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[0:04] hello my dear friends and welcome to
[0:06] thrive with trish
[0:09] today we're going to be talking about
[0:11] creator burnout we're going to be
[0:13] looking at what is creator burnout what
[0:15] are the consequences of burnout
[0:17] what are the warning signs what is my
[0:19] personal experience
[0:20] with creative burnout and what are the
[0:22] tips that has helped me
[0:23] to overcome this burnout so first of all
[0:26] what is creator burnout
[0:28] creative burnout is when a content
[0:30] creator whether or not you're a content
[0:31] creator on youtube
[0:32] instagram pinterest twitter anything
[0:35] which requires you to be
[0:36] creative and to create content creative
[0:39] burnout is a feeling of
[0:41] extreme exhaustion and you have that
[0:43] feeling of lack of pride
[0:45] in the content that you produce how does
[0:48] this burnout even come about
[0:50] well there's a couple of reasons which
[0:51] could cause this and one of them is
[0:53] because you're your own boss
[0:55] and therefore you put more pressure onto
[0:56] yourself perfectionism
[0:58] you spend a lot of time trying to turn
[1:00] out creative ideas
[1:01] you spend time editing you spend time
[1:04] publishing the content
[1:05] all this takes time and it puts
[1:07] unnecessary pressure
[1:09] onto yourself to feel like you need to
[1:11] stay
[1:12] relevant burnout can happen when you
[1:14] have too high stress levels and the
[1:16] cortisol in your brain
[1:17] blocks that ability in your brain to
[1:20] actually be creative
[1:21] here are some of the consequences of
[1:23] creative burnout excessive stress
[1:25] vulnerability to illnesses type 2
[1:27] diabetes
[1:28] fatigue insomnia irritability alcohol
[1:32] abuse
[1:32] heart disease and high blood pressure
[1:34] what are some of the warning signs
[1:36] to know if you might be experiencing
[1:38] creative burnout go ahead and ask
[1:40] yourself
[1:41] some of these questions do you like the
[1:43] energy to be consistently productive
[1:46] do you drag yourself to work and have
[1:48] trouble getting started
[1:50] have you become critical or cynical at
[1:53] work
[1:54] have you become irritable or impatient
[1:57] with your family members
[1:58] co-workers customers clients do you find
[2:01] it hard to concentrate
[2:04] are you troubled by unexplained stomach
[2:06] pain
[2:07] bowel pain physical pain headaches do
[2:10] you lack
[2:10] satisfaction from your own achievements
[2:13] are you using food
[2:14] alcohol or even drugs to feel better
[2:17] also simply
[2:18] not feel anything have your sleep habits
[2:21] changed if you answered yes to most of
[2:24] these questions
[2:25] then chances are you may just be
[2:27] experiencing
[2:28] creative burnout my experience with
[2:30] creative burnout happened sometime end
[2:32] of last year
[2:33] just before i went for a one month
[2:34] holiday with my family to asia and
[2:37] australia there was a couple of things
[2:38] that contributed to
[2:40] why this burnout happened for me but
[2:43] basically there was
[2:44] two main elements youtube and instagram
[2:46] i wanted to create
[2:48] content for the month ahead because i
[2:51] knew that i wouldn't have time during my
[2:54] holiday to
[2:55] record edit and publish and so therefore
[2:58] i had to prepare all my content about a
[3:01] month
[3:01] ahead all within a short period time of
[3:03] about two weeks it was insane
[3:05] also for instagram at this point of time
[3:08] i
[3:08] remember that there was some changes to
[3:10] the algorithm
[3:11] and my instagram accounts were kind of
[3:14] stagnant in growth
[3:16] that really gave me unnecessary pressure
[3:19] so the tactic which i wanted to try in
[3:21] order to
[3:22] push my instagram account to grow more
[3:24] was to come up with
[3:26] more content so from posting two times a
[3:29] week
[3:29] i upped it to four times a week that
[3:32] means double the time of work
[3:34] double the time of trying to think of
[3:36] content ideas
[3:37] everything doubled stress also doubled
[3:40] my symptoms of burnout were i
[3:42] couldn't really fall asleep i was easily
[3:44] irritable
[3:45] my scalp was hurting there were pimples
[3:48] it was
[3:49] painful i couldn't even put my head down
[3:51] sometimes to sleep properly
[3:52] i wasn't feeling as creative or inspired
[3:55] as i normally do
[3:57] so yeah it was pretty bad here are some
[4:00] of the tips which have helped
[4:01] me to overcome this burnout which i
[4:04] really do hope you find these tips
[4:06] helpful
[4:07] number one take time to socialize don't
[4:10] forget that
[4:10] we human beings are really social
[4:13] creatures
[4:14] now when you're a content creator it is
[4:16] so easy to feel
[4:17] isolated to feel alone you're talking to
[4:19] the camera 24 7 or maybe
[4:22] with your phone 24 7 you know managing
[4:24] comments
[4:25] creating content you're just locked up
[4:26] in your room the complete day
[4:28] by yourself how is it not possible to
[4:32] feel
[4:32] lonely as i've shared in one of my
[4:34] previous videos about
[4:35] having balance in your life i mentioned
[4:37] about the wheel of life and if you
[4:39] did watch that video and if not i'm
[4:41] gonna put a link up here
[4:42] what is really important is to realize
[4:45] there are
[4:46] certain aspects in our lives which is
[4:48] really important and we cannot just
[4:49] ignore it if not we will feel out of
[4:52] whack and
[4:52] there is no sense of balance in our
[4:54] lives and one of these parts
[4:56] is socializing with your friends and
[4:58] your family
[4:59] so please to make it a point that at
[5:02] least every few days or at least
[5:04] once a week block time out just to meet
[5:07] your good friends or
[5:08] go with your family have a good laugh
[5:10] watch a nice movie have a nice meal
[5:12] go for a walk whichever that it is but
[5:14] take time
[5:15] for socializing number two create
[5:18] because it brings you meaning
[5:20] not to please i completely get it maybe
[5:23] you created a good
[5:24] post or a good video and on this
[5:27] particular post or video you get lots of
[5:30] likes lots of subscribers lots of good
[5:32] feedback
[5:33] and we human beings we always want to
[5:35] progress forwards
[5:36] and upwards nobody likes to feel like
[5:38] they're going backwards in terms of
[5:40] progress
[5:41] and so if ever we have maybe a thumbs
[5:43] down
[5:44] or we have some bad comments that comes
[5:46] our way it's really easy to
[5:48] take it personally i can understand it
[5:51] but i also want to gently remind you we
[5:54] can't please everyone and i've said this
[5:56] a million times but it and it's true it
[5:58] really it's true think about it
[6:00] no two people can really always think
[6:03] alike and
[6:04] always agree with each other so how to
[6:06] manage negative feedback
[6:08] or your own expectations of yourself to
[6:11] try and be
[6:12] perfect number one remind yourself that
[6:15] this channel
[6:15] or your account whatever creative piece
[6:19] that you are creating
[6:20] you are creating it because you are
[6:22] passionate about it
[6:23] remind yourself of what your aim and
[6:25] your goal is you want to help
[6:27] and inspire people through your thoughts
[6:29] through your experiences
[6:31] through your knowledge people who share
[6:33] the same values and beliefs as you
[6:35] will love you and stay by you and
[6:37] support you and those who don't
[6:39] please don't take it personally because
[6:41] the world is diverse we are all
[6:43] different we all have different points
[6:45] of view and it's a beautiful thing
[6:47] if you look at my account you can also
[6:49] see that there are some videos
[6:51] okay with 100 likes which thank god
[6:53] thank you very much
[6:54] but there are also videos with a thumbs
[6:57] down does it hurt me
[6:58] yes it does to some extent but am i
[7:01] gonna keep focusing
[7:02] on that no because i would rather focus
[7:04] on
[7:05] the majority of people who are actually
[7:07] loving my content and
[7:08] sharing their honest feedback with me
[7:10] about how my
[7:12] thoughts and my content has inspired
[7:14] them
[7:15] to improve their channel or improve
[7:17] their lives overall
[7:18] try and train your brain to focus on the
[7:20] good that you have created in the world
[7:22] and not just on the negative feedback
[7:25] number two diversify your income nothing
[7:27] is certain
[7:27] so try not to just focus on one source
[7:30] of income
[7:31] when possible try to diversify it
[7:33] whether or not it's true
[7:34] investing or buying property or maybe
[7:37] creating merchandise or maybe selling a
[7:38] book
[7:39] try to diversify your income as much as
[7:42] possible number three save and have
[7:45] enough for a rainy day
[7:46] because we never know what might happen
[7:52] moving on to tip number three focus on
[7:54] quality over quantity
[7:56] as i shared just now one of the reasons
[7:58] why i felt creative burnout was because
[7:59] i was trying to turn out
[8:01] too much content in a really short
[8:03] period of time
[8:04] yes many youtube gurus or instagram
[8:07] gurus or any
[8:08] social media guru will tell you that
[8:10] creating more content
[8:12] increases your chances of positive
[8:14] growth
[8:15] yes that is true but i also implore you
[8:18] to
[8:18] please remind yourself and think is it
[8:22] really
[8:22] feasible for you for me it isn't simply
[8:25] because
[8:26] i am a mother of one i have my
[8:28] counseling business on the side so i
[8:30] have
[8:30] clients that i need to also manage and
[8:33] also i don't always talk about this
[8:36] but i actually have a part-time job
[8:38] doing hr in a company
[8:40] and so when you put all this together i
[8:42] cannot compare myself
[8:44] with a person who might be living a
[8:46] single life
[8:47] and doesn't have any kids is a full-time
[8:50] youtuber and
[8:51] just has the time and the energy to keep
[8:54] on creating content
[8:55] every single day is just not possible
[8:58] for me i've learned my lesson
[9:00] and on instagram for example i cut down
[9:03] the frequency of my postings and that
[9:05] has really helped my sanity
[9:08] and my time management tremendously
[9:10] again
[9:11] please do what is feasible within your
[9:13] capabilities and
[9:14] stop comparing yourself to others number
[9:17] four
[9:18] take time to switch off this is a big
[9:21] one we as content creators we are our
[9:23] own boss
[9:24] and so our minds are constantly switched
[9:27] on
[9:27] we are thinking thinking about content
[9:29] ideas when do we need to pose what's our
[9:31] algorithm what's our results
[9:32] how does this person like my content but
[9:34] hey even machines they need to recharge
[9:37] and they need to be
[9:38] unplugged from time to time you my dear
[9:40] friend are only human
[9:41] just like me just like everyone else so
[9:43] if you push yourself to the limit and
[9:44] you forsake
[9:45] your own self-care your own health
[9:48] what good will it bring you may be able
[9:51] to produce more content in
[9:53] this short period of time but in the
[9:55] long term it will not
[9:57] benefit you in any way please my dear
[9:59] friends i understand you care a lot
[10:01] about your accounts
[10:02] you care a lot about your businesses but
[10:04] at the end of the day
[10:06] health is truly wealth prioritize
[10:10] your mental health your physical health
[10:13] above
[10:14] all else because without that nothing
[10:17] can work neither your private life or
[10:18] your social media accounts or your
[10:20] business
[10:20] will work i really do hope that you
[10:22] found this episode to be helpful
[10:24] and if yes please do give me a thumbs up
[10:26] subscribe and
[10:27] share this video with any content
[10:30] creator that you know
[10:31] who might be experiencing creative
[10:33] burnout and now let's end today with a
[10:35] quote of the day
[10:36] even machines need time to recharge
[10:40] learn to take the necessary time to
[10:42] unplug and restore yourself
[10:45] because your mental health is worth it
[10:48] i would like to hear from you ladies and
[10:50] gentlemen do share with me what is your
[10:52] experience with creative burnout
[10:54] and how do you overcome it do share your
[10:57] thoughts and experiences with me in the
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[11:25] forward to catching you on my next
[11:27] episode on try with trish
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[11:37] hey my friends currently for myself on
[11:39] youtube i try to post about two times a
[11:41] week
[11:42] what about for most of you whether or
[11:43] not you're on instagram or youtube
[11:45] any social media platform do share with
[11:47] me how often do you post in a week and
[11:50] do you find it manageable
[11:51] i really love to hear from you thanks a
[11:53] lot take care
[11:54] bye