{"id":347,"date":"2016-06-13T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jeanbaur.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2016-06-13T11:16:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:16:31","slug":"yes-it-is-better-in-the-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeanbaur.com\/wordpress\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"YES, IT IS BETTER IN THE BAHAMAS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jeanbaur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-58\" src=\"http:\/\/jeanbaur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a>Yes, this is me holding a beautiful, two-year old dolphin, Fin, on our recent trip to the Bahamas. It was a few hours after giving my talk on how to stop burnout for the Caribbean Insurance Conference, and I had to laugh, as holding a dolphin is a fantastic way to stop burnout!<\/p>\n<p>When I thought about it, doing something you&#8217;ve never done before, adding a bit of adventure to life, is a great burnout buster. The conference got off to a bang with introductory remarks followed by wild dancing and music from the Saxons and a reception. My talk, &#8220;Stop Burnout:\u00a0 Five Steps to Re-Energize Your Work for Your Best Year Ever&#8221; was the plenary session the next day and fit the conference theme:\u00a0 &#8220;Industry Evolution:\u00a0 Operating in the New Normal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We discussed many of the major stress points that make up the new normal, and then looked at strategies for ensuring that burnout doesn&#8217;t wear you down and compromise your work. What I&#8217;ve found in speaking to diverse industries is that often small adjustments make a big difference. For example, taking mini-breaks (and we all stood up and stretched during my talk), and giving yourself uninterrupted time for important tasks, leads to higher energy and a sense of satisfaction. It&#8217;s not easy to make yourself stop and remember the cost of burnout, but if you do, you&#8217;ll find you&#8217;re doing your best work, and will feel almost as wonderful as I did holding this beautiful dolphin.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. A big thanks to all who worked so hard to make this conference a success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jeanbaur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/photo-9.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-350\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-350\" src=\"http:\/\/jeanbaur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/photo-9-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"photo (9)\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeanbaur.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/photo-9-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jeanbaur.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/photo-9.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, this is me holding a beautiful, two-year old dolphin, Fin, on our recent trip to the Bahamas. 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