NFIB

Red Flags To Watch For
06/ 19/ 2002

Don’t wait for a physical or mental breakdown to work on integrating your work and life. Jim Warner, author of Aspirations of Greatness (John Wiley, $27.95), points to these warning signs that you are on the road to burnout:

1. Marital stress.

2. Money matters most. The bottom line is vital to your business’ survival, but it can’t be the driving force of your life.

3. Escapes are out of control. When work, like alcohol, food or gambling, becomes excessive, it’s time to reassess.

4. Poor health. Not taking care of yourself derails the engine of your company.

5. Becoming flat. Total focus on business makes you one-dimensional. If your business is your life now, what will happen when you retire or sell?

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This article originally appeared in the June/July 2002 issue of MyBUSINESS magazine.

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