Next month, I’m coming up on my four year anniversary of living in Santa Monica. I am one lucky girl!
My journey here was far from easy though. There has been many a colorful day along the path, and in the very beginning, there were some days I wasn’t sure if I was equipped to make it through the incredible burnout I was experiencing from my previous time in New York.
I lived in the Big Apple for ten years, and though I loved my time there, I knew at the end that if I didn’t make a drastic move that I’d have little chance of overcoming my workaholism.
Last week, to commemorate my anniversary of moving here and making the choice to give up my workaholism for good, I gave a talk about my personal journey from NY to CA and coming back from the brink of burnout.
And I gotta tell ya, it felt great to share my story and let others know that even in those darkest hours, there’s a way you can make it through and create a new paradigm for sustainable personal energy. Special thanks to Steve Glenn for hosting FRED talks and Molly Lavik for filming the video below.
Take a few minutes to watch below and learn the four most important things I did to help overcome the workaholism/burnout pattern for good and upgrade for a life on the beach, literally! (P.S. I think you’ll get a kick out of my crazy logic of how I decided to move here. I’m just grateful I can laugh about it now!) Enjoy!
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Personal experience is the greatest teacher we have.
When I look back on these four years; sometimes I laugh. Sometimes I cry, but mostly I am grateful. I am grateful I was able and willing to receive the fullness of what life has to offer.
My soul came here to learn and experience all of life, and how awesome that I get opportunities like this to take in the full spectrum of living and then share it with you!
Granted, it won’t necessarily be easy to turn your pattern around. But easy is over-rated anyway. 😉
Get started with your own sustainable personal energy practice by writing in the comments below one ego pattern you’re going to start questioning to see what innovative possibilities you’ve been hiding inside!
Lots of love,
Amy
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4 responses to “Coming Back from the Brink of Burnout”
Hi Amy – I love this! I have experienced this is one form or another several times myself. One time in particular, I got laid off from my job, my then boyfriend moved to Virginia, and I cleaned house of my old friends. I spent that summer in the park. I went every day and sat in the middle of the field amongst the trees and sunshine. And at some point, a new career, and new friends emerged.
Beautiful Jane. Isn’t the universiality of our experiences fascinating? I think all of us go through some version of burnout. I think of it like a reboot for our whole being; so we can download new and better software, if you will, into our system! Looking back on it all also makes you appreciate how far you’ve come, yes? Thank you for sharing. I know your contributions inspire others! Peace, Amy
Amy~
You are such a wise speaker.
Keep doing it,
It’s so needed!
Thank you~
Lauri
Thank you Lauri! Great to have you as part of the community. We all need to keep talking our truth more, for sure! 🙂