Burned out!

byJonMaine39

92 followers

5 years ago

Why I burnt myself out and why you should not do it like me

Blogging is a very rewarding and fun hobby, but it can also become an obsession.

I started my blog when I was late in life (by my standards), and I did not have a lot of free time. My first few months were great! I saw an increase in traffic every month, and it made me feel like blogging was something that could be done for the rest of my life.

As time went on though, things changed; Home life became more difficult as did work. The hours that I spent blogging slowly dwindled down to almost nothing because there just wasn't enough time to do all three. This is what happens with most bloggers who start their passion projects; they have so much ambition but eventually fall short because there are other things going on in their lives at the same time. While blogging can be so much fun at first, you have to remember that there are other things in life like family and friends. It's important not to let your blog take over your life because if you do then the passion will go away.

If you want to see success with your blog then you need to make sure that you give it your all from day one - this means setting goals for yourself and sticking with them no matter how hard it gets or how busy your schedule becomes (which will happen.) You should also always make sure that blogging doesn't interfere with family or friends because when it does then you should step back from blogging for a little while and get some perspective on what's really important in life.

If you are not careful then you will burn yourself out like I did and end up regretting everything that happened as a result.

I know it sounds great, you get to do what you love for a living and be your own boss! But the reality is that self-employment can also be exhausting. If you are not careful, burnout will sneak up on you.

A. I burnt myself out because I was trying to do too many things at once

and you shouldn't do it like me.

B. It’s important to know your limits and set boundaries for yourself

Here are some things that might help you avoid the same fate:

C. You should not try to be perfect all the time, it's okay if you make mistakes

D. Know when enough is enough and stop before you get burnt out

E. Take care of yourself first so that you can take care of others later

F. Be realistic about what you can accomplish in a day and how much time it takes to complete each task; don't take on more than one major project at a time or any new commitments until your current workload is under control, and then only if they're related to your work-life balance goals

G. Create a list of priorities, with the most important tasks first, so that when you start working on something else (or get interrupted), you'll know where to go back to once the interruption has passed

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hk5m6mfEZs&t=40s

Let me know what your thoughts are and how you over come this issue.