Beating Burnout by Mike McKinney

As the year comes to a close are you, or someone you care about, struggling with feeling wrung out after giving it all you have for another 12 months? I know that I have had a big year with work, family and all the things that pop up in between. As we head into Christmas it’s the peak of end of year burnout. I haven’t had time to start my Christmas shopping and work is so busy with that end of year push. Burnout is a phenomenon that can happen to anyone, yet it is most often found in high-pressured workplaces, especially those where promotions and target achievement are valued, and in people who are very driven. In his new book, Beating Burnout, clinical psychologist Mike McKinney takes an informed look at the features of burnout, why and how it happens, and the signs it might be about to strike. Some personality traits, which tend to make us successful also contribute towards burnout, such as:
• the quest for perfection
• fear of failure
• beliefs around personal performance
• having an ‘all-or-nothing’ approach
• holding impossibly high personal expectations. Mike offers options and answers, along with suggestions for positive changes that can be sustained, and offers ways to help the reader consider a wider (and possibly new) purpose in life that is underpinned by ways to enhance resilience. Focusing on his findings that certain personality traits contribute to workplace burnout, experienced clinical psychologist Mike McKinney takes an informed look at the features of burnout, why and how burnout happens, and the signs it might be about to strike. This insightful, practical book is filled with suggestions for positive changes that can be sustained, and offers ways to help you consider a wider (and possibly new) purpose in life underpinned by ways to enhance resilience. Beating Burnout by Mike McKinney is due for release in February 2025. Paperback RRP $24.99