You’ve read the last three posts to seek “The answer” to all of your problems.  Well, I will do my best, but if you are looking for a quick answer - you’re never going to find it.  

Conclusions are usually correct.  If you hear yourself saying any of these I believe you.  If you hear someone else saying them, believe them.  

In this post I want you to review the following and take note of any that are challenging you.  Be honest with yourself.  It’s just you and this blog right now.  Are you dealing with any of these or any combination thereof?  If you answer yes to any of them, then you have a better idea of where your burnout is coming from.  

I’ve been burned out more times than I can count. Some of them nearly destroyed me.  The first time almost cost me my life. After years in a toxic environment, I was a 6-foot frame weighing barely 110 pounds, nothing but anxiety and nerves, quietly begging God to let it all end.

"I Don’t Need a Coach."

“Culture eats strategy for lunch.”*¹

Imagine you’re about to launch a BIG project. But what exactly makes it so BIG?

Years ago, I heard a simple phrase that sounded clever at the time, but I didn’t grasp its real power until much later:

I used to have an aunt who would say, “It’s going to rain—I can feel it in my bones.” I always thought she was a little off—until the rain actually came.

I was sitting at the kitchen table, face-to-face with a man I cared about deeply. As a pastor, I had to confront something he was doing that wasn’t right. I wish I could say I handled it perfectly. I didn’t. I was young and inexperienced. But what happened next stunned me: he stood up and came across the table at me swinging.