326. Four strategies you need to eliminate burnout with Kristen Donnelly and Erin Hinson

Do you have to do more to be successful? Is burnout a myth? It's time to stop the hustle culture and eliminate burnout.

Does America think burnout is cool? And why? The motto of working hard and doing it alone can no longer support you. It's time to stop the hustle mentality and eliminate burnout for better mental health and more joy.

There should not be a comparison between what a stay-at-home or work-from-home mom does and the work accomplished by a woman or man in corporate America. Women's work as caregivers should be recognized as equivalent to that of men or other women in the workforce. A mis-thought is that what caregivers do is not monetized; therefore, it is not measurable. Kristen stated that we need to unlearn many patterns we've been acculturated into as a society, including devaluing caregivers' work. This is one action to start to eliminate burnout.

The origin of burnout and why we focus on hard work the way we do.

To eliminate burnout, we must understand where the hustle culture originated. Erin explained that the Puritans were the first white settlers to stay in the United States. They held three beliefs: First, you were a good person if you were a hard worker. Second, you were only a good person if you worked hard and did it alone. You could only ask for help with quilting and raising a barn. Third, rest was for when you were dead.

Hard work has become a moral judgment.

Jesus did not call us to a culture of burnout or to work hard; he called us to love and abundance.

Kristen emphasized that Jesus called us to a life of love and abundance in the New Testament. How can we live in love and abundance if all we do is work hard? God did not design us to work to exhaustion; the early church fathers did not believe this. God rested on the seventh day. Likewise, Jesus took naps, rested, and went to parties. Rest on the Sabbath refers to a cessation in creation to remember who you are. Giving our minds and bodies rest. Rest is mandatory to your existence. Through rest, you will experience more love and abundance.

With all of that said, it's safe to stay; Jesus wants us to eliminate burnout by changing our mindsets around the need to work hard. Instead, we can focus on working smarter, accepting help, and adopting healthier practices in our business and personal lives.

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