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Key Takeaways Burnout isn’t solved by big resets — it’s solved by one small, repeatable commitment.
Progress starts when you stop carrying everything alone and create a place for problems.
On December 27, 2023, I was sitting alone in my fiancée’s motorhome.
It was a good motorhome. Comfortable. Clean. A tiny desk tucked into the corner where I could work if I needed to. Nothing about it felt broken or chaotic.
That was the problem.
I should have been inside with family. Laughing. Being present. Enjoying the quiet stretch between Christmas and New Year’s. Instead, I was sitting alone, staring at my phone, feeling completely overwhelmed and strangely isolated.
From the outside, my life looked like progress. The business was growing. People depended on me. Momentum existed. But inside, I felt like I was carrying everything myself and slowly collapsing under the weight of it.
When moments like this happen, my mind does something familiar. I stop feeling like an adult entrepreneur and suddenly feel like I am 13 again.
That kid who stuttered when he got nervous.
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