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Burnt Out
English - March 12, 2018 07:00 - 29 minutes - 51.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsSociety & Culture Health & Fitness burnt burntout giveup inspiration motivation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Li Lin is the founder of Immigrant CEO School.
She came to the USA from China in 2000 and has helped 200+ skilled immigrant professionals and international students with getting their job search to land their H-1B and OPT jobs. She has been featured on TEDx, Inc Magazine, Huffington Post, and lives in Southern California. Basically, she's a total badass of the coaching world.
The Burnt Out ExperienceThe lowest point of Li Lin's life was in 2013. She was fired from multiple jobs, she was out of money, moved back home, and felt like a loser. She decided to to get one more job, just something to build skills, so she got a job as a waitress.
...and got fired on the first day.
She thought to herself, "I suck. I can't even do basic things that I thought I could."
Li was walking out into the parking lot with just $40 in her pocket, feeling low, and suddenly remembered her 18-year-old dream to become an entrepreneur.
How did she deal? Try Something NewShe started posting ads on Craigslist to teach English and Chinese language lessons and also teaching people how to post things on eBay. She just used all her skills and marketed them with simple Craigslist ads.
And it worked !
She started getting responses, meeting people at Starbucks, and making some money. It felt really good, because she was able to do something different and jump out of funk she was in. She realized she really can do what she wanted to, she just needed to do it her way.
Start SmallIf you can start small, you'll being able to more easily see your improvements and realize what you can do; what you're capable of. That's when you can really get yourself out of the funk of feeling burnt out and move forward toward your goals.
LeadershipSomeone who truly listens
Awareness of what followers need
“Instead of being stuck in what other people think is success, but you don't think so, might as well try something different.”
“Give the tools and resources to people who have the desire and motivation to succeed.”
Li Lin is the founder of Immigrant CEO School.
She came to the USA from China in 2000 and has helped 200+ skilled immigrant professionals and international students with getting their job search to land their H-1B and OPT jobs. She has been featured on TEDx, Inc Magazine, Huffington Post, and lives in Southern California. Basically, she's a total badass of the coaching world.
The Burnt Out ExperienceThe lowest point of Li Lin's life was in 2013. She was fired from multiple jobs, she was out of money, moved back home, and felt like a loser. She decided to to get one more job, just something to build skills, so she got a job as a waitress.
...and got fired on the first day.
She thought to herself, "I suck. I can't even do basic things that I thought I could."
Li was walking out into the parking lot with just $40 in her pocket, feeling low, and suddenly remembered her 18-year-old dream to become an entrepreneur.
How did she deal? Try Something NewShe started posting ads on Craigslist to teach English and Chinese language lessons and also teaching people how to post things on eBay. She just used all her skills and marketed them with simple Craigslist ads.
And it worked !
She started getting responses, meeting people at Starbucks, and making some money. It felt really good, because she was able to do something different and jump out of funk she was in. She realized she really can do what she wanted to, she just needed to do it her way.
Start SmallIf you can start small, you'll being able to more easily see your improvements and realize what you can do; what you're capable of. That's when you can really get yourself out of the funk of feeling burnt out and move forward toward your goals.
LeadershipSomeone who truly listens Awareness of what followers need
Notable Quotes“Instead of being stuck in what other people think is success, but you don't think so, might as well try something different.”
“Give the tools and resources to people who have the desire and motivation to succeed.”