Years ago, while I was still working in Italy, I passed out during an important meeting. The company CEO was there, and that was probably the most embarrassing moment of my whole career.
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At that time, I used to skip lunch and spent my free time working on some important tasks. I wanted to be the most productive employee in the department and impress my manager. It had become an obsession. I thought that by doing that I would progress quickly up the company ranks.<\/p>\n
However, it turned out to be just the opposite. The day I fainted was only the beginning of a severe burn-out. I felt exhausted, experienced insomnia and anxiety, and struggled to focus at work.<\/p>\n
After a few weeks, I caught the flu, and it was so bad that I had to stay home for two weeks. I was desperate. However, that forced break was exactly what I needed, although I didn\u2019t realize it at the time.<\/p>\n
You see, it\u2019s easy to let our daily responsibilities take over and to become totally stressed out. And it\u2019s easy to prioritize our career over our well-being, especially when we\u2019re young and inexperienced.<\/p>\n
However, burn-out is real, it\u2019s always just around the corner. And you experience it when it\u2019s too late to do anything about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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