That thing where you bolt awake at 3 A.M. in a cold sweat thinking about the email you forgot to send?

That's not dedication—that's your nervous system screaming for help.

In this episode, we dissect why founder brains won't shut off, the hidden cost of being "always on," and the simple framework that lets you actually rest without your business burning down.

What if your biggest strength is actually your biggest weakness? In this episode, we expose the "ambition trap" that keeps founders drowning in seventeen projects while making zero progress on any of them. If you've got a vision board that looks like a Pinterest fever dream and a to-do list longer than a CVS receipt, this one's for you. Warning: hustle bros will hate this.

We've all been there: you set out to start a business out of passion, and it soon turns into growth at all costs. Work takes precedence over everything else in your life, causing everything else to go by the wayside.

Suddenly, you're working 12, 14, 18 hours a day, responding to emails from home at all hours of the night, and battling the million to-dos going through your mind in order to get a few hours of sleep. You get your exercise by dashing between your desk and the printer, and you can't recall the last time you ate food that wasn't packaged.

"Work-life balance–what the heck is that?" you might wonder.

Stressful periods at work may be unavoidable, and while they may be bearable in the short term, they can lead to exhaustion and burnout if you don't take steps to keep the stress under control.

On this episode, I unpack the 2 biggest causes of this toxic mindset, and what I did to deal with my own bout of exhaustion and burnout.

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