Time on the beach, or a vacation, seems like the perfect burnout solution. However, it’s not.
I was having a conversation this week with a business owner.
You see, we are launching our beta program and are looking for leaders who recognize burnout is an issue AND want to do something about it. Let me explain why I emphasize AND.
We are on a mission to end burnout.
When we talk with leaders, they fall into one of two categories. They know burnout exists or they don’t.
The ones in the latter category are not our people. They could be great people, but if they are leaders, it’s their responsibility to know burnout exists in their company. By the sheer number of people experiencing burnout, it exists in every organization unless you only have one employee in your company.
For the leaders who know burnout exists, you’ll then fall into one of two places. You either want to do something about it now or you don’t.
Meaning, you recognize it’s a big enough issue (and it is), that it must be resolved immediately. You have the sense of urgency or you don’t.
It’s truly that simple.
We want to find the leaders who know it’s an issue AND want to do something about it now.
In this conversation with the business owner, he mentioned that he understands burnout (he has seen it in his company) but isn’t clear on our platform. Is it something where we offer vacations or something else?
Right then I knew. This business owner may know the basics of burnout (maybe the signs, symptoms or that too much work can cause it), but he doesn’t really understand the impacts of burnout and what can and can’t help beat it.
How did I know that?
One of the biggest myths to burnout is that a vacation will cure it. A vacation will never cure burnout.
That’s worth repeating.
A vacation will never cure burnout.
Think about it like this…
When you go on vacation, your intention is to get away and relax. To decompress and unwind.
According to our recent survey, 89% of respondents says when they go on vacation, they think about work. They’re busy checking emails as they lay on the beach or stand in line at Disney.
You spend time wondering about all the work that is piling up and all that you’ll have to do when you return (just the thought of this makes your shoulders tense).
So instead of enjoying a vacation, you’re stressed about what waits for you when you return to work, so you can never fully relax and unwind.
If nothing in your day changes, when you return from your vacation, burnout will be waiting for you.
It all comes down to how you structure your day, the habits you’ve formed, and how you reset your mind when something impacts it.
Creating your days where burnout doesn’t have a chance to intrude is your best cure for burnout.
Then and only then will you be able to go on vacation, not think about work, and actually enjoy your time.
If you want to help your people so they can enjoy relaxing on a beach or engaging with their families while in line at Disney without being stressed about work, we’d love to share about our platform to end burnout in organizations, leaders, and employees and the beta program we are launching.
Book a call with us here.
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