{"id":12064,"date":"2021-07-28T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=12064"},"modified":"2022-09-05T19:25:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T17:25:04","slug":"how-to-avoid-burnout-as-an-entrepreneur-find-out-in-this-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/in-the-press\/how-to-avoid-burnout-as-an-entrepreneur-find-out-in-this-article\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Avoid Burnout As An Entrepreneur? Find out in this article."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_3-1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_1324640339-e1627388656179.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"DSM Digital School of Marketing - burnout\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_1324640339-e1627388656179.jpg 680w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_1324640339-e1627388656179-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Your professional and personal lives begin to blur if you\u2019re an entrepreneur. You hit a creative wall. Your passion for the entrepreneurial life starts to falter. Sound familiar? These are all very common symptoms of entrepreneurial burnout. Avoiding burnout is quite essential to your health, wellness, continued growth as well as success.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of problems that entrepreneurs experience during the course of success and failure: managing client and talent retention, partner disputes, vendor acquisition issues. The list goes on\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Depression and anxiety are common burnout symptoms. Entrepreneurs are speaking out regarding how our Type-A personalities and passion which have led them down the burnout rabbit hole. Running a start-up businesses is like chewing glass and then staring into the abyss. After a good while, you stop staring however the glass-chewing never ends.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Reason?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Every entrepreneur plays a number of different roles at the start of their career, particularly if they are building an organisation from the ground up for the very first time. A total of 77% of employees experience burnout. Imagine the exponential growth of that number when it comes to company leaders\u2014especially the entrepreneurs who, at the start of their business, often cover every role.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneurs need a <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/why-you-need-to-make-flexibility-key-in-every-successful-marketing-strategy\/\">strategy<\/a> in place in order to help to manage the requirements of building a business. In order to achieve balance while pursuing goals, it\u2019s essential for entrepreneurs to define their values as well as create clear workplace boundaries. Managing anxiety before it gets out of hand is crucial to focusing your energy on business success.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_1368244247-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_768_0 size-us_768_0\" alt=\"Entrepreneur Burnout Image\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_1368244247-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_1368244247-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_1368244247-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_1368244247.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>How to Avoid Burnout <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While you aren\u2019t able to avoid stress, you can avoid burnout. There are a number of commonplace pitfalls which entrepreneurs fall into.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a straightforward list of do\u2019s and don\u2019ts for how to prevent burnout as an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Do Have A Flexible Mentality. Don\u2019t Have A Fixed Mentality.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Working toward a single goal may be motivating and inspiring. However, you could get into trouble if that <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-to-set-up-google-analytics-goals\/\">goal<\/a> becomes your only gauge of success.<\/p>\n<p>See your goals as ideals in order to strive towards \u2014 not permanent destinations. If you possess a flexible mindset about your entrepreneurial career, then every twist as well as turn has its own rewards and lessons. This means less stress for you.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Do Get A Life. Don\u2019t Build Your Worth On Your Work.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s quite important to have a full life outside of work so that you can avoid burnout. Let work be only one of the ways in which you contribute to the world. Your relationships, your hobbies as well as your daily choices are also critical to your identity.<\/p>\n<p>When you can put down work for the day and focus on other aspects of your life \u2014 you come back to work the next day recharged and ready to give more.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Do Ask For Help. Don\u2019t Try To Do It All Yourself. <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are lots of reasons we don\u2019t ask for help. Whether it\u2019s because of fear, pride, or lack of resources \u2014 entrepreneurs are notorious for doing it all themselves. But this can lead to burnout. It\u2019s impossible to deliver when you\u2019re the only one doing the work. Hire the right people, create a network of other entrepreneurs, and seek professional help when need be.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/contact-us\/\">Get in touch with the Digital School of Marketing<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to become an entrepreneur in the media then you should really think about doing our Entrepreneurship For The Media Course. 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