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\nHey everybody, I\u2019m Brian Clapp, VP of Content and Engaged Learning for WorkInSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast\u2026
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\nI\u2019ve been thinking a lot about energy, burnout and mental health lately - so in searching through our database of inbound questions for this here show, I was hunting and pecking for questions on this subject...and I found a lot.
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\nThis is something many of you are dealing with and want to discuss. These are very personal subjects, but I think it can help to have a larger discussion so that you, the individual at home, can know you are not alone in this battle for mental health and energy and the battle against burnout.
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\nI picked this one from jane in Ohio -- but really I could have picked 20 others. Before I get into Jane\u2019s question, know that you can send me your career-focused questions either by connecting with me on LinkedIn and messaging me there or by emailing be at bclapp at workinsports.com --
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\nHere\u2019s Jane\u2019s really good question --
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\n\u201cHi Brian, I\u2019m a big fan of the podcast and the knowledge you share - you have helped me immensely in my career.\u00a0I have a topic for you to discuss on your show.\u00a0In the first few months of quarantine, I framed my mind around the idea that this would be just a few months, and I could get through it. I took a pay cut but kept my job, and I\u2019ve sat in my apartment essentially by myself for 3 months, but I kept telling myself it was temporary.\u00a0The longer this drags on, the more I feel myself losing hope. I don\u2019t mean suicidal or anything that dramatic, but I would use terms like depressed, confused, frustrated, and kind of burnt out. I\u2019m not looking to you to solve me in a clinical sense, I just want to have the conversation so that others know they aren\u2019t alone if they are feeling the same way\u201d\u00a0
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\nHey Jane, first off thanks for your email, showing this level of vulnerability and putting yourself out there is impressive, so thank you.
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\nFirst I\u2019ll share a couple of personal anecdotes then we\u2019ll get into a little more robust ideas on how to handle this. I want to stress beforehand, I\u2019m not a doctor or psychiatrist and if you are feeling depressed and having suicidal thoughts, please I beg you talk to someone. Someone you love, someone with expertise - just talk to someone. Another voice matters.
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\nAs I mentioned earlier, I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about burnout, energy, and mental health lately.
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\nEnergy is an important topic to me -- and think of energy like spirit, enthusiasm and excitement -- not necessarily the ability to run a marathon.
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\nI believe, we all have things in our life that provide us energy. We gain energy from certain experiences, lifestyles, endeavors, challenges -- I know people who gain energy from social experiences, so they needed to have a balance of work and workplace social engagement. I know people that gain energy from completing a complex task, so they always kept a Rubix cube with them, or a book of puzzles, I know others that gain energy from their environment -- so a walk in the woods or a run makes them feel energized.
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\nI think learning this about yourself is one of the most important goals you can have in life.
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\nWhat gives you strength, energy, vitality enthusiasm?
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\nPay attention to your body and your energy levels and understand what makes them grow and change and diminish and flourish.
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\nWhen you figure this out, lean into those experiences.
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\nI battle some seasonal depression -- maybe depression isn\u2019t the right word,","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7ca83629-5f58-4202-9999-c188b0437177/wispod-cover.png"}