What have you done to prevent burnout today? Preventing Burnout at 7 Cups
Hi everyone! This is a forum post linked to the path 'Preventing Burnout at 7 Cups'
What have you done to prevent burnout today?
This can a variety of things like:
• Saying no to a task because you have enough on your plate
• Taking part in self-care activities
• Taking a self-care break from 7 Cups
@Hope
in order to prevent burnout and stress today, i did some exercise and listened to some music!
@Hope
Recognizing how much I can handle at one time is often difficult for me. I always want to help more and give more, but my ability to juggle multiple tasks can definitely put me in a tail spin to a quick experience of burn out. Learning how to practice self-care is a work in progress. It actually was a totally new idea to me a short time before joining 7 cups. Right now, one way to provide self-care is to not allow myself to isolate and become myopic. Being accountable on 7 cups, and helping spread smiles, is actually healthy self-care for me. I am so thankful for my mentor, who compassionately and graciously guides, helps and recommends things I should consider in order to avoid burn out. I don't have to do a bunch of things at 7 cups to have a positive impact here. I am learning to recognize my limitations and be ok with them. Maybe sometime later on I'll be ready for a more demanding role. I am actually thrilled to be learning how to do my part at 7 cups, in the role that is a good fit for me! Many heartfelt thanks to my wise mentor, who knew why the present role I participate in was the right fit!
Today I took time away from 1:1 chats.
I also spent some time deciding what academy program that I would like to apply to and what leadership position would make the most sense for me, my strengths and interests and the time I have to offer
I took the time to take a nice, long walk and really enjoy the time outside, noticing how the season is progressing in my area (trees are finally budding, the green beginnings of perennial flowers are starting to push up from the ground)
Today I checked in with my mentor and got support. I also spent time outside getting some exercise. I enjoyed playtime with my newly adopted kitten.
@Hope I let a member know when I had to leave during a chat so that I wouldn't feel overwhelmed/like I was taking on too much.
@Hope Taking out the time to watch my favourite TV show!
@Hope Postponing work to the next day because i reached my daily limit.
@AskTara It is so important to set boundaries in our lives- and with ourselves. If we push ourselves to our absolute limits, pour from a cup with only few drops so to speak, we are only harming ourselves for the following day. We are pouring from an empty cup. When recognizing our limits, and honoring them, we care for ourselves and prevent burnout. :)
@Hope Today, I have set aside time to be a listener instead of forcing myself to immediately jump on and get it over with. Instead, I am prioritizing other tasks that are causing me stress, knowing that having them finished is going to allow me to be more present and a better listener when I do log on to chat with members.
@Hope I told other listeners i needed to take a break!
@Hope
My way to prevent burnout is to take breaks. It has been a little tough with the internship program but I have made sure to only listen for a few hours every day and then turn it off.
