When there is always too much to do: Here are 2 MUST Do things to avoid burn out for artists.
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Hi. It’s John Paul Fischbach, the Auspicious Arts Incubator’s Chief Alchemist and CEO. This Tuesday I want to talk to you about how to avoid burnout and I want to talk to you because we do what we love and we love what we do so sometimes we don’t know when we’ve taken on too much and we often don’t know when to stop. This is a companion to Hot Tip #61 End your Day.
It’s far too common as artists to realize after the fact that we took on too much after we crash and only in reflection looking back do we see that maybe it would have been smarter to stop rather than to push through. Part of the problem is that we’re kind of hardwired to push through. The show must go on. The exhibition will get hung. Those are awesome values and they are really useful for short term projects but we’re in our arts project for the long haul. We can’t treat every day of our business like those intense days when we’re involved in a short term project.
Here are two key tips to share about what to do when there’s always too much to do. Tip #1 is to schedule your day. This is touched on in Hot Tip #98 but it’s essential to keep a realistic expectation of what can be achieved in your work day, your work week and your work month. Scheduling your day also helps you deal with the important things, not just the urgent things.
Tip #2 is declare an end to your day and accept that you might now finish everything that you wanted to do. You could push on but do you get paid overtime?
The needs of your body, your heart and your mind have to be respected. In order to function they need rest and they need attention. The cost of burnout is too high. You are the only artist your business has. If it’s the end of the work day switch, be the CEO and make the artist stop. Forgive them for not getting it all done and help them to build a better schedule for tomorrow. We often overestimate what we can accomplish in a day but we underestimate what can be accomplished in a week. Help your business succeed and avoid burnout by scheduling each day and ending each day.
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