THE GRIND IS REAL BUT
THE BURNOUT IS REALER.
DON'T FORGET TO TAKE
CARE OF YOURSELF
THROUGHOUT IT ALL.
BY BRITTANY WRIGHT
JUST
SAY
NO.
There’s also a lot of us who are really It’s knowing that no matter how
busting our asses to build empires
rigorous my goals are, I can’t get
and make a name for ourselves
there if I wear myself out before
in our own regard. Regardless of
then. It’s realizing that self-care is
the implications though, in pursuit
thee priority and should not have
of success, we are collectively
to be made a priority. Saying no is
abusing the word yes without
placing yourself before any manacknowledgment of the potential
made obligation or authority.
repercussion of our personal health. Say no to others and yes to self.
They say the hustle is
Say yes to that
sold separately, and
paid time off, yes
"CONSTANTLY to that vacation
while the boss mentality
is admirable, someone
you never thought
TAKE TIME
needs to remind us
you’d have enough
TO BREATHE, time to slow down
that we are our own
most important ongoing
take, and say
TAKE-IN AND to
project.
yes to everything
LIVE IN THE
that you’ve always
Bouncing from job, to gig,
wanted to do for
MOMENT."
to networking event, to
you, but constantly
balancing freelancing, to
had to work around
family gatherings, to cocktails with
your
responsibilities.
your girls, to only seeing your home
between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7
Constantly take time to breathe,
a.m… something has got to give.
take-in and live in the moment. Often
we are so focused on getting to the
No is quite possibly the healthiest
next step, that we forget to celebrate
word in the dictionary and needs
and become present in the now.
to be worked into everyone’s daily
vocabulary. It can be used as a full
Reward yourself for all that you’ve
sentence and does not require
accomplished, by learning how
further explanation or background
to use the healthiest word in the
information.
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