You care deeply.

You care deeply. That's the whole problem and the whole hope. Somewhere along the way the job started rewarding your output and ignoring your limits, and the spark you used to have is buried under exhaustion. You're still delivering, so nobody at work can tell. The burnout hides under your competence.

You can't remember who you are anymore, and the You who felt excited about this job in the beginning feels disconnected from who you are now.

You’ve probably been trying to "push through," telling yourself it’s just a rough patch or that you need to be more disciplined. You might be thinking this will work itself out.

Your exhaustion isn't a lack of discipline. It's a message. And it's data.

One thing outranks everything else right now: if this is showing up in your body (you can't sleep, your chest gets tight, you're getting sick more than usual), see your doctor first.

Burnout is physical, and your PCP is the right first stop.

When you're this drained, you can't think your way out. So the first move is not a decision and it's not a five-year plan. It's naming exactly what’s draining you, specifically, because right now it feels like everyhing is a problem, and the real list is usually shorter than you think it is.

Your next step

That naming is the first thing we do at my free monthly workshop: How Mid-Career Professionals Can Fix What's Broken at Work in 90 Days, Without Blowing It All Up

90 minutes, live, free: 60 minutes of teaching plus Q&A, so you can duck out at the hour if you have to run.

The pitch is announced, never hidden: a few minutes on how we could work together, so you always have an expert in your corner.