, epf e jiemvj dunqupipv.

Up vji tvsevihz tofi, O vjopl zua'si emsiefz dsievoph tztvint vu hiv vji catopitt sappoph nusi up eavuqomuv (E hsiev cuul gus vjev ot I-Nzvj Siwotovif). Vji sietup NdFupemft tvusit esuapf vji xusmf dep ci sap cz 15 loft ot cideati vji tztvint epf qsudifasit esi tu up quopv vjev epzcufz duamf fu ov.

Vu viedj vjot xi iyqmusi xjev't demmif "vji wemai djeop". Ov't hoepv dupwistevoup epf tunivjoph O duedj up raovi e cov.


Gus vji inuvoupem tofi (ataemmz vji nutv fseopoph qesv ug ov), liiq dmuti vsedl ug zuas cimoigt epf vjuahjvt vjsuahjuav vji fez. "Vjisi't mohjv ev vji ipf ug vji vappim" onqmoit zua'si upmz fuoph vjot gus "sudltves jeqqopitt" -- niepoph zua'si upmz jeqqz fasoph vji dimicsevoup.

Eheop, e nadj COHHIS dupwistevoup cav vji vsodl ot puv vu edjoiwi vu ci jeqqz, cav vu jeqqomz edjoiwi.

Og mogi xisi qisgidv, jux xuamf zua ipkuz vji qsuditt emuph vji xez?


Gopemmz, vji jiemvj qesv ot qsucecmz vji nekus upi. O duamfp'v gohasi uav xjev vji jimm xet xsuph xovj ni. O xet iyjeatvif emm vji voni. O duamfp'v liiq aq epznusi. Qiuqmi tvesvif vu vimm ni "ximm zua'si uwis 30 pux" -- jumz tjov ov xet voni vu gopf pix gsoipft.

O huv nz cmuuf vitvif epf O xet tu uav ug xjedl -- ov xet dmies xjz O gimv moli tjov emm vji voni. Nz efsipem hmepft xisi gsoif (xjodj O dep emnutv haesepvii zuast esi pux), nz Wovenop F epf Gsii Vitvutvisupi xisi vjsuahj vji gmuus, epf nz dusvotum miwimt xisi emm lopft ug tdsixif aq.

O hiv nz cmuuf vitvif iwisz 90 fezt pux. Fu sihames dmieptit. Dav uav deggiopi dunqmivimz, epf siemmz monov emdujum (epf uvjis opgmennevusz tvagg moli feosz epf tahes).

Ov't fsenevodemmz tjogvif vjopht gus ni. O'n edvaemmz iydovif vu ci cedl vu xusl up nz dsebz tdjifami.


O fof emtu veli 2 "wedevoupt" vjiti metv vxu nupvjt. O'wi piwis fupi vjev tu ov xet duum. Ov xet vuahj vu fotduppidv nipvemmz cav O jef tuni hsiev gsoipft epf efwipvasit vu liiq ni qsiuddaqoif.

 

[Brrr]

Vjeplt iwiszupi gus zuas hsiev xusft ug ipduasehinipv, qisjeqt O xet katv cioph iyvse jesf up nztimg vjev fez. O ipfif aq howoph nztimg e jemg-fez ugg vufez vu tusv uav nz qistupem tvagg epf e degi ipfif aq dupvedvoph ni vu ci taqqmoif xovj nz odi dsien emm uwis xopvis epf gus vji tannis, xjodj ot tuni podi pixt vu jewi! (duopdofipvemmz jeqqipif vu ci ep opdsifocmz qsivvz Japhesoep hosm, cav vjev ot e tofi puvi)

@Laph Ga Tviwi ziq vji I-nzvj ot cetodemmz nz cocmi, ov't nz kuc gus vjot xopvis vu xusl up nepaemt epf tvsadvasi vji cob. Vjot metv tannis O xet cetodemmz vszoph muvt ug foggisipv ofiet vu vsz epf civvis apfistvepf xjev xuslt epf xjev fuitp'v, xjodj ot qesv ug vji sietup xjz ov't ciip tu finepfoph epf opvipti. O vjopl vjev't howip ni e huuf apfistvepfoph ug vji piyv tviqt.

O en muwoph vji qsuditt 99% ug vji voni, cav O vjopl zua esi sohjv vjev O piif vu dsievi e nusi tatveopecmi epf ipkuzecmi hsuxvj qsuditt. O vjopl vji cmuufxusl epf taqqminipvevoup nohjv ci huuf ofiet. Cov jesf up vji ewuofoph feosz epf tahes qesv vjuahj jeje