hey all, I was on a 1-1 coaching call this morning with a coach I've hired. The topic of burnout came up and I thought y'all might be encouraged to hear what he said, and it might be a good topic for discussion here. Do you sometimes feel burnout regarding your coding? I imagine some feel it more than others. No shame in feeling it -- this is hard work! The trick is....burnout is a perspective. A perspective that YOU can easily shift. Yes, you. Even if you've felt it for a long time. Remember that time you were in high school and you fell in love and you stayed up late at night on the phone with that person, but you still got up early because you wanted to see them again? You were tired. You spent long hours awake. But you weren't burnt out. Because you were passionate about something. Or that time you were first passionate about coding, or playing that instrument, or pursuing any hobby....you were up late doing it. But then the next night you didn't care about being tired -- you stayed up late again the next night doing it. And the next day you had a smile on your face because you GOT to do this incredible thing that filled you with enjoyment. We get burnt out because what we're doing is draining, there's no light at the end of the tunnel, we don't see the purpose in it. It's not about how "tired" we are. It's about how much passion we have or don't have for the thing. So what do you do if you're not feeling that energy? I'll share one thought but I know many of you have posted similar things in the past and what you do -- would love to hear your thoughts! For me it's force myself to carve out time and consider: what do I want? What do I really want? And WHY....why do I want it? How will I feel once I achieve that? OK...and am I currently doing the right things to move the needle toward where it is that I know I want to be? And...if not....then what do I need to do to change? Get rid of the activities that don't propel me toward my goal. Add in things that I know will move me in the right direction.

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what does quote this mean to you? 👇🏼👇🏼 “What you do will never out-perform your expectations of what you feel is possible.”

some of y'all are killin' it. this will drive you further. some of y'all are not. and sadly you probably won't see this or won't take it seriously. but maybe some will and it'll give you the kick you need. we want you to be successful. but Cristian, me, ...no one outside yourself can come to save you. I review these every now and again. I need these doses. Hope it helps.

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