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Dealing w/ Burnout
KSuberalles | Mar 7 2006
I work in the non-profit world, doing a job that used to be exciting, rewarding, and infinitely more satisfying then being a slave to the corporate world. But it seems that over the last year I have been fighting some feelings that I think are burnout. I use GTD, I have my lists, I am organized. I know exactly what needs to be done, Its just getting harder and harder to execute. I have a major promotion to Executive Director level coming in a few months and I want to use my time before it happens to get it all together and find that spark again that I had a couple years ago. Does anyone have any resources/advice? Books ideas? Life hacks? etc? Thanks! 3 Comments
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 Good to know its also...Submitted by emory on March 7, 2006 - 7:32pm.
Good to know its also hard for people to stay passionate about their career, even when it is largely altrustic! I think taking some time off is a good way to help gain some perspective. If you work in politics or policy, avoid the world for a couple of days. Don't watch the news. Don't read the paper. I love my job, but I go through my seasons of apathy. I feel like I'm faking it for a few weeks and then perk up. Usually this perk-up comes from a *really* good 2day vacation contemplating what I'm up to and where I'm going. Optimism and something to work for usually motivate me quite a bit and get me interested in my job again. The trick is to find a reason to care. Not just about the big picture stuff but even the things on your action list. If I don't feel like I care about the outcome, how can I possibly be doing my best? Sometimes this means I have to hand a project to someone else just to get into something I'm more interested in working on. » POSTED IN:
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