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If You’re Experiencing These 7 Warning Signs, You’re About to Burn Out

5. Indecisiveness.

Paralization … refusal to make decisions. The person in this condition feels like every decision is a major one.

And, there are seem to be so many … they make none. 

6. Short-tempered.

Normally easy-going people often become shorter-fused when under extreme pressure. 

7. Desperation.

When every day seems to be a panic day … beware. The leader is in a danger zone.

There will be seasons of this in all of our lives, but we can’t live there long. We need periods of calm in our leadership. If the leader always feels this way, something is wrong. 

Granted, all of these may be indicators of other problems, but, in my experience, they are good signs of a potential crash. 

Be careful. If a few of these are you, regardless of how you label it, now is the time to get help. Now.

(After several requests, I’ll share some ideas of where to get help in a future post, but depending on the severity, if you’re seriously about to give up, grab the closest person to you. Be vulnerable.)