You can exercise all you want, but youre going to be miserable with six-pack abs if thats all that you change!
So, while I do encourage exercise, yoga, vacation, and getting plenty of sleep, I strongly suggest that you incorporate the 3 strategies in this article for the ULTIMATE burnout crushinggame plan!
In this video, I explain how to find plenty of time to do all that you need to do, while getting the recommended 9 hours of sleep!
I know what it feels like to try to vacate your way out of unfavorable circumstances and conditions. It doesnt work.
I know what its like to invest in an expensive bed and sleep-in until 7:30 before rolling out of bed to go to work. It really doesnt work.
Unless you have some spiritual awakening or esoteric insight during your sleep or unless you learn something revolutionary on your vacation or during your time off, youre going to end up exactly where you started when you return/wake-up. You already know this to be true.
Perhaps youre in better spirits for a few days, weeks, or maybe even a couple of months after you return, but you know as well as I do, that the pain and the struggle just seems to come right back.
Let me be VERY clear:
You cannot vacate, time off, sleep, or meditate your way through a shitty life situation.
Likewise, you cannot sleep your way to the life of fulfillment and inner-peace that you desire. My intuition tells me that such a thing has never happened in the entire age of the universe.
You are about to uncover 3 strategies for overcoming burnout that are damn near free, super effective, and are permanent in their efficacy.
Yet, people rarely talk about these during wellbeing talks. In vet med, I sometimes feel that its almost heresy to talk about these things.
It doesnt matter whether you have burnout or some other life struggle. These strategies are evergreen and work for many situations.
These are the strategies that you can use to obtain just about anything in life and vet med - especially a life of wellbeing!
Study like youre trying to get your DVM/PhD in burnout. Better yet, proceed like youre trying to get your DVM/PhD in wellbeing!
Why? You're going to learn so many different strategies and tools for living a life free of burnout that you can enjoy!
It just makes sense! For the same reason a cardiologist understands the heart better than a mechanic or general practitioner, you will understand wellbeing and inner peace better than the current version of yourself who isn't relentlessly studying wellbeing!
Wellbeing PowerNote:What you really want is wellbeing. It appears that you want to be free of burnout, but what youre searching for is inner-peace and fulfillment. Youre searching for a life of balance. Thats what wellbeing is! So instead of fighting against burnout, fight for what it is that you want - wellbeing! That which you focus on will EXPAND in your life!
For example:
If I wanted to be a veterinary surgeon, Id do a lot of things that Im not doing right now:
I'd talk to people who are already vet surgeons and pick their brains
Id find surgery mentors
I'd read surgery books
Id go to surgery conferences or go to the surgery lectures at the AVMA conference and at VMX
Id attend webinars about vet surgery
I'd look into how to become a board certified surgeon
Id watch lots of YouTube videos about being a surgeon
Id shadow people who do the types of surgeries I want to do
Id listen to surgery podcasts
Id join Facebook groups and social media groups that talk about surgery
Id try to find friends who loved surgery
Id try to find people who were interested in becoming board certified in surgery and try to help them succeed.
Id be more in-tune with my surgeries as a general practitioner
In essence, Id IMMERSE myself in veterinary surgery if I wanted to be a veterinary surgeon!
You can do the same thing with wellbeing: The only difference is that prioritizing and cultivating wellbeing is WAY easier and costs way less!
A great place to start is by checking out our4-Hour, RACE-Approved online course The Veterinary Wellbeing Choice: How to Prioritize, Cultivate, and Maintain Wellbeing.
If someone were to look at your thoughts and actions, would they be able to tell that you were a person who valued wellbeing?
Or, would they see someone who isnt taking any type of action towards a life free of burnout and full of wellbeing?
Continued here:
3 Rare and effective strategies to avoid and overcome veterinary burnout - Jill Lopez
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