Suggestions for avoiding burn out: •Hate paying bills? Despise returning phone calls? Then why do it? Outsource those tasks that really drag you down and keep you from doing activities you enjoy. Consider hiring a virtual assistant. •Reward yourself. A major cause of burnout is feeling like your hard work is not being recognized or appreciated. If you work at home and are your own boss, you may not be getting kudos you deserve. When you land a big client, treat yourself to a professional massage or dinner at a nice restaurant. When you do something significant, print out a certificate of achievement for yourself and display it where you can see it.

Don’t allow yourself to be a burnout victim! Take action today or prevent or treat your burnout -- both you and your business will benefit.

To live an authentic life requires patience and quiet time. We must be willing to step off treadmill we've been running on and set some time aside for ourselves. It may only be 15 minutes each morning or before going to bed. Enjoy how good it feels to be most important person in your life. After all, without you there is nothing.

In this quiet space you may even find a new path, one of your own making, and one that just might lead you back to yourself. Don't wait for someday. Begin now.