In this solo episode, Lucy discussed the concept of burnout, its symptoms, and the importance of distinguishing it from boredom. She shared her personal experiences with burnout and emphasized the need for individuals to take personal responsibility for their lives, reflecting on their habits, mindset, and lifestyle for areas of improvement.

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My mission for this podcast and life in general is to help you grow your business while having fun along the way and without burnout. So I felt it was important to put this episode out into the world so when you think you are burned out, you can evaluate and reflect if you are really burned out or simply getting bored in what you are doing.

Some of the things I’m about to say today might be hard to swallow for you if you are in the midst of feeling burnout, but I hope my tough love will give you a fresh perspective or help you make that final decision for next step actions. 

So let’s start with the definition of burnout.

Burnout is a state of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged stress. It can become hard to do things you used to find meaningful, and then you might start to feel hopeless or useless. Burnout usually also manifest as lack of motivation and decline in performance. Many people describe burnout as a sense of being all dried up and just not caring anymore.

So my question is why are you feeling this way?

Are you truly burned out or are you just bored?

And how would you know the difference?

I don’t know about you, but you know what when I was growing up, nobody taught me the term burnout, school definitely didn’t teach us about it. I didn’t know what it was, what it meant, how it felt, it was like a new syndrome, a newer disease in the world like Covid that we never heard of before. But then I was in my twenties and I felt it, felt it hard, had to learn about it, and definitely overcame it and pivoted in my life. I’ve interviewed many women on this show who also went on a similar path going from burnout to transforming their lives. Now I am a big advocate in life transformation work, especially taking women away from burnout, but I realized that there is another possibility called boredom that can feel very similar to burnout. And if boredom is your problem, you need to go towards what motivates you, not just away from what you think is giving you burnout. For example if you think you are burned out from your current job or business, are you really burned out? Or simply not having enough fun and not doing enough inner work? 

And so what I have seen before is, we’re tired and we blame it on that supposedly new syndrome and subsequently, it’s everybody else’s fault that we got this way.

Your boss your family your coworkers your employees, whoever is giving you xyz problems.

And we don’t take that ownership to maybe say, hey, you know what, maybe I need to change something in my life, change the way I do things, change my mindset to be more abundant, and change some of my habits to align with who I want to be, I don’t want to be the same person I was last year. Because it’s so much easier to say I got burned out and it’s someone else’s fault.

So before you run off to another job or start a new business or give up on your current life. Ask yourself these questions: 

• Are there any bad habits you need to break? 
• Are there any improvements you can make to your mindset?
• Is there any way for you to make your current life more fun? 

If your answers leads to that you think there is absolutely nothing to change on your side, you are on top of your mindset, you are your best self, you are attending to your non-negotiables already, and that you are already incorporating as much joyful activities in life as possible and that you will have zero regret leaving your old life behind, then by all means go for it, make that scary leap and start your transformation journey to a new chapter in life and take action to redesigning your life.

If you are looking to make a decision on your next steps, let this episode be your sign and be your deadline to make that decision. Always remember that success loves speedy action, imperfect action and even messy action. So the goal here is to not overthink about burn out or boredom but really to take action towards a life that you desire to live. Cheers to you having more fun designing your life and feel free to reach out to me if you need help making a decision. Until next week, believe that more blessings are coming your way. 

This episode is for you if you want to relaunch your life, re-ignite your passion and design the next epic chapter of your life because you deserve to live an epic life by your own design. 

Juliet Lever is the bestselling author of Relaunch My Life and Evolve Your Mind and the host of the top-rated podcast Relaunch My Life Radio. Juliet is also a qualified NLP trainer, Yoga Teacher, Heartmath(TM) Resiliency Coach and Reiki Master, book writing coach, retreat facilitator, and keynote motivational speaker.

Lucy and Juliet discussed:

• the importance of self-awareness in personal growth
• the concept of relaunching your life
• emphasized the role of curiosity, exploration, and deliberate action in overcoming fear and illusions that hinder personal development
• share their insights and experiences, encouraging you to take control of your life and design your next chapters.
• and so much more

Connect With Juliet Lever

Website: https://julietlever.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julietlever

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/relaunchmylifeau

January is the founder of ‘The Woman School,” a mindset and skillset training school for women. She has 25 years of experience coaching women and is a 2x Best Selling Author. (‘Redefine Success for Women’ and ‘This is the Me I Choose to Be.’) She was featured in the Forbes list of top self-worth strategists.

January built a multimillion-dollar business in 2 years and went from 0 to 40+ countries in just 3 years. January has shared the stage with top influencers and leaders in the world. (Ed Mylett, John Maxwell, Russel Brunson, Amy Porterfield and more) She has a powerful mission to bring honor back to being a woman.

She inspires a message of hope for women who aspire to achieve their highest potential without compromising their marriage and desire for a beautiful family life. She built a multimillion-dollar business with her husband while raising her 8 children. 

In this episode, Lucy and January discussed:

• the importance of personal growth, confidence building, and skill-acquisition for women
• overcoming limiting beliefs and self-doubt.
• emphasized the value of continuous learning, self-mastery
• the transformative power of mentorship in shaping one’s self-worth and decision-making abilities.
• the need for women to challenge inherited beliefs, let go of comparison and competition, and embrace their unique potential to create meaningful and beautiful lives.
• and so much more

Connect With Janurary Donovan

Website: https://tws.thewholenessschool.com/januarydonovan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/january.donovan

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/january-donovan

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWomanSchoolOfficial

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JanuaryDonovan_

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JanuaryDonovan

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@januarydonovan

Lindsey Epperly is the CEO of Jetset World Travel, which she has scaled from a one-person operation into a team of over 70 dedicated members, in just 3 years she went from loving her home to recently recognized on the Inc. 5000 List of fastest growing companies. She is also the host of the Who Made You the Boss? Podcast.

Lucy and Lindsey discussed the importance of letting go of control and embracing uncertainty in life and they also addressed the concept of imposter syndrome in entrepreneurs, emphasizing the need to detach oneself from outcomes and not tie self-worth to business success.

Things talked about in this episode: 

• How losing control can help listeners find themselves. 
• How she went from losing her home to the Inc. 5000 List in less than 3 years. 
• What gave her hope during the darkest times in between.
• A time she faced a challenge she believed would destroy her or your business, and somehow she turned it into an opportunity for growth.
• How she battles imposter syndrome.
• and much more…

Connect With Lindsey Epperly

Website: https://www.lindseyepperly.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindseyepperly

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindseyepperly

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseyepperly

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Hey there high achiever, this episode is for you if you catch yourself second guessing your decisions and you want to stop that.

A very common theme I see from talking to clients or people in general is that very often as soon as we make a decision, we start second guessing or doubting our decisions. Now if you need help to make a faster decision to start with, head back to episode 93 where I talked about making faster decisions. 

Is it normal to second guess a decision? 

Totally! And you are not alone. It is human nature and that only means your brain is also doing its job right trying to protect you from what it thinks can be harmful. So don’t beat yourself up just because you are feeling this way. Second guessing is sign of a healthy, highly functional psyche. Second-guessing yourself is your way of preparing yourself for some of the realities of a new experience that you’re about to get into.

What does second guess your choices mean? 

When you second-guess something, you are predicting what will happen in the future. One of my motto has always been that the future is a mystery so let the mystery be, let it unfold, don’t waste your precious time now to worry about something that hasn’t even happened YET because today is the gift that’s why we call it the present. 

What is second guessing a symptom of?

Second-guessing is often thought of as a form of insecurity, anxiety and lack of self-confidence about whether or not you have made the right decision. Gaslighting is a term describing the form of emotional abuse where another person makes you doubt yourself or question yourself. In the case of gaslighting, seek professional help. But in this episode, I’m only talking about the kind of second guessing you are putting on yourself, the self doubt ok? Like I said earlier, it is ok and healthy to second guess decisions and maybe review the pros and cons but prolonged second guessing tendencies and inaction to move forward after making a decision needs to be stopped. 

I do think second guessing is in many ways similar to overthinking, so if you also find yourself overthinking, please also listen to episode 89 on How To Stop Overthinking

So, how do we stop second guessing ourselves? 

1. I believe the first step to overcoming any obstacle in life is to have awareness. Stopping second-guessing yourself is to understand your motivation For Why You Second Guess Yourself. Be aware of the negative thoughts that might be spiraling around in your head that’s keeping you second guessing and stopping you from taking action. 
2. Remember that only action will lead to clarity. We call it second-guessing for a reason, it is only a guess, it’s fussy, it’s blurry and we are scattered all over the place and overthinking. So the only true way to stop it is to actually take action. Yes sometimes as soon as you take action you second-guess yourself again but that’s ok because even so you have moved one step forward and baby steps forward makes forward progress. 
3.  Trust yourself and trust your intuitions. Making a decision forces you to get out of your fear loop and help you grow in areas where you’re not comfortable. When you second-guess yourself, it’s usually because of that discomfort or fear. But it’s important to remember that change happens incrementally. Even if you’re not seeing an obvious positive result yet, believe it is coming. Believe there is a way and your decision had the reason to lead you to where you are now. So again, trust yourself and trust your intuitions.
4. Realize there is often not “one right answer” This one comes up alot in client sessions. Because we are so often stuck in choosing between option a or b that we forget there is a possible c or that both a or b can work so there is actually no wrong answer. So why are you wasting so much time going back and forth in your head second-guessing yourself when if you just take action both choices would have worked out fine. 
5. Uncertainties and risks are inevitable. Remind yourself that whatever decision you make, there will always be some risk involved. The important thing is to minimise that risk as much as possible by gathering all of the information you need, making an informed decision and take action. Uncertainty is the only certainty we truly have, so embrace each season, embrace each opportunity to grow, embrace failures, embrace mistakes, and just have more fun along the way. Instead of dwelling in your decision, focus on how you can make this new journey or new chapter of your life more interesting for your own enjoyment. Ask yourself what actions can you take that you will actually be happy doing? Focus on your long term goals, focus on your mindset, focus on your personal growth. When you focus on the right things, that’s when things change for you. Cheers to you writing the new adventurous chapter of your life and please comment below what other topics you want me to cover, see you next week.