Like many aspiring entrepreneurs/creativepreneurs Hustle Culture sunk its teeth into both John and Steven's lives. The everyday grind of trying to do it all yourself to prove something to a world of people who weren't watching or frankly cared. This episode goes into Steven and John's experience with Hustle Culture, how they contributed to the toxic mindset, and how they are taking the tough lessons they learned from burning out from the hustle culture grind.  

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Steven's Burnout Video https://youtu.be/YiMXkxku9Is

Here's the episode at a glance...

[00:02:50] Steven's YT Burnout Video Link

[00:03:24] Defining Burnout

[00:03:54]Feelings of energy depletion

[00:05:55] Increased feelings of distance from one's job negativism cynicism

[00:06:23] Reduced professional efficacy

[00:07:21] John's Backstory

[00:10:06] 6 Dimension/causes/factors of burnout

[00:10:42] Workload

[00:15:29] grind culture: 60 hours isn't a badge of honor

[00:17:34] Control/Autonomy

[00:22:21] Rewards

[00:23:53] don't undersell yourself

[00:24:53] You'll never make a $500 client a $500,000 client

[00:31:35] community

[00:39:05] Fairness

[00:42:36] Values/Ethics

[00:45:37] Push harder

[00:47:33] Possible recovery times for Burnout

[00:49:30] Never push through.. unless

[00:52:56] Cherish the Moment Because You Never Know When the Good Times are Done

[01:00:03] Book Rec: Effortless - Greg McKeown

[01:03:16] Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast

[01:05:24] Setting Your Upper and Lower Work Limit - Race to the Pole Story

[01:14:12] What If You Absolutely Need to Make a Concession?

[01:16:48] Wrap up