Get off the Hamster Wheel in Your Life

Are you burned out and getting nowhere?

Are you burned out and getting nowhere?

“It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.” 
― John Steinbeck

Have you ever felt like you are on a hamster wheel that you can’t get off it?

A couple of years ago, I was so burned out at work that I couldn’t take it any longer. But I didn’t have the energy to quit either. Everyone thought I had a dream job — an executive management position and a big fat paycheck. But, deep inside, I felt miserable.

My job didn’t challenge me enough — it wasn’t fulfilling either. I was so frustrated that I was boycotting everything and accomplishing nothing. I got stuck in useless struggles with my boss and others. The more I complained, the more I hated my job.

I was afraid to act — fear was holding me back. I didn’t want to acknowledge it, but my life had turned into a hamster wheel.

What’s Your Hamster Wheel?

Yesterday, I went for a coffee with a friend of mine.

He’s disengaged and demotivated. Our conversation felt like a déjà vu — we ta…