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We don’t hustle because we love the grind.
We hustle because we’re scared.
Scared of slowing down.
Scared of being irrelevant.
Scared of not being enough.
For years, I thought hustle was my superpower. I believed working harder, longer, and faster was the reason I was successful. The truth? Hustle was a symptom of fear—and it was slowly burning me out from the inside.
In this episode, I share the real story behind my hustle addiction, how performance became my coping mechanism, and why leading from urgency and anxiety nearly cost me my health, my intuition, and my joy.
You’ll learn:
If you’re tired of feeling tired…
If success looks good on the outside but feels heavy on the inside…
If you’re afraid that slowing down will make everything fall apart…
This conversation is for you.
You don’t need to hustle for your success.
You don’t need to prove your worth.
You don’t need to burn yourself out to move forward.
Success doesn’t start with doing more.
It starts in the pause.
By Brooke DukesWe don’t hustle because we love the grind.
We hustle because we’re scared.
Scared of slowing down.
Scared of being irrelevant.
Scared of not being enough.
For years, I thought hustle was my superpower. I believed working harder, longer, and faster was the reason I was successful. The truth? Hustle was a symptom of fear—and it was slowly burning me out from the inside.
In this episode, I share the real story behind my hustle addiction, how performance became my coping mechanism, and why leading from urgency and anxiety nearly cost me my health, my intuition, and my joy.
You’ll learn:
If you’re tired of feeling tired…
If success looks good on the outside but feels heavy on the inside…
If you’re afraid that slowing down will make everything fall apart…
This conversation is for you.
You don’t need to hustle for your success.
You don’t need to prove your worth.
You don’t need to burn yourself out to move forward.
Success doesn’t start with doing more.
It starts in the pause.