Burnout is a phenomenon that can happen to anyone, yet it is most often found in high-pressured workplaces, especially those where promotions and target achievement are valued, and in people who are very driven.
In his new book, Beating Burnout, clinical psychologist Mike McKinney takes an informed look at the features of burnout, why and how it happens, and the signs it might be about to strike.
Some personality traits, which tend to make us successful also contribute towards burnout, such as:
• the quest for perfection
• fear of failure
• beliefs around personal performance
• having an ‘all-or-nothing’ approach
• holding impossibly high personal expectations.
Mike offers options and answers, along with suggestions for positive changes that can be sustained, and offers ways to help the reader consider a wider (and possibly new) purpose in life that is underpinned by ways to enhance resilience.
Beating Burnout would make the perfect topic for a feature for people to reset for the New Year and commit to a more sustainable path to success in 2025.
