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If you’re a creative self-starter, chances are you’ve wrestled with a familiar tension: you can  do the thing, but that doesn’t mean you have the energy  to do the thing. This is the difference between capability  and capacity —a subtle but critical distinction that often determines whether your creative practice feels sustainable or draining. “You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, unapologetically—to say ‘no’ to other

"Burnout is the manifestation of cognitive dissonance meeting emotional disassociation in a hustle and grind culture that rewards perfectionism." Dr. Chris Lee So many people choose a false sense of safety, the path of predicatability, the course of comfort. But you're different. You long for sacred reciprocity: to wake up feeling like you had a choice in how your day unfolds. The freedom you crave is a desire for a better transaction of your energy, a deeper respect and rev

People don't quit jobs. They quit bad bosses and toxic cultures. Feeling like you're at a breaking point in the workplace? You're not alone. I've been there. MILLIONS have been there: Toxic workplaces, bad bosses, chronic overwork and everyday pressures of capitalism are driving high levels of burnout, demoralization, insecurity and mental and physical suffering across the nation. But so many employees don’t feel comfortable speaking with their employer about their concerns,