Have you lost your mojo, your energy, passion, and sense of purpose in life? This feeling of emptiness and lack of excitement that you may be experiencing is often a sign of burnout—a state that touches every aspect of our being. Many of us face periods when nothing seems enjoyable, rewarding, or worthwhile. If you’re feeling stuck or disconnected, you’re not alone.
No mojo means you’re burned out. Burnout has multiple origins and affects every aspect of our being: we become physically tired, emotionally exhausted, unfocused, and spiritually depleted. When burned out, nothing appeals, and questioning your purpose is easy. Disconnection from meaning, purpose, and oneself can leave you feeling cut off from life.
Burnout can last for a brief period or persist for years. It can block your ability to see alternatives and find solutions to reclaim your life. This mindset convinces you there’s no way to turn things around, so why try?
Now that we’ve identified what burnout can look and feel like, let’s examine what might be behind it.
Causes of burnout:
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- Investing your energy in unfulfilling projects.
- Committing to things without genuine interest or out of obligation.
- Chasing a dream that may not be your dream.
- Overdoing it and not enough rest.
- Losing a loved one, including pets.
- Did you move somewhere you didn’t want to be?
- Did someone betray you?
- Did you lose your job?
- Do you secretly feel not good, talented, or smart enough?
- Or not attractive enough?
- Do you hide your feelings of inferiority with extra effort?
- Is your food nourishing you?
- Have circumstances changed suddenly and unexpectedly?
- Have you forgiven yourself?
- Have you forgiven?
- When was the last time you saw beauty?
- Have all the things you tried to get unstuck yielded zero results?
- Have you given up on getting meaningful change?
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Recognizing possible causes is the first step. Let’s talk about how you can move forward.
Take time to do some serious resting. Take a break from expectations about who you should be or what you should have accomplished. Pushing yourself now will only worsen burnout. Without clarity or focus, seeking solutions will exhaust you further and may seem pointless.
The dark seduction of burnout is believing there’s no hope or solution. Review your track record—remember when your talents benefited others. Much of what we think is important is superficial or untrue. Identify where these myths trap you. Free yourself. Walk away.
Focus on rest. Nurture yourself with what brings you joy—nature, pets, music, poetry, or art. Tend to your basic needs and release pressure to feel better immediately. Patience is key; your desire for change is the crucial first step.
Commit to reclaiming your life. Despite difficulties, you remain in control and have the power to advocate for yourself. You are valuable as you are, and every decision should serve your best interests. Write yourself into a new story.
You can tune into your desires for the future. Let your choices serve the life you want, the way you want to look and feel, the people and experiences you seek. Be patient and kind to yourself. Many who survived the holocaust found comfort in memories and dreams of a better future.
Beyond rest, there are practical steps to help reignite your enthusiasm:
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- Put on music. Dance. Get your energy flowing again.
- There is something you’re passionate about. Reconnect with it!
- Believe in yourself. Choosing to do so will create your own personal movement.
- Trust your intuition. Don’t second-guess yourself.
- Focus on what is working, focus on your strengths. Focus on what makes you feel happy.
- It’s okay not to know the outcome, the answers, or how you will get from here to there. Let your creativity unfold and lead the way.
- Surround yourself with beauty. Yes, there is still beauty! Create beauty.
- Could you write your story the way you want it to be?
- Treat yourself with love and respect.
- Get out of your head. Stop overthinking and second-guessing yourself.
- Create rhythm and consistency in your life.
- Enjoy being YOU.
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You can reawaken your mojo by moving toward what calls you and taking small steps to feel alive again. Life holds enormous possibilities. While you are here, there is much to explore and enjoy. But first: rest, let go of demands and expectations, and surrender to life’s flow. There is another vision for you. When ready, take action and live as yourself.
After taking steps to recover your energy, go deeper: identify your core essential truth. It is indefatigable and primal, helping to get you moving.
Something endures at your core, unchanged by time or place. This is revealed when everything else is stripped away. Your life anchors in this truth—it is steadfast. Stay connected, and it will sustain you.
What do you need to do to release, heal, and align to reconnect with your core essential truth?
It’s human to experience isolation, depression, and loss of hope or focus. This can happen when we ignore our needs or what’s around us. We often fall to rock bottom and must find a way back up. Many have fallen and recovered. Don’t see what happened as permanent. Every event is just a point in your life’s journey. As long as you say yes to life, more follows.
Even if your original plans fail, don’t give up. Your soul still finds ways to realize its agenda, even if the helpers and timing have changed. Because you have a purpose, the force behind it persists. Despite obstacles, your soul strives to create the experiences intended for you.
As long as you are alive, change will happen, and new opportunities will arise. Keep your heart open, and when a hand reaches out to pull you up, take it. Say YES to life!
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