If there is one item similar to burnout it is glitter.
If you are one of the few who has never done arts and crafts with glitter, there is one known fact.
Glitter gets everywhere and I MEAN EVERYWHERE.
No matter how hard you try, it's not really a surprise to find a sparkly stray or two a few weeks later in your hair.
The same thing goes for burnout.
You think if you just have better boundaries, keep your mouth shut, and do a little more self-care, that the burnout will go away.
But it doesn't.
Instead you become resentful because it feels like no one respects you.
You can't stop talking about how horrible work is to your family and friends.
You try desperately to feel better by spending tens of thousands of dollars on wine, chocolate, fast-food, clothes, and doing Eat/Pray/Love trips.
Burnout has officially glitter bombed your life.
And the reason why these things don't work is because they don't fix the real problem.
You have lost control of your career and don't have the tools to fix it.
So how do you make it better?
My biggest tip is to stop trying to change your work environment or ask people to help you figure out the short-staffing which you have no control over.
Instead focus solely on yourself.
And I don't mean in a high-vibe kind of way, because fake joy will not fix burnout.
Be willing to own and sit with the parts of you there are ashamed, hurt, scared, angry, bitter, jealous, resentful, and/or disappointed.
Instead of judging yourself as a good person or a bad person, view yourself as a human doing the best they know how to do.
And finally, tell yourself that your burnout does not define who you are and where your career will go.
I believe in you and your possibilities,
Mary B.
P.S. I teach nurses who are ready to stop feeling like a cog in the healthcare wheel, how to take control of their career, get new jobs, and finally get their work/life balance.
You can be one of them. All you have to do is click here to sign up for your free consult.
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