I know that you wake up every morning ready to succeed! But that drive can also result in taking on so much that you run yourself into the ground. Is your pursuit of excellence causing you to unintentionally settle for mediocrity? Recognizing that you're taking on too much is the first step. Releasing something is next.
Are you running yourself into the ground?
When you’re a high achiever, you try to pack every minute of your day with something productive. And that’s not a bad thing! In fact, that attitude has probably helped you to get where you are today!
That drive can serve you well and lead you to success. But there’s a point where it’s too much. Where the needle on your internal speedometer is in the redline zone and you’re in danger of burning out. And the worst thing you can do when you hit that point is ignore it and say, “I’m fine.”
Are you ignoring the signs of burnout?
When you’re in that redline zone, your body will send you signs. Things like fatigue, brain fog, high blood pressure, and a racing heart rate. And if you don’t pay attention to what your body is telling you, and take your foot off the accelerator, something will break.
This is your opportunity to
not do that.
When you ignore what your body is telling you, and you tell everyone you’re fine, you’re not proving how much grit you have. And you’re not teaching yourself how to endure. What you’re teaching yourself is how to settle.
Are you settling for less than you deserve?
I know that you don’t wake up in the morning intending to settle for less. To settle for exhaustion and stress. To settle for disliking what you see in the mirror. To settle for not being present in your relationships.
You wake up in the morning ready to be excellent. But when you are constantly revving yourself up to the redline, you aren’t able to achieve excellence
anywhere. When you’re running yourself into the ground, you’re not going to be your best. You won’t be the best boss, the best parent, the best partner, or the best friend.
Get out of the burnout zone!
You have to get out of the burnout zone and the only way to do that is to get rid of some stuff. In my programs, I use the phrase “self-care without sacrifice” and this is what I mean. You don’t have to sacrifice your job or your family or your friendships to integrate self-care. In fact, prioritizing self-care will make all of those things stronger and better. But part of that self-care is looking at everything you’re taking on and determining whether it can be done differently or by someone else.
You don’t have to do it all. There are certain things that you’re amazing at. Keep doing those things.
But there are other things that you’re doing, that you can hand over to other people. There are things you should delegate because someone else can do it faster and better for you. And there are also things you should delegate because, even if you can do it better, you need the time and space for more important things.
If you’re ready to get out of the redline zone and stop settling, shoot me a message! Let’s talk about what’s on your plate right now and how you can approach it differently!
