Chief wellness officer on valuing meaning & purpose

We really try to do absolutely everything that we can and not say no to things because either we think that people are going to judge us for saying no, or we think that we can't say no for whatever reason. I think it's really important that we realize we can, and that is an important thing to do. We also tend to lose the reason that we do stuff when we do so many things. So, like, one of the biggest preventers of burnout is meaning or purpose. And then when you're thinking about saying no to stuff, valuing your emotional capacity in that equation, but also valuing, like, is this in line with my meaning and purpose? We often say no to things that we, like, just can't take on, but actually would give us back emotional energy because we like doing it. So one of the first things to go is probably, like, your social life, and it's probably like mentoring, because you're like, oh, people, I can't. No more. In saying no, you don't want to just say no to the things that actually will fulfill you. And paying attention to what gives you energy and what doesn't is really important when you're thinking about balancing all of this stuff.