Here's how you can establish boundaries to prevent burnout in your career.

With 30 years in commercial real estate brokerage, I've seen how important it is to spot burnout early. If you’re feeling extra tired, irritable, or disconnected from your work, take it seriously. For those starting out, recognize these signs and take steps like reevaluating your workload, having a chat with your boss, and making sure you get enough downtime. For fellow seasoned pros, it’s crucial to keep an eye on your own stress levels. Lead by example by promoting healthy work habits and mentoring younger colleagues. Remember, balancing work with personal time is key to staying productive and happy in this demanding field.

Establish a strong support network of people in your company and that you can trust, so when you need to take a back seat, you’re comfortable that they’ve got your back.

You’ll never burn out if you ensure you never stop learning. Adding another dimension, expanding your knowledge base as well as your area of expertise by taking on new tasks- you are constantly engaged and challenged —never bored and complacent

Being tuned into your body and mind is crucial to recognising the signs of burnout. As soon as you start feeling flat, low, tiered or irritible, it is a sure sign you need to take a break! Planning for downtime and exercise can help to avoid this as can planning regular holidays in advance around your work calendar. I like to schedule these to ensure I make the time.

Burnout can look like any of these: little to no motivation, insomnia, emotionally overwhelmed, amplified anxiety, exhaustion, easily triggered.

Prioritization is crucial in real estate for experts to effectively manage resources, time and opportunities. By focusing on high-impact activities such as large projects, networking with key stakeholders, and staying updated with market trends, corporate real estate experts can drive growth and maintain a competitive edge. Additionally, it allows for better risk management by addressing urgent issues promptly and planning for long-term goals strategically. Effective prioritization also enhances customer satisfaction as it ensures that clients’ needs are met in a timely manner. In essence, prioritization in real estate leads to better decision-making, streamlined operations, and ultimately, higher profitability and success.

When I have a heavy workload, one strategy I use to start my working day is: 1- Make a list of all the tasks and responsibilities I have outlined for myself. 2- Categorise the tasks on this list as: a. Important and prioritised; b. Not important and a priority; c. Important, but not a priority; d. Not important and not a priority. With this planning I can structure my daily or weekly diary and it even reduces the stress levels I have when I see the workload and pending tasks. What's more, this planning helps me to be more methodical and organised, even when I'm already feeling psychologically tired.

Limite-se pelo tempo de trabalho, e dentro dele mantenha uma rotina aceitável. Delegar faz parte. Busque um subordinado para tarefas mais simples que lhe tomam desgaste e tempo... e sempre esteja atento a programas de inteligência artificial e outras inova??es tecnológicas que reduzam seu trabalho em volume e repeti??o.

Something I learnt is to prioritise the important, and not just the urgent. To ensure you schedule time for creativity and ideation and also for reflection. It is very easy to get on "the rat wheel" of reacting. Be deliberate about where you spend your time according to where you will create the most value!

Estabelecer prioridades e delegar os processos é primordial. Lembre-se que você n?o precisa ser a solu??o e sim, fazer parte dela.

Quando priorizamos os processos e atividades, conseguimos planejar e delegar de forma mais assertiva conseguindo assim trabalhar e desenvolver melhor.

I try to establish a weekly rhythm of work, with start and finish times, for various reasons: a) Ease of setting daily task limits; b) Organising work with the teams that work with me; c) Allowing me to have personal and family time; There are even two things you've done: 1. all the emails I have to send, especially outside the company, I avoid them going out outside local working hours (e.g. being in Portugal, I avoid sending emails to central Europe after 6pm local time). 2. From a certain time in the evening, I switch off my mobile phone. I only switch it on for personal calls.

Um profissional de alta performance respeita seus limites físicos e mentais. Considere motivadores para se manter fiél a estes limites, inclusive o de poder destruir seu relacionamento afetivo ou perder o emprego ou o negócio se ficar doente por muito tempo... n?o caia na armadilha de querer ser incansável ou perfeito. Seja a sua melhor vers?o dentro de limites e critérios que possa sustentar a longo prazo.

In a corporate world, while coming up the value chain, one is always nudge to say yes and take up more on your platter. But having worked on the marketing side, i learnt to value the targeted advertisement which meant they you are eventually filtering whom you work with. Similarly it is important to learn to say no to opportunities, depending on your priorities. A simple fact that i try to work by is that .... Stand for something or you shall fall for anything... which essentially is simple fact that one needs to take a stand what needs to done and everything else can be negated to perform well

Learning to say "No" is critical. It is often the most competent and trusted that will be asked time and again to take on additional projects or cover for someone else. It is a delicate balance as it is a fabulous opportunity to gain additional skills or experience and also likely to hold you in good stead for future promotions. Be mindful to create a balance in your life and not to take too much on at any one time. Be honest and explain you would love the opportunity but you have other competing priorities at that point in time.

Taking a step back every now and then, from this very chaotic and pressure filled corporate world allows one to re-calibrate one's perspective and most important is that it allows one to look at problems objectively and arrive a better well rounded solution, instead of knee jerk reactions to the problem

Parar para respirar é necessário. Deixar de ir em uma consulta médica, tomar água ou ir ao banheiro porque o volume de trabalho é muito grande e você n?o dará conta se parar, é um caminho sem volta. Quanto mais você produz, mais se sente obrigado a produzir. Ent?o os seus limites s?o sua responsabilidade!

It is an interesting topic and one that doesn't get enough focus. There are various aspects that all need to come together to successfully avoid burnout. Boundaries need to be set without working all of your wake hours, ensure quality family time like regular meal times, collaborate with others more efficiently and always take breaks out...even if its a short 15 minute walk to clear your head and gain clarity on things.