Rest Stop: Volunteers – Avoiding Burnout Before December Hits
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You can’t lead December if you limp into it exhausted. Thanksgiving Day is beautiful… and it’s a lot. A lot of emotion, a lot of expectations, a lot of noise, a lot of invisible labor — and for many leaders, a lot of pressure right before the busiest month of the year. In today’s special holiday Rest Stop, Mike slows everything down and helps you protect your energy before December hits full force. This episode is gentle, grounding, and real — designed for anyone who feels stretched thin, overwhelmed, or quietly carrying the emotional weight of the season. 🎧 In this 6-minute holiday reset: Why burnout sneaks in before December even starts How to recognize overcommitment in real time What emotional labor does to leaders during the holidays A simple but bold challenge: asking for help out loud Encouragement for anyone hosting, traveling, grieving, or holding too much This Thanksgiving, rest isn’t a luxury. It’s leadership. ☕️ Rest Stop episodes continue all week at 6:30 AM CT, and tomorrow we close Week Six with Heart – Rest as a Form of Leadership. #SoundstageEDU #RestStopPodcast #ThanksgivingLeadership #HolidayBurnout #EmotionalIntelligence #FineArtsLeadership #BandParents #TheaterParents #NonprofitLife #CultureRebuild Thanksgiving burnout, holiday overwhelm, volunteer burnout, emotional labor, fine arts volunteers, booster leadership, December stress, school program leadership, culture rebuild, soundstageedu, rest stop podcast
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