📝Excitement is the first stage of burnout

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Excitement is the first stage of burnout.

It may signify a need for self-validation. The new task is considered as a challenge and a way to show yourself.

This leads to heightened self-expectation and feeling of being “obliged” to succeed. This leads to ignoring own limits and over-stretching yourself. With time, it might become obvious to one that you have to do everything yourself and delegation is dismissed.

Overall, this stage is characterized with high responsibility, high energy level, creativity, and efficacy.

If prolonged, it inevitably leads to increased stress and can result in burnout.