VIREO Life

Either of these extremes is stressful and can lead to burnout.

Where does your team lean?
(and if your boss is on Instagram, feel free to respond “our team is perfect”) 😂

Thank you Eric Arrowhead Leadership for your insight!

Thank you Stephen Jones for a great conversation!

Loved all of your questions about energy and eliminating burn out for leaders and busy professionals

Stephen, you are a fantastic host

These are the 5 systems I use so I don’t burnout again.

The last two have been the game changers.

They are what I missed completely when I burned out before.

Until I finally figured out these 3 steps, I had a love-hate relationship with AI. For months!

Not because it wasn’t working.

But because it never tires of working.

Since I didn’t have a great way of working WITH it, it was exhausting me.

I knew it was there to help me, but I started dreading it.

I’d go to research something for 10 minutes for my Real Wellness podcast. Then 2 hours later I’d realize I had more than what I could ever talk about in one episode.

Once I put these 3 guardrails in place, I absolutely love working with AI again!

Because instead of draining my energy, it is doing what it is supposed to do ... SAVE my energy!

My “morning visualization time” and I had drifted apart.

Not all at once.
But a few missed mornings turned into a week.
Then two …

And then eventually the ...
“I’ll start back Monday”
“I’ll start back at the beginning of the month when things slow down”

Sound familiar?

The result?
My motivation was dipping, because I wasn’t setting up my mornings with a strong mental practice!

And waiting until a “perfect” time wasn’t going to cut it.

So I ran my own 3-Day Reset...the same tool I teach clients:

For 3 days focus in on these 2 simple steps -

Step 1 -
Notice the self-talk. When “I don’t know if I’ll ever get back on track” showed up, I asked: is that actually true?

Step 2 -
Shrink the commitment. Not 10 minutes of visualization. Just one intentional glance at the board.

Two steps. Three days.

Full transparency: I filmed the reel on this exact tool the same week I was living it. I wasn’t just the coach here. I was the client. :)

And now? Fully back in the habit.
No guilt tax required!

You don’t need a perfect restart.
You need a smaller one.

What’s one habit that’s quietly slipped for you this week?

If your energy feels stuck, maybe you don’t need yet another healthy habit.

Maybe you just need something new.

I recorded this one on a day trip, in a city I hadn’t seen in years.

Nothing dramatic happened in that day.

But I drove home sharper, lighter, happier than I’d felt all week.

Why?
Turns out it is not random.

There’s actual science behind why new experiences fuel your energy, even “unspectacular” new experiences

If your energy is feeling stuck, ask yourself: when was the last time you did something new?