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How to Beat Burnout: Entrepreneur Self-Care Guide

5 Smart Ways Entrepreneurs Can Beat Burnout

Lee Drozak
4 min readAug 5, 2024
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Did you know, according to Quickbooks, a striking 35% of solopreneurs report experiencing the significant impact of burnout while running their businesses​

The journey to building a business of any size is both thrilling and exhausting. Burnout from your business is real, and almost every entrepreneur has experienced the state of exhaustion.

When I started my business all those years ago, everything was new, fresh, and fancy. My goal was to survive and thrive, so it was easy to make it happen.

But as I started to grow and pay attention to the parts that make a business successful, the struggle became all too real. Burning the candle at all ends and wax dripping everywhere.

I was becoming defeated. Why was I struggling to get to the next step? Why am I working so many hours? Why were the favorite clients slowly becoming red flags?

All because I was missing the signs of burnout — chronic fatigue, detachment, decreased performance and dismal productivity.

Preventing burnout is essential for any long-term business success, and it starts with prioritizing your needs and self-care.

Understanding The Signs of

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Lee Drozak
Lee Drozak

Written by Lee Drozak

They say life begins at 40, but I’m proof it gets even better at 60—because thriving doesn’t have an age limit, and neither does dreaming big.

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