By Trish Rock When I think about it, I have been burnt out several times before over this lifetime and have ‘soldiered on’ as they say, to the detriment of my body, my health, my mind, my family, my friendships and my businesses. That was my belief… Downtime is not productive. Being productive was vital. Hard work was necessary to succeed My life WAS about the next thing I could take action on. My mind always in overdrive. My body following along obediently. Around the middle of June this year I was deteriorating again but this time felt different. This time Spirit was saying listen, listen, listen…. or you will crash in physical and mental adversity like you have not felt before. Often the biggest assets in our nature and personality can also be the worst for our health and energy. I HAD to stop. Just BE for a while. Or my body would come crashing down along with many other things I value in life. Now, I have been heavily criticized in the past for quitting things. For starting something and not following through. I understand that one of the biggest secrets to the success of a business is to be known for something, to stand for something, to be the go-to for something, to be valuable in the marketplace and this requires being out there in the marketplace with longevity and regularity. So, this year I committed myself to be clearer, be more seen regularly, keep showing up for the business commitments and community promises I had made.
For me, the decision to stop was very difficult. But my body was failing, and Spirit was calling. I was at that point where I did what I HAD to do to survive, and nothing more. I dropped my Youtube channel and weekly/monthly readings.
No more trying to get speaking gigs. No more creating anything! I've had to rest, physically, mentally and energetically. Here is the funny thing about us as humans though. We imagine so many untrue things that affect our everyday actions and thoughts. When we are tired or in burnout, we do not have the energy to choose differently. So we keep ourselves in the anxiety and stress of those untrue things which keeps us on the merry-go-round of burnout! About a week ago this fog started to lift for me. I could determine what was real and what was my overdriven imagination. Those stressful moments I had in my mind thinking of how many people I was letting down by backing away from social media! When in truth, it was not an earth-shattering number of followers or viewers that I would be letting down and in fact, they would most likely find the answers through another channel in the meantime. And here is the other truth- the people who like what I produce will not mind the break and will be glad to see me return! (ps. I am so grateful for the people who love what I do, who I am and what I offer xo) Why are we so hard on ourselves in so many times of our life? Well, when I was exhausted and in burnout, it was difficult to see the difference between the facts and the made-up stuff in my head! Now, on the other side, while I am still resting and recovering, I see things differently. I understand more completely now that when I am in my zone of genius (thanks Gay Hendricks and the Big Leap!) everything flows. When I am not, it is a constant push and shoves. This is where my body could not take anymore.
I dropped my social media group activities and challenges. I stopped having long messenger conversations or phone calls that drained me energetically. I stopped doing any work at night or early mornings.
This information will help you too if you are in a state of burnout or exhaustion. Stop doing the push and shove, do more of the flow.
I backed off from social media big time.
No more expos.
This is not so easy to determine when you are in the middle of
