What have you done to prevent burnout today? Preventing Burnout at 7 Cups

I said no to meet up with a friend because i was feeling anxious

@Hope

in order to prevent burnout and stress today, i did some exercise and listened to some music!

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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. 

@Hope

What have you done to prevent burnout today?

I have taken the morning off to write.

I played a game.

I looked at my schedule and then looked at what I needed to do and what I could do and what I didn't need to do.

@Hope

I have taken time to eat in spite of a full day of responsibilities, and I used my breaks to relax.

@Hope

What have you done to prevent burnout today? I reached out for help cuz i needed to 

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I gave myself time to sleep in and recharge before logging on because I knew I needed the rest to prepare for listening to members.

I usually do self-care by watching movies or playing chess.

I didn't take any member chats today and instead spent time with my sister.

@Hope

I prevented burnout by taking a step back from chatting and focusing on the training for my internship. 

 I didn’t take a chat because I didn’t have the mental bandwidth

@Hope

I took a self care break recently from this platform since I felt that I was juggling between a lot of work both personally and professionally.

I took self care breaks

@Hope today I took a break from college assignments and spent the day for myself along with going through a few growth path steps here on 7 cups!

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I was able to set some healthy boundaries for the very first time and learnt to accept the fact that it is good to say No when I feel overwhelmed