S2E270 How to Beat Burnout Part 2

It's a Good Life

Brian Buffini

Business, Entrepreneurship, Life, Good, Entrepreneur, Coaching

4.4 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In today’s fast-paced and demanding world, it can feel impossible to say no to anything. Unfortunately, spreading yourself too thin means exposing yourself to a high risk of chronic burnout. In part 2 of this episode, Brian examines how to put certain disciplines in place to avoid, manage and overcome burnout and live the good life.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· Why taking time off must be a priority.

· Why it’s vital to work on emotional intelligence.

· Why celebrating your wins is so important.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

S2E268 How to Beat Burnout Part 1

“Man in the Mirror,” by Michael Jackson

S1E14 An Interview with Daniel Goleman

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“I committed the greatest flaw you can make for success – and that is to say yes to everything.” – Brian Buffini

“People who work on their EQ do much better with burnout than those who don't.” – Brian Buffini

“If you want to make a profound change in your relationships, you have to show up as the very best version of yourself.” – Brian Buffini

“You're not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.” – Anonymous

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“The more things we say yes to means the more we're actually draining the good life out of ourselves.” – Brian Buffini

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0:00.0	Welcome to It's a Good Life podcast.
0:06.4	Today we've got a special treat for you.
0:08.7	We're diving into the archives to share one of our favorite episodes from the past.
0:13.3	Hope you enjoy.
0:16.7	Top of the morning to you.
0:18.0	Welcome to It's a Good Life and great to be with you here today.
0:22.4	We're going to cover how to beat burnout part two. In our last episode, we covered the definition
0:28.0	of burnout and we covered the signs of burnout. Today we're going to explore why some people don't
0:34.2	burn out and also we're going to get into the how-toes, how you can beat burnout.
0:40.2	So I mentioned in the last episode that, you know, I went into hyperdrive mode.
0:45.7	And this is not my first time doing this.
0:47.6	You know, I was on the road doing public speaking.
0:50.5	In and of itself, public speaking is a big adrenaline rush.
0:54.5	There are very few public speakers who've ever had a business.
0:58.2	99% of public speakers, they get paid to go on the road.
1:02.0	They give a talk.
1:02.9	They usually give the same talk.
1:05.1	It's an hour.
1:06.1	They travel to the next town and they probably do that anywhere from 80 to 100 times a year.
1:09.7	And that's typically what a public speaker does.
1:12.7	I did the opposite of that.
1:14.7	And in the early days, I was on the road 23 days a month.
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