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Five blessings from a BURNOUT

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Burnout seems to turn your life upside down in one go. But it is the other way around. Burn-out means that you have finally landed with both feet on the ground … It is not a curse, but a blessing. No blockage, but an opportunity.

Burnout is not a disease or weakness, but a sign of powerful self-healing capacity.

HERE THE FIVE BLESSINGS:

Blessing 1: Burn-out extends your life
Burn-out is a reminder that you have an expiration date. Anyone who is exposed to enormous stress every day will get a stomach ulcer, heart attack, or cancer … And in the end you will die from long-term stress, directly or indirectly, simply. A burnout prevents it from happening. You simply can no longer continue as before. You can therefore greatly thank your body. It does not let you down, but prevents you prematurely dying. Burn-out is a brilliant example of self-healing capacity.

Blessing 2: Burnout brings passion 
Various studies indicate that people on their deathbed mainly regret what they have not done. Of always postponing it. As if life is endless. A burnout tells you that NOW is the perfect time to not postpone anything for you. Take care of yourself. Live with attention. Follow your heart, passion and dreams. Spend more time with the people you love. Because not a single day returns. And, as the Little Orchestra once sang: started long ago …

Blessing 3: Burnout erases your old hard drive
If you get burned out, it is as if your internal hard drive has been erased. You become an empty head. Focusing on something is impossible. Even something as simple as making coffee can suddenly be a huge task. It seems like you’ve lost your mind. Don’t make the mistake of looking for it. After all, you cannot solve a problem with thought patterns that are the cause of it. Life only becomes truly worthwhile if you take this opportunity to change your mindset and thereby your actions.

Blessing 4: Burnout gives wings
Burnout is often mistakenly seen as a sign of weakness. While life is challenging you at that moment to experience your own strength. It is a transformation. You are no longer happy with the life you led. It is a too tight jacket that tears because you have grown too large. Like a cocoon bursts when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. And this person can fly into her freedom. Burnout is
your moment to spread your wings. It is not an end, but a fresh start. A chance to finally choose what you are meant for.

Blessing 5: Burn-out makes you better at work
Burn-out makes you a better and extremely reliable employee, colleague or manager. Because it learns to focus on what’s good for you. And from there you can also be better for others. You make better choices, discover where your strengths lie and what your limits are. In addition, from now on you will signal it when others enter the burn-out danger zone. And with that know-how, you can greatly help your colleagues and employer.

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A successful CEO has these five leadership qualities

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A good CEO creates a pleasant working environment in which employees feel good. Satisfied employees are essential for the success of a company. But not everyone can just take a leadership position. How do you recognize a good and strong CEO? These five leadership qualities are indispensable.

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1. Positive setting

A positive attitude works wonders for the working atmosphere within a company. It is up to the CEO to set a good example. One negative comment can already influence the motivation of your employees. But it also works the other way around: a sincere thank you or sincere compliment – preferably as concrete as possible, because that increases its positive impact – immediately creates an enormous motivation boost. Therefore try to give the efforts of your team sufficient recognition.

2. Passion

To do something well, you have to do it with passion. A good CEO is not easily satisfied and is keen to tackle things better and better. By explaining your vision to your employees, they themselves will also be more motivated to pursue the goals of the organization. Regularly remind your team what their contribution means and how that fits in with the bigger picture. People who think they do meaningful and interesting work are on average 2.4 times happier than people who think they do ‘normal work’ –

3. Honest

Being treated fairly and with respect is one of the most important drivers for happiness at work in the Netherlands. With a transparent attitude you win the trust and the benefit factor of your employees. Always be yourself and communicate as honestly as possible about decisions regarding salary, promotions and projects. It must be clear to your employees what they must do to get a new title or pay raise. That way your employees know what they can expect from you and vice versa what you can expect from them. This way no one will be confronted with surprises.

4. Open-minded and emotionally intelligent

A broad-minded person is not only better able to establish important business relationships, but also to enter into positive relationships with employees. Open-minded CEOs empathize more with their employees. These in turn feel better understood and deal with stress more easily. People who have a good relationship with their colleagues and boss also enjoy going to work more happily. In addition, emotional intelligence makes a major contribution when it comes to leadership. Someone who is able to understand his own emotional reality and that of others may contribute more to success than pure thinking(IQ).

5. Trust

A strong CEO easily gains the confidence of his or her employees, but also blindly trusts the qualities of the team. By giving employees a sense of ’empowerment’, you improve work satisfaction. Anyone who gets the feeling that they can make their own decisions automatically feels more important. In this way employees gain confidence and develop their professional skills. And as an employer, you in turn reap the benefits.

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THE SELF REFLECTION MIRROR . . .

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Age creeps up on us all slowly stripping away our fine youth then one day we look into the bright mirror and the body does not seem to match the sparkle in the eyes no more. Then we start to look over our shoulder at our past and think wow, I wonder what would have happened or what if I had taken this path in my life?

The concept of there only being one life and a limited amount of useful time to live it is to most people like someone saying there is no Santa Claus at all. We simply want to believe in forever just like we wanted to believe in happily ever after as children frequently do.

You may think I am advocating quitting/loosing your job and going trekking somewhere in Africa but no that is not where this is going. Living is a real art itself it is not about time management or fit as much in as I can. It is about real passion, depth, vision, love and much more you can bring around.

I wish I could remember the taste/flavor of a meal long after I have eaten it, I wish I could see my partners/friends face long after they have left, I wish I could feel my friends big tight hug as he/she embraced me long after he/she had let go, I wish I could picture the one time my lovely Mother said I love you long after she is gone, I wish I was so in tune with this life, so aware, so enlightened that every moment was my greatest and I could feel it, taste it, and truly live it, yes really.

I do not want to wait until somebody tells me there are no more moments left I do not want to feel cheated because a Higher Power took my moments boom away. I want to be grateful a Higher Power gave me the moment to begin with and even provide me more sweet moments in life.

As youth slips away day by day and it will slowly, I want to be able to look in the mirror and see the happiness of a life lived with depth and passion etched in my own face. I want to be able to feel the touch of my lovers hand as it brushed away my tears not just remember it in mind. But unless I am very truly aware truly in the moment at the time allowing myself to feel, letting go of different expectations, letting go of the need to hold something back, unless that happens all I will have is a vague memory somewhere in my head. I want more I want an imprint so strong I can carry it with me and feel it when the moments are at an end, can you feel this with me….

My wish for you is that you may look in the same mirror of self reflection long before youth has vanished. I hope you will realize life doesn’t need to be pumped or filled up with things rather it needs to be soaked up for all it has to offer right now at this moment. My wish for you is that you may experience even for a second a state of total being when everything falls down away and time stands still and you can taste the air you breath in and out, feel the earth pulsate beneath your feet and hear the whisper of the Holy Angels.

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