What Burnout Can Tell You About Your Needs

What Burnout Can Tell You About Your Needs

When work and responsibilities begin to leave you feeling empty, it can help to pause and pay attention to your own needs again.

Perhaps you’ve spent a long time putting other people’s expectations first and setting your own needs aside. Burnout can be an opportunity to explore which commitments still feel meaningful and where you may need to set different boundaries. This blog offers questions and prompts for reflection to help you better understand your values and gradually choose a direction that feels right for you.

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Imagine that you wake up in the morning and everything is different. What is the first thing that comes to your mind?

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You get an unexpected opportunity to leave for a month. What’s your first decision?

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On the beach, you find a locked chest. You don't have the key. What will you do?

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A friend unexpectedly says to you: "You should change something." How do you respond?

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You will have the opportunity to choose a new direction in life, but you must decide immediately.

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You meet someone who asks you, "What would you do if you didn't have to be afraid?"

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A summer storm catches you out in the open. How do you react?

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Imagine that everyone has distanced themselves from you for a moment. What do you feel at that moment?

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Before you is a crossroads: to the left is a path into the unknown, to the right a path back home. Where are you going?

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Someone tells you, "Your summer story is just beginning." How do you interpret that?

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Summer decisions: What if right now is the time to change something?

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