How to Prevent Burnout – A Knowledge Bomb

Show Notes

Clay explains how observing the Sabbath, setting boundaries, and being intentional about having daily meta time will help you to prevent burnout.

Dealing with Burnout 101 and how to prevent burnout

1. Observe the Sabbath
   1. Study medical rest and the benefits. Also look at the consequences of avoiding rest.
   2. If you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to work six days.

NOTABLE QUOTABLE – “Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.” – Genesis 2:3 | NIV |

NOTABLE QUOTABLE – “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” – Exodus 20:8-11 | NIV

1. Smartphone Boundaries
   1. You have to set boundaries at home and at work.
   2. When you are at home, turn your phone off and be intentional about being with your family.
   3. Don’t check texts and calls in the middle of the night
   4. While at work, don’t check personal calls and texts, do that the next morning

NOTABLE QUOTABLE – “We need to re-create boundaries. When you carry a digital gadget that creates a virtual link to the office, you need to create a virtual boundary that didn’t exist before.” – Daniel Goleman

1. Daily Meta Time