A New Job Won’t Fix Burnout

By: Emily - Mindful Career Journey

A different company, another team, a more empathetic boss, even a better title……these might offer temporary relief, but they rarely address the root cause.

I know this is a tough truth.
Especially when you're running on empty, fantasizing about quitting, or counting down the hours to the weekend……every week.

Burnout isn’t just about where you work……it’s about:

• How you work

• How you respond to pressure

• How you define success

• How you speak to yourself when you cannot meet impossible expectations

• And what you believe you have to sacrifice to be seen as valuable

I’ve worked with high-achievers who thought burnout was just a product of their environment until they changed jobs and the exhaustion eventually followed them.

Burnout doesn’t only live in your calendar with meetings or your company’s culture alone……
it lives in the patterns we’ve developed to survive and succeed, which are now silently working against us.

If you’re feeling burned out, consider this your invitation to pause.
Not to overhaul your LinkedIn or job search just yet.

Ask yourself the following questions:

• What am I really running from?

• What would it look like to succeed without sacrificing my well-being?

• What would I need to believe about myself for that to feel possible?

The real sustainable work starts with ourselves.  

And yes, it’s hard……but it’s also the most freeing thing you’ll ever do.