Stay active
What do you get up to in your spare time? It might be you get your kicks from your weekly running group, or perhaps you’re more into attending your local book club. Whatever it is, make sure you make time for it. So often these activities are the ones we drop when facing increased workloads, without realising just how important they are to our wellbeing. Make a note of which activities and hobbies are important to you and protect that time in your weekly or monthly organiser.
Give
As GPs, we’d be lying if we said it’s unusual to feel so exhausted that you feel as if you have nothing left to give... it’s not. But keeping some of ‘you’ aside to give to your family and friends is important and making small gestures to the people we love and care for makes us feel good. Spending quality time with your favourite people is the best medicine for recharging your batteries.
Keep learning
You’ve already read a lot about CPD and its importance to you, but investing in your own personal growth and development has immense value for your own wellbeing too. Not just related to work, but learning more about yourself, and what helps you is just as important to help sustain you in your role.