Burnout: It happens to the best of us.

Last year, we saw a rise of women taking corporate leadership positions within their companies but we also saw a rise of those same women facing burnout.

I came across a report from McKinsey & Company and LeanIn that mentioned women's representation and how it improved across most of the corporate pipeline in 2020. This is great! But in the report, it was also mentioned how burnout is a real threat to the progress and growth we continue to fight for towards growing and rebuilding our SHEconomy.

42% of the women that participated in the survey voiced that they were often or almost always burned out this year compared to their male counterparts who faced 35% of burnout within their population. Even more worrisome, one in three women have considered leaving the workforce or downshifting their careers. These numbers are alarming, and they start to unravel our success towards building a more sustainable global economy.

When the going gets tough, they say keep going, and I couldn’t agree more, but what are some of the ways to prevent the feeling of burnout? As a woman, who has worked her entire life, and has worn many different hats, I want to share how I overcome burnout in hopes of helping those who struggle with getting through the “tough”.

Build a Support System: Find those in your industry who can relate to the workload you carry and can help encourage you to stay inspired. These are people whom you know you can fall back on and look to for encouragement and wisdom.

Enjoy a “Reset Weekend”: One of my favorite things to do when I feel like I have been going too fast and on the verge of burnout is to escape for the weekend and do things I enjoy like walking my dogs, reading a new book or going for a swim. Sometimes a reset weekend can take place in my own backyard or at a hotel miles away from home.

Find a Passion Project: Do something for you that doesn't work. My passion project at the moment is writing my book, Be The One. Having the outlet to write my thoughts, past reflections, and experiences that will empower women across the globe is something that I am passionate about and allows me to have a project to work on that doesn’t feel like work.

I hope that you are able to find inspiration within my tips to avoid burnout. We, as women, need to stick together and empower each other through burnout. As a community, the impact we have on the world and the global economy is unmatched when it comes to rebuilding a sustainable future.

Burnout is a threat, let's support each other through it.