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Rules and Regulations for Membership in the "Burnout Club"

1. Never accept anything less than perfection.
2. Work at least 10 hours a day.
3. Work as many holidays and weekends as possible.
4. Always eat "fast foods" and candy bars for that quick energy.
5. Drink lots of caffeinated beverages.
6. Be an inflexible idealist.
7. Assume the responsibility for solving the problems of all your friends, family and co-workers.
8. Never, ever delegate any responsibility.
9. Never say "no".
10. Try to please all the people all of the time.
11. Never waste time relaxing.
12. Never exercise.
13. Never take any time off for yourself. (If you are ever forced to do so,
    feel as guilty as possible about it.)
14. Always remember to put everyone else's needs before yours.
15. Above all, get emotionally involved in everything you do. Learn to
    empathize in all aspects of your life.

If this sounds like you, seek help before you burn out.

By Mershon Shrigley (shrigley85@aol.com), Executive Coach and editor of The Business Woman's ADVANTAGE.  To subscribe, send a message to advantge@xnet.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject field.