understanding and preventing
burnout
Hey, there! I’m Morgan. 2020 was a hard year for the pet care industry, but it was especially hard for me. We had a year of unprecedented industry disruption, my husband had a cancer scare, and we had to choose the big BE (behavioral euthanasia) for our beloved young dog, Olive.
It was a lot, and it came all at once. I had thrown all of myself into our business. I decided I didn’t want to keep living in this burnout cycle over and over again.
I found myself crying in a client’s driveway after another a long week.
(This wasn’t the first time.)
I was totally exhausted and wondered what the heck I was doing.
(Yep, I had been here before.)
I believe Burnout is an epidemic among pet care business owners, and I want to share what I learned with you. You deserve more as a business owner than chronic burnout!
are you at risk for burnout?
living life like a dog
How often do we make living our own full and happy life a priority?
I unintentionally bought into the belief that in order to succeed I had to hustle and grind, sacrifice experiences to do more work, and put my own needs last. I realized that while I was working so hard to get ahead I was missing out on the things that made life most enjoyable.
making change
I am dedicated to educating and emboldening other Pet Professionals to lead full, happy lives. I hate that so many of us need a major catalyst to create a better work and personal life. Instead, I am passionate about prioritizing our own needs, and living life more like the dogs we serve: with joy, enthusiasm, and time for our favorite things.
We cannot give everything to our clients, with nothing left for ourselves.
Our businesses should add fulfillment and joy to our lives, not more burnout.
We should make time for our own pets, passions, and those most important to us.