What do you need to do to be the person you want to become?

“I ran like a wild horse set loose in an endless field. Turns out, I needed a lot of space to hear my own thoughts again. Over time I began to lift weights again, something I’d done for years growing up. Then I began to lift heavier. I realized I needed a new kind of strength for the woman I wanted to become.”

Did you know they lock your head in a cage when they do an MRI of your neck and skull for over an hour? It was some of the most horrifying hours of my life and where my burnout truly began. As a born over-achiever, I would have told you that burnout was for quitters prior to that experience. I also would have told you I wasn’t claustrophobic — but much to my dismay, I am. Today I’ll tell you that burnout is a massive red flag in your life, a calling to stop and rethink your trajectory before you wind up extinguished — figuratively or literally.