Dr Bev

Co-owner, The Burnout Queens

5 Signs of Exhaustion Creep & How to Regain Your Groove

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5 Signs of Exhaustion Creep & How to Get Your Groove Back!

Typically when autumn and winter arrive, I never like waking up,  going to work, and returning home in the dark.  I feel like a mole and I miss my summer shadows. I think most people (and especially women) feel more tired and we are all more susceptible to flus, colds and achy everything.

Well, I’ve decided to dub this feeling ‘exhaustion creep’.

Here are 5 recognisable signs that the ‘e-creep’ is with you (of course there are many more):

    • You yawn way more often
    • You can’t focus very long because you just want to have a nap
    • You can’t get or stay asleep, making you a grumpy sheep counting expert
    • You feel dull and achy in your body and joints
    • You skip the exercise regime because…(fill in favourite excuse)

Sound familiar?  These are all pretty recognisable signs,  but as ‘be-all-and-do-all-women’ we still have to keep going don’t we!  We just don’t have time for ‘exhaustion creep’.   So we push through, the exhaustion increases and end up feeling sluggish and low in energy.

Well good news, here’s how to regain your groove: 

  • Eat meals on time (breakfast, lunch & dinner please)
  • Stretch your body (she’ll thank you for it)
  • Take a quiet walk  (crunch of leaves underfoot can be therapeutic)
  • Deep breathe on purpose for 5 minutes  (in to 4-hold to 4- out to 8)
  • Drink water to hydrate  (coffee & tea while hot, are dehydrating)

Simple everyday ways to keep your groove intact because You are a Burnout Queen!

Love, Dr T & Dr B xx

The Motivation Dilemma…Stop Sitting and Waiting!

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Oh how we have come to dread hearing the ‘M’ word!  You know the one…

♦       I have no motivation.

♦       I just can’t get motivated.

♦       I don’t know what will motivate me.

♦       I’ve lost my motivation!  (Quick call search and rescue!)

Oh the motivation dilemma!  If you are waiting to be ‘struck’ by motivation, kind of like lightning, it’s not a good bet given that lightning never strikes twice in the same place!  So much for motivation.  Well, you don’t have to wait for the heavens to part, motivation is in each and every one of us right now, tomorrow, and each and every day after that.  “Great”  you say, “so how do I find it?” (Ahhhhhhhh!)

You don’t find motivation…

You don’t get hit by divine motivation…

You live motivation!

Motivation is in the doing.  Motivation takes commitment and follow-through.  It’s about action.   If you sit and wait for motivation, you could be waiting a very long time, a lifetime even!  Have you got the patience for that?   No, you have to get up and do, get up and try, sometimes over and over again if you want to feel motivated.

Try this…think about something that you have been waiting to be motivated to do.  Now ask yourself,  “Why am I waiting and what exactly am I waiting for?”  Wouldn’t you get more satisfaction and pleasure from actually digging in and doing it?  You certainly would get more results!

You ‘find’ motivation when desire and action share the same path.
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The thing is, if we really want something we usually do it.  For instance,  I want to order-in dinner tonight, no problem with my motivation.  How about taking Friday afternoon off?  I’ve got motivation galore!  So question number one just has to be,

If you absolutely aren’t motivated to act, is it something you truly want to do?

It’s pretty simple, next time you are waiting for motivation to hit, get honest about what you want to do or what the desired outcome is for you.  Then after consideration, you still want to do it, just start.  Take a step NOW.  You will love yourself!  Once you begin to see motivation as a verb rather than a noun the sky is your limit!

Darling, doing is a choice, so get up,get moving and get motivated!

Until Next Time…Grab Life by the Crown!

The Burnout Queens | Dr Toby and Dr Bev

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