Summary: <p>BURN OUT! As the weather heats up in the UK I want to talk to you about mental overheating rather than physical. Mental health when it comes to life, work and YouTube can be the making or breaking of you. I know from personal experience how hard it can be to balance life, building a business, creating regular content for a YouTube channel and maintaining a healthy mental outlook on life.</p> <p>A few years ago I found myself under a dark cloud mentally. A combination of failing business, poor health, failed personal relationships and other factors led me to fighting my own mental health battle. I don't think that we talk about mental health enough these days and that leads to people over working, over thinking and burning out.</p> <p>When it comes to personal factors I beg you to take time for yourself. Dedicate 5-10 mins a day if you can to just have some head space. What helps recharge you? Is it a walk on a canal? Is it saving the world in some computer game? Reading? Writing? Whatever you feel helps you turn your brain off for just a few minutes a day, then do it.</p> <p>For YouTube creators I suggest you buy yourself time with bulk recording. I know it might be hard to find the first hour or 2 to do this but it will help you. Instead of panicking that you need to make a video every day or every other day, assess is you are over publishing. Then use that 1-2 hours slot you can beg, steal or borrow on the weekend to record 5-10 videos. These 10 videos you can then drip feed out 2 a week for 5 weeks and then within that 5 weeks bulk record again. What this does is gives you breathing room. No longer are you making a video every day panicking that you don't have an idea for a video or that you're running late. You now have 5 weeks to plan video ideas and videos in the bank to publish for week to come.</p> <p>Most importantly whether its YouTube, life or work.... be kind to yourself. Give yourself time to power down for just a few minutes or go for a walk for some fresh air. Look after your mental health and it will look after you too.</p> <p> <strong>TWEET ME YOUR QUESTIONS USING #STARTCREATINGPODCAST - GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED ON THE PODCAST!!</strong></p> <ul> <li>Need help is getting started on YouTube - Download my FREE 10 Tips For New YouTubers eBook - <a href="http://www.alanspicer.com/ebook"><strong>https://www.alanspicer.com/ebook</strong></a> </li> <li>Want more Alan Spicer in your life? - Check out my YouTube Channel - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/AlanSpicer"><strong>http://www.YouTube.com/AlanSpicer</strong></a> </li> <li>Suggested YouTube & Podcast Equipment - <a href="https://goo.gl/GLMRbJ"><strong>https://goo.gl/GLMRbJ</strong></a> </li> </ul> <p>Looking to work with me? Sponsorship or Consulting - <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e4381n/metadata/Alan@AlanSpicer.com"><strong>Alan@AlanSpicer.com</strong></a> </p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startcreatingpodcast/message
