Course 1, Discussion 3: Avoiding Burnout
7 Cups is founded on a community of passionate volunteers who lovingly dedicate their time to providing support.
You may face what is called burnout during your journey. You may have already faced this in your real life. Burnout is very real and must be recognized. You can't help fuel someone else when your tank is empty, after all!
To address and learn about burnout, we have created a slidedeck on how to avoid burnout.
✒️ We also recommend this growth path on preventing burnout at 7 Cups.
✒️ Activity: Take 5 steps on the burnout prevention path linked above. Post in this thread to let us know you have completed at least 5 steps.
✒️ Please reply to at least 1 of your peers in this thread with encouraging or supportive words!
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@Hope
I've taken 5 steps!
@calmstrawberry0608 congratulations and all the best
@HopeI completed 5 threads in the path
@Hope
✒️ We also recommend this growth path on preventing burnout at 7 Cups.
Complete!
✒️ Activity: Take 5 steps on the burnout prevention path linked above. Post in this thread to let us know you have completed at least 5 steps.
1) take self-care breaks: i took time from 7 Cups to exercise
2) too much of a good thing is a bad thing: i monitored my video game time and cut some of it off in order to read and write a little
3) self-caring the right way! : i practiced good mental, physical and spiritual hygienics and wellness today and every day
4) know when to say no: i said no to abusing my video game priveleges for the day and i spent some of this game time to instead learn some cooking from my mom
5) communicate your needs: i spoke with three awesome, awesome Mentors here on 7 Cups regarding my progress in the LDP program
✒️ Please reply to at least 1 of your peers in this thread with encouraging or supportive words!
complete!
@Dreamicicle8467 you're an amazing listener!!!!!
I took 5+ steps in the burnout path
@Hope
10 steps completed
Did the first five steps! Will definitely finish.
@serenePeace3726 Good to hear that Serene!! I hope this path will definitely help you to be more peaceful and calm 💛
@serenePeace3726
Am so proud of you!!!! : )
@serenePeace3726 good job!
I finished around 10 steps 😊
@ChromaticFinss
Congratulations!!! You've got this! 💪 ♥
@KaylaMaulfair yes, you got this too
@Hope I have finished the five steps
@wonderousLove3994
Thank you wonderousLove- didn't you find it helpful and interesting? I benefited a lot from a lot of the steps in burnout growth path!
@Hope
I completed 5 paths! Also, I was a listener here from 2015 to 2018. During those 3 years, I took on so many tasks here, had a hard time saying no, and felt the need to help everyone. In the end, I ended up burning out and just deleting my account here. It took me 5 years to come back. I had been focusing on everyone else, and wasn't paying attention to my own needs. I ended up falling apart and it took me years to put myself back together. But thankfully, I have learned how to avoid burnout and how not to let my empathy for others keep me from maintaining the boundaries I put in place to protect myself.
I love this growth path and I am definitely going to keep doing it!
@KaylaMaulfair
Your willingness to take that time for yourself and cultivate such awareness is admirable. I'm sure the community is better for it, and it certainly sounds like you are as well. Rock on, Kayla.
@KaylaMaulfair
Glad that you shared it with us. Your coming back here after the ups and downs is inspiring. 💚
@Hope
Have taken the burnout path- more than 5, because I found it so relatable and so important in online and real life! Also love the slide-deck! So helpful!
