Give Yourself Some Leeway: Burnout Recovery for High Achievers

Updated: 06 May 2024 • 120 episodes
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Welcome to Give Yourself Some Leeway, the podcast dedicated to helping high achievers on the verge of burnout reclaim a healthier work-life balance without sacrificing their growth or success. On this podcast, you'll hear from a diverse range of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, authors, coaches, and business owners from all walks of life and ways of working. They'll share their personal experiences with burnout and how they managed to bounce back. We'll break the stigma around mental health in the workplace and put an end to the toxic burnout culture that plagues so many high achievers.

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When I started my first business, I was told it was a pipe dream. When I created my first podcast to talk about my mental health, I was told it was "committing career suicide" because no one will want to employ someone if they consider them to be "mentally unfit". I was advised that I would be much better off to keep m

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Side Hustle Culture has exploded in recent years, but not all aspects of having your own side gig give you the financial freedom you would expect. How do you avoid building a business that requires non-stop sacrifice, leaving you more exhausted than your 9-5? How do you build a business with an exit strategy if it requ

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I get it - sometimes when you feel stuck in a rut, you'll do anything to start making progress again. Trust me, I've been there many times. But not everything you do for the sake of personal growth is necessarily helping your personal growth. So.. how do you know the difference? Today, let's break it down and set you o

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Picture this - You're in a meeting when you get completely blindsided by some outlandish request on something you have no idea about, followed by an information overload to 'fill you in' and 'get you up to speed' to make a decision there and then... (Even writing this raised my blood pressure a little) - What is your r

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When is the last time you had a Reality Check-in with yourself? Life can move at such a fast pace that we often live on autopilot, and lose touch with ourselves. If you want to become the best version of yourself, how can you make progress if you don't evaluate how far you have come so far? - Who are you? - Where are y

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Our lives are the sum of what we spend our time and attention on. As a High Achiever, what does that say about you? Do you find your day filled with busy-ness rather than working on your business? How do you focus on living your life with intention and purpose rather than spinning endlessly on a hamster wheel? It's tim

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