The week on 40% I will talk about the stages and signs of burnout and how to avoid it in 3 steps. If you haven’t invested time into thinking about how to understand the amount of energy you have to give or how to allocate the amount of energy you have, you most certainly are going to experience burnout.Stages of Burnout:Subtle DissatisfactionSubconscious DisregardConscious NumbingAnxious ExhaustionBurnoutAvoiding Burnout in 3 Steps:Establish self-check in’s.Evaluate, communicate, maintain your boundariesDevelop an in case of emergency tool kitReferences: Big Self School (https://www.bigselfschool.com/post/how-to-tell-where-you-are-on-the-burnout-continuum)

We spend about 40% of our waking hours at work - how we spend this time and with whom affects our mental wellbeing deeply. Learn more about why I started this podcast and more about what you can expect to hear.

In this episode of 40%, I review why mental health and professional competence are interconnected.Mental health impacts:Job performance and productivityEngagement with one’s workCommunication with coworkersPhysical capability, and daily functioningReferences: CDC and WHO