Most business owners feel a high degree of stress. Unless kept in check, this can push them closer and closer to business burnout. Essentially a feeling of exhaustion and lack of enthusiasm for daily work, business burnout results in poor performance. It is often triggered by an extended period of heavy stress, combined with unrelenting pressure to conform to a certain standard.

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OF ENTREPRENEURIAL
BURNOUT

2. M A R K L Y T T L E T O N
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Essentially a feeling of exhaustion and lack of enthusiasm for daily work, business burnout
results in poor performance. It is often triggered by an extended period of heavy stress, combined
with unrelenting pressure to conform to a certain standard.
Most business owners feel a high
degree of stress. Unless kept in check,
this can push them closer and closer
to business burnout.

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M A R K L Y T T L E T O N
Signs that a business owner could be
heading for burnout include:
1. Feeling overwhelmed and exhausted,
with the entrepreneur lacking the
enthusiasm they usually have
2. The business owner becoming
increasingly cynical and frustrated,
finding it hard to recognise the good
work that is happening in their business
3. An inability to think clearly and make
decisions
4. A drop in performance
5. Irritability and poor treatment of
colleagues
6. The entrepreneur neglecting to
switch off from the office
7. An avoidance of social engagement,
both within and outside of the
workplace
8. An inability to see the positives.
9. Trouble getting a restful night’s sleep
10. Health issues, manifesting
themselves out of the business owner’s
failure to prioritise their mental and
physical health and wellbeing

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