Friday, April 17, 2009

Beware of Burnout

Burnout often goes unnoticed. Often people are afraid of talking about the stress in their life and feeling burned out because it makes them appear weak and not a team player.

Burnout effects all areas of health. Burnout will effect us relationally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Burnout is contagious. Often times you will not just see one case of burnout. There are cultures that create burnout and you will see it in multiples.

Burnout leads to death. Burnout can lead to the death of relationships; the death of faith or the death of a dream.

Insights About Burnout ...

"Burnout is the accumulation of stress over time" - Archibald Hart

Type-A personalities burn out from over engagement.

Type-B personalities burn out from having people walk all over them.

[by Anne Jackson, from her new book Mad Church Disease]

1 comment:

Rev. Jeremy Wilson said...

So if you find yourself with Type A and Type B, what do you do? Can't stop now but what can help?