We’re going to talk about this concept of overwhelm today. If you’re the type of person who says yes to all of the opportunities and is carrying more weight than one person can handle, then this episode is for you.
Join me and Elayne Fluker, host of the Support is Sexy podcast as we unpack how burnout starts from within and what you can do to get out from under the weight of everything you signed up to do.
In this episode, we cover:
- Current workplace trends, what you need to know
- How do you know if you’re stuck versus settling? Questions you need to ask yourself
- Ways to overcome feeling stuck
- Signs and symptoms that you’ve taken on too much responsibility
- Tips that will help you stop forgetting things
- Why support is sexy
- The 3D’s that prevent others from helping you – Defiant, Defensive, Defeated
- Being defiant, defeated, or defensive, how to overcome it?
- Don’t forget to Ask For:
H – ”H” is “having it all doesn’t mean doing it alone”
E – “E” is to “ask empowering questions”
L – “L” is to “live that question and let go of the how”
P – “P” in the framework is about “believing in the possible”
About Elayne Fluker
Elayne Fluker is author of Get Over ‘I Got It’: How to Stop Playing Superwoman, Get Support and Remember that Having It All Doesn’t Mean Doing It All Alone – published by HarperCollins Leadership and named a Forbes Book of the Month. She blends compelling research, practical exercises and inspiring stories of more than a dozen women who share how learning to accept support changed their lives. Get Over ‘I Got It’ teaches unapologetically ambitious women how to view support as a superpower – not a weakness – and embrace it as a key to success and fulfillment at work and in life.
Elayne has worked with Hewlett-Packard, American Express, Bain & Company, Forbes, United Nations, LinkedIn, Columbia University, NYU, the Women Presidents Organization and more. She has facilitated 200+ workshops for thousands of attendees in the U.S., Spain, South Africa, Morocco and globally online.
A journalist and media personality for over 20 years, Elayne has been a guest on CNN, TODAY, Nightline, NPR, HLN, BET and Sirius XM, and she has been featured in Forbes, Essence, Martha Stewart Living, Black Enterprise, Philadelphia Tribune and more than 100 podcasts.
