10 Principles of Work-Life Integration

The other day, a friend asked me if I’m still getting up at 5 a.m. every day.

I said, “No, I get up around 7 a.m. now.”

She asked me, “What did you have to heal to get there?”

I had not thought about it before she asked, but what I had to heal was burnout.

I’ve been in therapy to overcome work anxiety and burnout for over a year now, and here are the 10 principles I came up with to try and live by:

1. Reject the hustle mentality.
2. Honor your boundaries.
3. Rest intentionally.
4. Challenge unrealistic deadlines.
5. Add joyful activities to your schedule.
6. Delegate to people you trust.
7. Get in tune with your intuition.
8. Pursue fulfilling activities outside of work.
9. Refocus your attention.
10. Honor your personal needs.