Often the key to having massive impact is the ability to keep going when others would have burned out. Below, you’ll find some brilliant entrepreneurs and creatives sharing how they’ve overcome or avoided burnout.
Makayla Ketter
As a content creator, it can be difficult to stay consistent without feeling burnt out or overwhelmed. I plan my content for each month and stick to a schedule that fits into my daily routine. Pre-planning content is highly effective, especially when life gets too busy. I find it helpful to take a weekend or weekly reset to detox from social media and be present in the moment. Creating content can be stressful, but it’s important to take time for yourself to rethink, rebrand, and refocus. Read more>>
Annie Loomis
Early on, I struggled with maintaining a healthy work-life balance. I often found myself working 60-70 hour weeks, believing that this intense commitment was necessary for success. My relationship with art became transactional, and over time, I found myself struggling with the creative process. Eventually, I reached a point of burnout and began questioning my identity as an artist. Read more>>
Dr. Rozee Benavides, Dn
In October 2020, I found myself at a breaking point. I was balancing a full-time job, completing my dissertation, and doing an internship—all during the first year of the pandemic. I began experiencing severe headaches and extreme fatigue to the point where I couldn’t even walk my dog. I went to my doctor, and after several tests, I found out that I had developed a stomach ulcer, was bleeding internally, and had one of the lowest iron levels my doctor had ever seen. It was a wake-up call—I had pushed myself beyond my limits. Read more>>
Malia Ewart
I think this is something I am still learning how to combat, but there are few things I’ve tried in the past couple of years that have helped me. I think it’s important to ensure you make time for things that fill your cup up and help you unwind. For me I love traveling and exploring, when I feel myself hitting a wall with work, I plan a day out either to the beach or around town. Things that re-inspire me. Read more>>
Jennifer Bradford
Burnout seems inevitable and almost expected if you have a full-time job, your own business, and are a parent (all me!) From a young age, I was taught to “work hard” and I feel that everything I’ve ever wanted I have had to work for; nothing really ever came easy for me. Nothing was ever just given to me. If I wanted something, I had to put in the work. I think this habit of always feeling like I have to work hard is what eventually leads to burnout. Read more>>
Ken & Crystal Meerendonk
When life throws you lemons, you don’t make lemonade. You pack up your entire house, buy a 42′ Class A Motorhome, decide to homeschool your children, and find a remote job all so you can travel the US full-time. Well, maybe that’s not the only way to do it but that’s what we decided to do. Here’s our story. Read more>>
Mackenzie Griffith
Before I became an Adventure Fitness & Nutrition Coach, I was so disconnected from signs of burnout that I used to joke, from under a pile of ice packs, that I had a 1-month-on, 3-month-off training schedule. Read more>>
Caitlin Durning
I built a team and wasn’t afraid to outsource! I love working with my team now, and it has allowed me to turn my services into more of a passive income structure than before, when I was doing it all on my own. Read more>>
Cara Kovats
I have struggled with burnout in the past and I have developed some self-care skills for tackling it and avoiding it in the future. Creating healthy boundaries for myself when it comes to work, friends and family is one of the most important pieces, I realized that I was burning the candles at both ends and not able to help myself I was not able to help my patients or the people I care about. I changed my work schedule for the days and times I feel I function the best, I realized I wasn’t a morning person, so why was I killing myself to get to my office early? I adjusted and the one hour makes a world of difference in my day-to-day. Read more>>
Chelsea Twiss
I avoid burnout by being very intentional about how much of my life force (time and energy) to work. In my line of work this looks like being intentional about which insurance companies I work with – only working with those who will reimburse me fairly for my skills and experience, what kind of clients I take on in my practice – people who will respect my role, time boundaries and humanness, and very much limit the amount of time I spend on tasks associated with work for which I am not receiving payment. Read more>>
Jeremy Smith
After being in real estate for the past 13 years, burnout is something I’ve definitely encountered more than once. I think most of us in this field can relate to the feeling of working so hard and being so focused on everything else but ourselves that burnout sneaks up on us. From the beginning, my business partner, Julian Rather, emphasized the importance of maintaining a good work-life balance, and I’ve come to see how essential that is to avoid burnout. Read more>>
Dariia Winkmann
Burnout is something I know all too well as both an artist and an entrepreneur. Last year marked a turning point for me in understanding how to navigate work-related or creative crises. This experience led to the development of my Creative Direction course, which is grounded in a strategy that combats imposter syndrome and prevents creative burnout. Read more>>
