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James Donaldson on Mental Health – Prevent Mental Burnout – Incorporate Self-Care Into Your Daily Routine
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You might not realize how common burnout is, and that’s because most people don’t realize it’s happening until it’s too late.
If you’re exhausted, feeling detached, and moody, and you wonder how you get to this point – there’s a good chance you’re burning out physically and mentally.
If you want to avoid burnout, you will need to find ways to incorporate self-care into your daily routine. It’s an essential part of looking after your well-being, emotionally, physically, and mentally. It can help you battle stress and keep burnout at bay.
Self-Care Banishes Burnout
There are varying ways that self-care helps you beat burnout.
The first is the most important – self-care is key to reducing your stress levels. Burnout is the direct response to your body experiencing chronic stress. So, by consistently practicing self-care, you can avoid reaching the high-stress levels that lead to burnout.
A side effect of this stress reduction that comes with self-care is that it improves your sleep quality. Stress and burnout make sleep difficult, whether it’s that you struggle to fall asleep or you struggle to stay asleep, it hurts! Good sleep is so important, so creating a healthy sleep routine is key to managing stress and self-care is part of that.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that as a result of all that, self-care can improve your mood. If you practice activities that fulfill you, that’s nourishing your emotions and mind, which is good news for your mood. It can also give you a healthy increase in energy. The less stressed you are, the more rested you are, the happier you feel, well… you’ll be more energized to tackle any challenge that comes your way.
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You’re busy, so how on earth are you going to make time for self-care?
The benefits are clear, you can’t afford to not make time for self-care.
It’s important to remember that self-care will look different for everyone because what works for you might not work for someone else and vice versa.
Time management is an act of self-care, so sit down and create your weekly plan, and while you do that, schedule self-care!
Whether you’re into exercise as self-care, or you want to practice certain activities, or hobbies, or just get enough sleep, you need to put it on the schedule to ensure it happens.
What do you classify as self-care? Spending time with friends or family? Meditation? A professional massage? A bubble bath? Reading with a glass of wine?
It’s worth pointing out that self-care isn’t a one-time thing. It’s an ongoing journey and you should make time for some form of self-care daily. That doesn’t mean you have to do the same things every day, you can mix things up. But things like exercise, good sleep, and eating well should be a regular feature.
If you struggle to make it into the daily schedule, start by aiming for a few days a week. The more you practice self-care and see its benefits, the easier it will get to make it a daily thing. If you don’t get there right away, don’t worry – you don’t need to beat yourself up over it. Keep at it until you get there.
Final Thoughts
Self-care is an essential part of well-being and health. If you don’t take steps to protect your mental and physical health, you run the risk of letting stress overrun your nervous system and lead you to the place of burnout. Make self-care a priority starting today – choose activities that make you feel good, the things that leave you feeling uplifted and nourished. Build it into your daily life and make self-care second nature.
Self-care can beat stress, improve your mood, and feel better overall. It’s key to building a better life.
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James Donaldson is a Washington State University graduate (’79). After an outstanding basketball career with WSU, he went on to play professional basketball in the NBA with the Seattle Supersonics, San Diego/L.A. Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, and Utah Jazz. He also played for several teams in the European Leagues in Spain, Italy, and Greece, and he toured with The Harlem Globetrotters to wrap up his career. James was an NBA All-Star in 1988 while playing center for the Dallas Mavericks. In 2006, James was inducted into the Pac-10 Sports Hall of Fame and also the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2010, James was elected as a board member for the NBA Retired Players Association.
James frequently conducts speaking engagements (motivational, inspirational, educational) for organizations, schools, and youth groups.
In 2010, James was the recipient of the NBA Legends of Basketball ABC Award, awarded for outstanding contributions in Athletics–Business–Community.
He believes in being a role model for success and professionalism to the scores of young people to whom he devotes so much of his time. He currently serves on several boards and committees and is a member of many organizations.
James believes in developing relationships that create a “Win-Win” environment for everyone involved, and in being the best he can be!
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James Donaldson is the author of “Standing Above The Crowd” and “Celebrating Your Gift of Life” and founder of the Your Gift of Life Foundation which focuses on mental health awareness and suicide prevention, especially pertaining to our school aged children and men.
If you’re interested in having James come and speak to your group of young adults, business entrepreneurs, aspiring political and community leaders, and athletic teams, please contact him at [email protected] and or leave a personal message for him at 1-800-745-3161. Keep up with him and read about how he is reaching out and making a difference in the lives of so many around the world at www.yourgiftoflife.org
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