28 – Burnout




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Summary: In this week's episode, James and Ezra dig into the topic of burnout. With everyone around us overworking and losing to stress, is it time for you to take a break before exhaustion takes control of your life and your business? Podcast highlights: 01:35 - What is burnout and what causes it? 03:36 - Is it better to keep going than to take a break? 04:55 - Change the THINKing behind your ACTion if you're GETting burned out 06:45 - Watch out for the warning signs 08:40 - Mindset definitely matters 10:00 - Reset your M.O. 11:37 - What you NEED vs. what you WANT 12:30 - An exclusive recording in Ezra’s blog 13:04 - Insanely Simple: Focus on less and beat complexity 16:55 - Can “burnout” be beneficial? 18:20 - The story behind James’ leap to Internet marketing 24:56 - Ezra's takeaways 26:34 - One secret to avoid burning out 28:41 - Working on your own terms 30:08 - WWW: Stop, slow down and pay yourself first 32:06 - James' Daring Weekly Willpower Challenge 32:52 - News and Updates 34:54 - Use our sites for basis but make sure to customize your own 38:19 - New services and new layouts 39:06 - Listener Comments 45:05 - Tao Te Ching and The Art Of War 54:55 - Think About It 62:54 - Episode summary Get more ThinkActGet episodes on iTunes