EP 449: How agency owners can get ahead of burnout with Eric Recker

Build a Better Agency Podcast

Burnout can sneak up on us; before we know it, we’re ready to sell the agency. But before we get to this critical point, there are usually signs and symptoms of burnout, but it’s not always easy to differentiate them from regular day-to-day stress.

In this week’s episode, I’m talking to Eric Recker about those crucial signs that you might be burning the candle at both ends a little too often and how to turn it around for the better. If we can get ahead of our burnout by identifying that we’re heading in that direction early, there’s so much we can do to help turn it around before we start making rash decisions.

If your world is starting to feel a little gray, monotonous, or like you’re in the trenches a little too often for your liking, those might be your signs to start going into recovery mode. So join us to learn how agency owners can start recognizing burnout signs and symptoms and how to recover from them.

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What You Will Learn in This Episode:

• Is it burnout or business as usual?
• The importance of having people around you to check in with
• How to de-crisis yourself if you feel you’re at risk of burnout
• Turning off the false sense of urgency in your mind
• Commit to 30 minutes of unstructured quiet
• Filling yourself back up after being chronically empty for a long time
• Disrupting your routine to scale burnout recovery
• A recipe for sustainable recovery that’s realistic and achievable
• Setting boundaries between work mode and relax mode
• Bringing burnout recovery tactics to our employees