Inauthenticity.

A cause of burnout that no one talks about is inauthenticity.

This inauthenticity is not always by choice, and often, it’s not even something the individual is aware of.

Waking up every day and putting on the act of being someone you aren’t or don’t want to be is exhausting. This “act” often comes in the form of our professional Self, however, there are many suffering from inauthenticity in relationships, friendships, and other areas of life.

Life is exhausting enough without having to put on an act to be the version of your Self you believe the world expects you to be.

It’s only a matter of time before you get tired, overwhelmed, and burn out.

Yes, the busyness of life, the stress of careers, and life’s challenges can all contribute to burnout– but we are aware of these, and they’re often discussed.

We don’t talk enough about the amount of energy and stress it takes to keep your authentic Self hidden, or at best minimized.

I also believe the busyness of life, the stress of careers, and life’s challenges become easier to navigate when you can conserve energy and operate from a higher energy as your authentic Self. It’s why when you find your Self doing something that you enjoy at work–something genuine and authentic to you, it doesn’t feel like work.

The more time we can spend as our authentic Self, the more energy we will have in our reserves to navigate the rest of life’s stressors; this is a much better place to operate from than the default most currently have set.

And if I’m wrong and burnout is inevitable, it has to be a more pleasant experience burning out as your authentic Self than the person you’ve been pretending to be.

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See you tomorrow and keep pursuing,

JC
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