On Balance in Relationships.

Blue rope knot

This isn’t just about balance.  Or how to stay connected.  Though it serves all of that. I touched on this just a little bit in my post about burnout, but I want to get into Balance in Relationships. We’re asked to care.  We’re asked to do something.  We’re asked to invest time and energy.  This is usually about a person.  Sometimes it could be a project. John was a military vet.  He didn’t have to be.  He could have been my childhood friend, or a guy I made friends with in a coffee shop.  In this case I met him

How to Not Burn Out

Matches

“I just can’t do it anymore.” People burnout everywhere, in every field. They burn out professionally. They burn out in taking care of others. I live in Los Angeles and I can understand how just driving a car can burn someone out in this level of traffic. No one plans to burn out. Maybe they do have a little awareness that they’re going down that road, though. We have a level of control over where we place our attention, as well as our effort. If you’re worried you’re burning out, consider preventing it. There’s two parts, I believe, to preventing