56. Break the Cycle of Stress and Burnout

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burnout not only hurts our productivity, it also affects our mental and physical well being. In fact, there is evidence that links burnout to weakened immune systems and even cardiovascular disease. It’s interesting how people are afraid to ask for help, yet in my mind, it is a sign of strength, not weakness. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast episode, I share strategies that will help you break the cycle of stress and burnout among your staff. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is the first of a 3 part series - Break the Cycle in Your Center - that is being sponsored by our upcoming workshop,</span> <a href= "https://chanie.me/delegatetoelevate"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Delegate to Elevate</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. The next two parts cover the delegating and managing up cycle and the accountability vs excuses cycle. By the end of this 3-part series, you should have gained perspective, awareness, clarity and strategy on what you're actually dealing with.</span></p> <p><strong>In a nutshell, I speak about:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The symptoms of burnout and how they manifest themselves inside our organizations.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The biggest buffers against burnout, exhaustion and stress.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Celebrating daily progress and helping staff find joy in ordinary moments.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understanding how to close the stress cycle.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">… and so much more!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is my hope that this episode will help you identify the symptoms of burnout faster, so you can be more cognizant of when it’s happening to you or your team and make the