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I’d start with self-awareness first: you can’t change what you don’t notice. The goal is to catch stress early, before it turns into exhaustion, anxiety, and eventually burnout.

I’d ask you to notice your cues sooner — fatigue, tightness in the chest or shoulders, low motivation, irritability, or that sense that simple things suddenly feel too hard. When you spot those signs, take decisive action in the moment: a renewal break, a walk, breathwork, meditation, sleep, exercise, or simply pausing before you push through.

A few habits that actually move the needle

In Beating Burnout, Finding Balance, I talk about staying mindful of your inner and outer environment. For me, preventing burnout is less about waiting until you crash and more about regularly reclaiming the simple habits that restore energy, clarity, and balance:

• Micro-recovery. Ninety-second renewal breaks between tasks reset your nervous system far more effectively than one long break at the end of the day.
• Protect the first hour. How you start the morning sets your baseline — no email before you’ve done one thing that’s genuinely yours.
• Name the load. Say out loud, or write down, what’s actually weighing on you. Unspoken stress compounds; named stress becomes manageable.

Start with one of these this week — not all three. Consistency beats intensity every time, and small, repeatable habits are what keep high performers out of the burnout cycle for good.