I have found a new potential enemy in my professional and personal life . This guy is at par with "complacence", though i have not yet had a full blown encounter with him ... He exhausts the fuel that drives you and is aptly named BURN OUT!
Up until a few months ago 'burnout' was a term i associated with sport prodigies. In my early schooling days i have had the privilege of studying with some of the best sporting talent in the country. True to their talent these guys, at that point of time, rose up to number 1 positions in their respective fields, only to be lost in oblivion today at this point of time. Did they peak too early burning out or is it so that they were never meant to be in it for the long run.
OVer the past week i have tried to define burn out in a broader sense after a very close friend of mine warned me that the amount of time i spend at work might lead to a burn out. I think my boss has gone through one phase of burn out ... over the past one month it has affected his efficiency at work, i am in no position to comment on his personal life, but going by my analysis a professional burnout has to have its repurcussions on the personal side of life too.
Of late i have been putting in long hours at work. Not out of pressure, but because work is interesting and challenging. However i have to remind myself that i am in life for the long run, and not to suffer minor unecessary burn outs that will hamper my progress.
