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Minimizing and Avoiding Burnout
(YouTube / National Seminars, 2014)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ4hWcMkBqA
Chances are, if you are viewing this, you may be facing burnout. But don’t be alarmed. It’s something
that most of us face many times. If you aren’t at the burnout stage yet, maybe you’re looking for ways to
avoid it. In either case, there are some fantastic strategies you can take to help avoid burnout and actively
manage your stress levels.
These following ideas will help you manage your stress and avoid burnout.
For starters, we have all heard: leave your work at work, but are you really doing it? If you have trouble
leaving work at work, try these hints: leave at the same time every day, don’t take work home, put music
on in your car and consider practicing some breathing exercises to rejuvenate yourself.
Another good tip to avoiding burnout is to remember to put yourself first. You have to take care of
yourself if you’re able to give your best.
If you lead a team, stop micromanaging. Micromanaging can lead to burnout very quickly. Let others
make their own mistakes. If you are a micromanager, and sometimes even if you’re not – this can be
really difficult - allow your people to grow, and don’t be afraid if they make a mistake.
Learn to say, “No!” If you are a person that has a hard time with this, you know who you are!
Start sweating! I mean it! Doing something physical is good for managing stress. This may mean going
to the gym, walking or working in the garden, for example.
Use these techniques and ideas to start managing your stress levels today so (that) you can avoid burnout
and keep yourself in balance.
Vocabulary
01. to avoid burnout
02. chances are
03. to view
04. you may be facing burnout
05. stage
06. to look for ways
07. in either case
08. for starters
09. leave your work at work
10. to have trouble leaving
11. hints
12. put music on
13. breathing exercises
pour éviter le “burnout” = épuisement
il y a des chances / il est très possible que
regarder
vous êtes peut-être sur le point de faire un “burnout”
au stade
chercher des moyens
dans les deux cas
pour commencer
laisser votre travail au bureau
avoir des difficultés à
des conseils (littéralement: “indices”)
mettez de la musique
des exercices de respiration
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14. a good tip
15. put yourself first
16. take care of yourself
17. to give your best
18. to micromanage
19. can lead to burnout
20. allow your people to grow
21. to have a hard time
22. start sweating
23. I mean it
24. good for managing stress
25. this may mean
26. the gym
27. to keep yourself in balance
un bon conseil
pensez d’abord à vous
prenez soin de vous
donner le meilleur de vous-même
= to manage with excessive control or attention on details
peut conduire à l’épuisement
permettez à votre équipe de s’épanouir
avoir du mal à
commencez à transpirer = faites de l’exercice physique
je suis sérieuse
bon pour gérer le stress
ceci pourrait signifier
à la salle de sport
se garder en équilibre = avoir une vie équilibrée
Minimizing and Avoiding Burnout
(YouTube / National Seminars, 2014)
Exercise: fill in the blanks with the correct words
Chances are, if you are _v_____________ this, you may be _f____________ burnout. But don’t be
regardez
êtes sur le point de faire
alarmed. It’s something that most of us face many times. If you aren’t at the burnout _s___________
stade
yet, maybe you’re _l_________f______w_________ to avoid it. In _e__________c________, there are
cherchez des moyens
(Dans) les 2 cas
some fantastic strategies you can take to help avoid burnout and actively manage your stress levels.
These following ideas will help you manage your stress and avoid burnout.
_F______s___________, we have all heard: _l______________ your work at work, but are you really
Pour commencer
Laissez
doing it? If you _h__________t____________ leaving work at work, try these _h___________: leave at
avez des difficultés à
conseils
the same time every day, don’t take work home, _______ music ______ in your car and consider
mettez
practicing some _b_______________ exercises to rejuvenate yourself.
de respiration
Another good _t_______ to avoiding burnout is to remember to put yourself first. You have to
conseil
_t________c_______o____y________________ if you’re able to give your best.
prendre soin de vous
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If you lead a team, stop micromanaging. Micromanaging can _l__________ to burnout very quickly. Let
conduire
others make their own mistakes. If you are a micromanager, and sometimes even if you’re not – this can
be really difficult - allow your people to grow, and don’t be afraid if they make a mistake.
Learn to say, “No!” If you are a person that has a _h_______t_______ with this, you know who you are!
avez du mal
Start _s__________! I _m___________i_____! Doing something physical is good for
(à) transpirer
(je) suis sérieuse
_m_________________stress. This may mean going to the _g___________, walking or working in the
gérer
salle de sport
garden, for example.
Use these techniques and ideas to start managing your stress levels today so (that) you can avoid burnout
and keep yourself in balance.