When You're Ready to Quit

When you’re running a creative (or creative-adjacent) business and your ambient stress level gets a sudden spike, it can lead to overwhelm that lasts for days or even weeks. This is when your Gifted Underachivers think about saying “fuck it!” and going to get a jobby job. After all, it’s never too late to change your life.In this segment, we remind ourselves that blips are blips, that jobs have their own challenges and moments of despair, AND that we can take proactive steps to prevent or mitigate the overload before it gets so bad that we want to quit.Questions for Listeners:(Hop on over to the segment web page to leave us your answers.)* Have you ever wanted to throw in the towel on your creative work?* If yes, what happened next?* If you were to get a “job” instead, what are your options?Segment Links:How burnout makes us less creative: (constant productivity is bad for healthy brain function)From the trenches of a new business owner: Why I keep creating when I want to quit (Jessica Darling Studio)Thanks for listening to Gifted Underachievers! This post is public so feel free to share it.If you aren’t already a subscriber, we’d love to have you in the GU Clubhouse! No spam, unsubscribe any time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit giftedunderachievers.substack.com