Between Hustle Culture, Work-From-Home, and other trends and changes in the work and business culture, we’ve seen a large rise in burnout within the community and so we’ve become very interested in hosting conversations around how folks can avoid or overcome burnout.
Lukas Martin
When I started Martin Photography, I ran the entire company on my own. I handled shoots, edits, scheduling, client messages, and billing while going to school full-time. I worked early mornings, long days, and late nights. My standards stayed high, but the workload kept growing. I hit a point where the stress pushed me toward burnout and I knew something had to change. Read More>>
Katie
My business is built on the belief of building a business around your life instead of building a life around your business… I have a process to get clarity around what your “Dream Life” looks like
That way you are able to map out your business bench marks in a more intentional way… When you learn your patterns, what you want your days to actually look like and how you can structure your business with your dream life in mind Read More>>
Laurel Sabadosh
I avoid burnout by staying inspired. Anytime I feel myself slowing down creatively, I’ll go to a writers’ round or a concert. Seeing other artists always sparks that drive to write the next great song or be on that stage, it pushes me to keep working toward where I want to be. Read More>>
Michele Nichols
For me, avoiding burnout hasn’t been about slowing down — it’s been about getting brutally honest with what actually fuels me and what drains me. I learned the hard way that burnout doesn’t come from working hard; it comes from working out of alignment, pouring energy into things that don’t matter, or saying yes when my spirit is clearly saying no. Read More>>
Yubin Lee
Burnouts are inevitable, so I think what’s important is how you overcome them. When I am not working, I take breaks that focus on self-care and spending quality time with my loved ones, like my family and friends. During this time, I shift my focus away from work and enjoy life and the present moment. Read More>>
Genesis Nunez Fabre
For a long time, I didn’t realize I was living in burnout — I just kept going because I felt like I had to be everything for everyone around me, on top of all the responsibilities already depending on me. Read More>>
Stanislav Moshkivskyi (Stasser)
I had to go through this moment a few times in my life. The first burnout hit when my job and my personal art started melting into one. The second came when I had to reinvent my style all over again. Let’s start with the first one. As a 3D artist working in gamedev, my daily work was creating models for video games. Read More>>
Adonis King
I prioritize self-care by making sure I get 7-8 hours of sleep every night and taking mental health rest days. I also maintain a healthy work-life balance by setting clear boundaries with my fitness business and scheduling personal time for myself. Read More>>
Trevor Fry
I wish I could say I learned to avoid burnout through some mindful, intentional process, but the truth is I learned it the hard way. Years of waking up with dread and immediately sprinting on the hamster wheel of stress with work, parenting, and other life responsibilities, without taking a step back and taking an objective view of my life. Read More>>
Gerson Seise
I didn’t avoid burnout — I walked straight through the fire. My first round hit while helping run my family’s café from high school all the way through Covid. After that, I jumped into property management while the property was being sold, taken over, and completely overhauled. Overnight, everything I knew changed. Read More>>
Rafaela Rocha
Burnout forces you to stop, it’s an explosion you try to avoid, but it still happens. My way of overcoming it was to literally pause my life and rest. Resting, even while thinking about the future, became my foundation. My healing came from caring for the three spheres of my being: body, soul, and spirit. Read More>>
Kaden Tranum
Avoiding burnout has been less about stepping away, and more about designing my work in a way that fuels me instead of draining me. In the creative world, it’s easy to take on everything, say yes to every project, and treat passion as an endless energy source. I have learned that passion isn’t a substitute for balance. Read More>>
