SHOW NOTES PHEW! We’re out of the pit, right? Off the ladder? And into our potential recovery phase. Well. How do we do that? This is how. Important Links! Dear Writer, Are You in Burn Out? (book) QuitCast Episode 1.21: Writer Burnout and Energy Pennies (Burnout #1) QuitCast Episode 1.22: Writer Burnout and Plate Size…
DetailsSHOW NOTES Finally, it’s time to get out of the pit! So, Becca, how do I get out? Well. Here are some good places to start. Also, why can’t I just jump out? We have an answer for that, too! Important Links! Dear Writer, Are You in Burn Out? (book) QuitCast Episode 1.21: Writer Burnout…
DetailsSHOW NOTES What does burnout really look like? What happens if I can’t stop the inertia of my life, and I hit the bottom? How do I know if that’s happened? And how do I get out of it? If you are headed toward burnout, or are right in the middle of it, I hope…
DetailsSHOW NOTES What happens when you’re on your way down to burnout? Shouldn’t you just be able to “stop” doing what you’re doing? Apply the brakes? Well… it depends on how far into burnout you are. Given the amount of writers I’ve coached, and the number of people I’ve either taken through burnout or watched…
DetailsA couple of notes I want to make about the Writer Burnout and Energy Pennies podcast episode. Link, in case you haven’t seen it: https://youtu.be/5-PUWCs6Vmo Because burnout is a topic that isn’t popular to address, and a very personal topic, I hesitated making this video. But I feel like I have to talk about it,…
DetailsSHOW NOTES I can get it all done. I can do all the things. But… can you? Given the amount of writers I’ve coached, and the number of people I’ve either taken through burnout or watched go through it, it’s a topic I have a lot to say about. Take a listen, if you’d like.…
DetailsOnce you’ve fully burned out, “the pit” is where you go to hang out for a while. And it really is not fun. (Which is, I know, diminutive, but… it’s a hard place to be.) What does the pit look like? It looks like: I try to sit in front of my computer and write,…
DetailsSHOW NOTES Burnout. Have you been through it? Are you headed for it? Are you convinced it will never happen to you? It would probably be a good idea to take a listen. Given the amount of writers I’ve coached, and the number of people I’ve either taken through burnout or watched go through it,…
DetailsI was having a conversation with another coach yesterday about what our biggest learning curve has been regarding our careers. She asked me a very specific question about the type of clientele I coach (writers) that brought this answer out of me, and it surprised me. “I’ve learned that no matter how much someone dislikes…
DetailsThe “Slide” metaphor is about the role that inertia plays in burnout (creative, physical, emotional, and spiritual). When you create a system (think something like a fuel injection system), and you “start” it, the system requires some sort of anti-inertia (like brakes) to stop its forward motion. Similarly, when you create the system of your…
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