 According to Merriam-Webster, burnout is exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration.
It's not new. It's been around for years, but usually dismissed with a dose of shame that burnout occurs amongst the weak. Now that it has spread through all parts of our culture however, the topic is being recognized as a threat not only to the health and well-being of individuals but also to the continued success of business and other organizations.
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 I've come to a place where I bridge two sides of coaching. First, there is the strategy side which says if you do this, then you'll have this result. But there is way more to success than following a simple strategy.
Ask yourself, why does a strategy often not work for so many people? It probably worked for the one who created it but it cannot apply to all. How many times have you seen someone try to apply a strategy that worked well for somebody else but not for them?  In 1983 the British rock band Eurythmics released an album with the title track "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" which went to no. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 charts.
A lot of people, including me, thought it was a cool song. I still think so. If you know the song, you'll no doubt recall the hook "everybody's looking for something." If by chance you don't know the song, pull it up and listen. Although I must warn you, it might stay stuck in your head for a while.  I've come to a place where I bridge two sides of coaching. First, there is the strategy side which says if you do this, then you'll have this result. But there is way more to success than following a simple strategy.
Ask yourself, why does a strategy often not work for so many people? It probably worked for the one that created it but it cannot apply to all. How many times have you seen someone try to apply a strategy that worked well for somebody else but not for them? I have come to realize that all the teachings and all the understandings we accumulate on our path to personal development can suddenly seem like total bullshit when the process no longer works.
What I lost in the process of all the coaching I received over the years, was trust in myself. I will say that most likely I never had it, even though I thought I did, and more than that, I believed I trusted people, probably so much so, that I had blind faith. Not a good thing to have at all because you might be taken advantage of. Believe it or not, it is up to you to hold the space for your soul.
For soul care. For soul nurturing. For soul safety. I say this to you gently. Lovingly. I LOVE BEAUTY.
When it's not present, I feel at odds, not in my full wellbeing, whether I'm looking in life or in business. I've come to realize that the reason I wanted to be in business for myself, was to infuse more beauty into how I make a living... and into how others get to live and do business as well. I am reaching for the impossible.
And it feels remarkably empowering. Today, I want to speak with you about infusing beauty and soul into business... I see now that it takes something to really have what you want... to create life the way you want it to be. It's not forceful... it's finding your own Self as force, as power, as beauty, as truth. There is no-one else who can do this for you. Nor would you want it that way.
The beauty within -- the inner richness -- is always there. Sometimes, however, it's covered up, and if you didn't have to go excavate it, you'd see that the life of your dreams is already here... it has been all along. You're just not present to it in this moment. Over this past month, I had many goals and deadlines, some of which were real, and some of which were unrealistically self-imposed.
As I observed myself during the month of multiple moves, and then unpacking at the new place, I saw very clearly that I wound up going in the direction which was most important to me in the moment. I was actually inner-guided for what was truly next, rather than what I might have wanted to be next. |
AboutFrançoise Everett, MS is a facilitator, feminine leadership coach, author, speaker and lifestyle business owner. She works and supports women entrepreneurs and women who hold leadership positions by unlocking their inner wisdom, feminine power, and hidden richness. Archives
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