Episode 389 – Burnout Isn’t Sexy

Co-Host Amanda Ludwig

Co-Host: Amanda Ludwig - High-Performance Expert

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My guest Amanda Ludwig was a busy businesswoman with a lot going on. Then, she started feeling some scary symptoms and went to the doctor, who told her point blank, ‘slow down or die’. So then, since there was a lot of truth in Robin Williams’ infamous joke, ‘Death is God’s way of saying, ‘slow down”, she took her doctor’s advice.

Now, she’s devoted to sending the message to ‘Type A’ folks everywhere to know and heed the signs of burn-out. After Amanda relates her story, including what her symptoms were, we talk about the important relationship between stress and burnout–a problem that particularly affects men.

By the way, why are we as men particularly prone to this syndromic process? And why is it that mentally tough people are also so susceptible to the problem? What are some of the other warning signs that we’re overstressed and experiencing burn-out?

How are we as men supposed to ‘slow down’ when the pace of life is the fastest and most intense it has ever been in human history, and I’m still expected to ‘wear the pants’ and be the provider and protector? And assuming it is possible, practically speaking, where do we even start…and how? I mean, some of us may be feeling burned out, and yet aren’t even really accomplishing much in the process. What’s up with that?

And what are the secrets of incredibly productive achievers who do NOT experience burnout? And apart from the differences between how men and women experience burnout, how is a high-achieving man supposed to find a smart, successful badass woman he has much in common with when so many of them are trading marriage and family life for their careers?

 

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