Combating Burnout
The Discovery Conference Saturday, October 19, 2013
Are You Burnt Out?
What Does Burnout Look Like?
Volunteers may appear:
• Disengaged or detached
• Helpless or hopeless
• Without motivation
• Like they don’t care about anything
Online Source- www.helpguide.org
In Other Words They Are…
What Causes of Burnout?
• Working too much without breaks for fun
• Being expected to be too many things to too many people
• Taking on too many responsibilities
• Lack of close, supportive relationships
• Not getting enough sleep
Online Source- www.helpguide.org
Volunteers who Burnout may have:
• Perfectionist tendencies
• Pessimistic view of themselves and the world
• The need to be in control
• High-achieving, Type A personality
Contributing Personality Traits
Online Source- www.helpguide.org
Girl Scout
Burnout
1 Remember the Reason You Joined
Know What Motivates Others
2 Remember -You Are NOT Alone
Delegate, Delegate, Delegate
3 Keep Up with Communication
Leave No Girl Scout Behind
4 Don’t Be Afraid of Change
Lose the Battle to Win the War
Reward Your Supporters5
Don’t Forget to Reward Yourself!
So How Do You Go From
To This !!!
This???
Try These Burnout Prevention Tips
• Start/End the day with a relaxing ritual
• Adopt healthy eating, exercising, and sleeping habits
• Take a daily break from technology
• Nourish your creative side
• Set boundaries
Online Source- www.helpguide.org
A Tool to Combat Burnout
Found online @ http://www.innerhealthstudio.com/visualization-scripts.html
Now What?
Don’t Forget…
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