As soon as you sense the signals of burnout tango, do yourself a favour, do not ignore it and hopefully think it will disappear. Try to put your life into perspective. You can stall burnout before it becomes a tango.
Here are some tips for you:
1. Take a dose of spiritual pills every day. Though many do ignore their spiritual life, it eventually pays to develop it. Seek the Lord your God every blessed morning. Don’t just jump out of bed as soon as you wake up. Develop an intimate relationship with your Creator.
o Pray.
o Read the Bible.
o Meditate on the Word of God.
o Spend at least 15 to 30 minutes for this. You can spend more time than that but start anyway; get the key of and for the day from Him who knows the day.
The Bible has this to say; “It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep…seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!...the young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.” (Psa. 127:2; 105:4; 34:10 ESV)
2. Embrace healthy eating habit – eat right.
3. Embrace healthy sleeping habit – sleep right.
4. Exercise – 20 to 30 minutes workout every day is good. It keeps the body in shape, the heart in good condition. This will give you the strength to handle the demands and hassles of life.
5. Learn to say NO – whenever you discover that your “me” time is been encroached upon, have the gut to say no. you cannot satisfy everybody.
6. Set a very clear boundary between work and personal life – don’t jeopardize your home for work and vice versa.
7. Declare your freedom from technology – put away that laptop, switch off that phone, delay the checking of that email, postpone that tweet and update for another time, leave that update on Facebook for now. Set a time of complete detachment from those gadgets for each day.
8. Develop your creative side – creativity is a powerful antidote to burnout. Try something new, different from the work you do. Your favourite hobby for instance.
9. Socialize – meet with people; develop a good relationship with others. Have close rapport with your family.
10. Go for seminars, conferences, workshops, symposiums or continuing education activities. Learn that new skill.
11. You’re overdue for your annual leave, go for it. Use the leave break to re-energize yourself.
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