Often the key to having massive impact is the ability to keep going when others would have burned out. Below, you’ll find some brilliant entrepreneurs and creatives sharing how they’ve overcome or avoided burnout.
Amber Jointer
For a long time, I wore burnout like a name tag—part of the job, part of the hustle. I came up in environments where overextension was celebrated and exhaustion was a weird kind of flex. The more you gave, the more “dedicated” you looked. And as someone who used to be a chronic people pleaser, I didn’t just go along with it—I became fluent in it. I made a full-time job out of saying yes, managing other people’s expectations, and convincing myself that boundaries were optional. Read More>>
Kaitlyn Morrison
Burnout is something that is very real and almost everyone has experienced it to some capacity. for me I avoid burnout by being aware of my self and my ability. I had a goal of having one instagram post a day and I was getting burnt out because I felt like I HAD to make work for the post. it became less of a creation for me and more of a quota. Read More>>
Christina Merritt
Being a general pediatrician and a primary care provider is just getting more and more challenging in today’s healthcare system. More and more is being asked of and expected of primary care doctors with a steady decrease in pay. It had gotten to the point that I was seeing 20+ patients per day, while trying to take care of refill requests, school forms, phone calls and portal messages in between patients. Then in the evening I was charting for hours on the patients I saw that day and preparing for the patients the next day. Read More>>
Renea Boles
Burnout is real, and I’ve felt it creeping in more than once. What’s helped me most is learning to honor the need for rest without guilt. I used to push through exhaustion, thinking that nonstop hustle was the only way to succeed. But I’ve learned that true sustainability comes from knowing when to pause. Read More>>
Sydney Clare
I started my career as a Special Education teacher. I had the empathy, the knowledge, the passion, and the deep understanding of student development. I was really good at what I did, but the burnout was unbearable. Every year during the summer, I would talk myself into staying: “This year will be different, it will be better, it will be easier.” Read More>>
