What is Shola's definition of burnout?

Burnout is when you get to the point where stress and emotional exhaustion

become unmanageable and it's overwhelming to even get out of bed in the

morning.

Here are a few of the things you'll learn in this episode:

* How Shola started his positivity movement

* The difference between being kind vs being nice

* Why it's so important to handle complainers at work

About Shola:

Shola Richards is a dynamic keynote speaker, the best-selling author of

Making Work Work, the author of the newly-released book—Go Together, he’s

an in-demand workplace civility expert, and he is a positivity writer with

a passionate worldwide following. His articles and wildly-popular Monday

morning “Positivity Solution” email series have been read by readers in

over 160 countries, and his work has been featured in the Huffington Post,

Forbes, Black Enterprise, Complete Wellbeing India, Business Insider

Australia, and in numerous other publications all over the world who

recognize him as an authority on workplace happiness and engagement.

As a speaker, Shola has shared his transformative message with top

universities, Silicon Valley, leading healthcare organizations, the motion

picture industry, and in his greatest honor to date, as a keynote speaker

for the Department of Homeland Security three days before the 15th

Anniversary of 9/11, under the Obama Administration.

Last, but certainly not least, Shola is a father, husband, identical twin,

and a self-professed “kindness extremist” who will not rest until bullying

and incivility is extinct from the American workplace.

You can find show notes and resources for this episode at

talkburnout.com/podcast/6