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Most people have a day here or there when they feel drained and nothing goes right, despite all their hard work. But when these feelings last for days or weeks, they may indicate a much larger problem: Job burnout.

Things may be going great -- you love your job and are excited about your career -- when job burnout sneaks up on you with a creeping sense of dread. Or burnout may hit like a ton of bricks. No matter how it happens, job burnout can wreak havoc on your career and your health.

And job burnout doesn't just negatively affect employees who suffer from it. Employers must correct burnt-out workers' mistakes and replace employees who leave due to burnout, which costs time and money.

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Things You Should Know

There are no brownie points for working through lunch at Miller Canfield in Windsor, Ontario. In fact, there are points for getting away from the desk and going for a run ... or a yoga class ... or a roller blade in the park. In an effort to encourage physical activity, Miller Canfield has created a punch card on which members of the firm voluntarily record their fitness activities and turn in their points for prizes such as athletic socks, pedometers, gym bags and jackets. - CBA Practice Link

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I provide a structure to help you through the process of deciding whether you truly want to make the transition out of your current profession. If you decide to stay in practice, we will find work-life strategies to help you fit your profession into your life rather than your continuing to try to fit your life into your profession.

 

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Helena's Story

 Between 1979 and 1995, I tried to make the practice of law work for me on three different continents, in different-sized law firms, but I still felt as if I were in jail doing a life sentence. I made a lot of money, but I spent a lot of money too -- to compensate for the fact I never had enough time to relax and catch up with myself. I was burned out and miserable, but I kept going because I didn't know for sure there was another path.

 

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