EP 77 | Burnout & Why I Created The Happy Academy

Burnout is a kind of exhaustion that seeps into every aspect of your life. Even though I travel around the country teaching teachers, business people, and more about how to overcome burnout, I can tell you that I, too, have been experiencing it lately. For me, burnout looks like:  

• The inability to shut work off, even when I should be enjoying time off 
• An incessant need to keep checking my emails
• The feeling of obsessively thinking about "everything that needs to get done"
• Tiredness, irritability, and frustration with people around me 

I recently asked others in my Facebook Group what burnout out looks like to them and got these responses: 

• Knots in my stomach the closer I get to work, despite LOVING my job.
• Never having satisfaction with my job and never feeling like I’m doing enough. 
• Letting down all of the teachers I’m supposed to be leading, and I feel hopeless.
• Dreading going to work every day and counting the days until break.
• Never feeling like I’m meeting expectations. 
• Being so overwhelmed with tasks and asks that I don’t even know where to start.
• Lost desire, unable to focus on anything, and no amount of time off or other activities.
• Investing in my own business so I can leave my current profession. 
• Overworked (worked daily my entire sick leave), underpaid (completely revamped teaching during COVID/no overtime, no bonuses), and not thought of as a real person.

You are allowed to have heavy emotions. It’s important to give ourselves the grace to feel the way we do and practice some self-compassion. 

Even though I sometimes enter the burnout stage, I recognize the signs of when it’s coming on, and I have a set of habits that get me out of the gutter quicker. You are not alone in the struggle. I am there too. 

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:

• How to identify burnout when it’s first setting in. 
• Why it’s so hard to get off the hamster wheel of life. 
• Why I created a program focused on shifting the inner blueprint of our life. 
• How to leverage your mindset and overcome limiting beliefs. 
• Why our relationship with ourselves is our biggest asset. 
• How to take action to become who you want to be. 
• How to step forward with confidence and discover your greatness.. 

“If you can’t see your own value, the world can’t give you value back.” - Kim Strobel

 

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About Kim 

Kim Strobel is Chief Happiness Officer at Kim Strobel Live Events and Retreats. She is a teacher, consultant, motivational speaker, happiness coach, and a mission-minded person whose passion helps others overcome their fears and discover their joy!

 

You can follow Kim’s journey on Instagram at @KimStrobelJoy, and in the free private, She Finds Joy Facebook community.