22: Avoiding Professional Burnout with Uzochukwu Chima
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How can you work hard while avoiding burnout?
Today, Dr. Sarah speaks with Uzochukwu Chima, the founder of Kaigo, a global health and wellness community in 20 cities throughout the U.S and the U.K.
He’ll walk you through the topic of professional burnout, explaining why it happens and how to avoid it.
He’ll also share many anecdotes from his own life, inspiring you to be flexible in your viewpoints and view life in an entirely new way.
Uzochukwu will leave you with the hope that with the right precautions, burnout is completely preventable.
Key Topics/Takeaways:
- Symptoms of burnout.
- Why he moved from traditional business and into the healthcare industry.
- The problems around disconnection and why it is so prevalent now.
- What Uzochukwu has learned from living in so many different countries.
- The importance of being flexible.
- How money gets in the way of living life and holding strong health.
- The incredible power of dance.
- Uzochukwu’s vision for the future.
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Memorable Quotes:
“What I learned really, really quickly is nothing wrong in doing things 24/7, high level, putting all your effort into it. But you have to connect with it.” (5:52, Uzochukwu)
“Community is key and holistic healthcare is key also, to really help people heal.” (16:13, Dr. Sarah)
“If you want to change the world, change yourself.” (23:32, Uzochukwu)
“I think we need to challenge ourselves. I think we need to really, really, really, challenge the concepts that we have.” (25:56, Uzochukwu)
“I think what gets in the way is our addiction to money, unfortunately. And the fact that we let profit be more important than the truth and profit be more important than people's health and people's lives.” (31:05, Dr. Sarah)
“Dancing versus fighting, it’s always a winner. The world needs more of that.” (37:57, Uzochukwu)
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