Coping with Stress Tag

Marketing career burnout is for real-fortunately, so are the solutions

I’m not sure exactly when my colleague suffered from marketing career burnout out as a middle-aged middle manager, but he told me how it happened. While his inner rock star was telling him it’s better to burn out than fade away, Bill was in need of a reality check. He was missing too many family dinners, working too many weekends, and quietly suffering from major anxiety over deadlines. By the time he was 40, Bill said he could barely look at bright-eyed interns without thinking they should run for the exits.   Today, he realizes that it never had to be that way. There are many easy-to-implement strategies for avoiding burnout while enjoying a fulfilling and successful marketing career. Here are few at the top of our list.   Rethink the way you accomplish your job.  We’ve all grown tired the adage “work smarter not harder” but it holds a lot of truth. Optimize your...