Leadership Performance Under Pressure

Ep#230 Reach Top 5% Leadership Performance

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +1000

Most leaders work harder when results stall. The top 5% do something different.

In this episode, Dex explores the habits, mindset shifts, and practical changes that separate exceptional leaders from the crowd.

Through real client examples, you'll discover how better leadership doesn't come from more effort, but from removing obstacles, improving people skills, increasing energy, and creating stronger systems that make success easier and more sustainable.

When you lead from awareness, authenticity, and courage, you stop trying to earn leadership and start embodying it.

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Refs: https://tinyurl.com/3aytr4j2 and https://tinyurl.com/p98e5ku5

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Leadership Performance Coaching https://go.dexrandall.com/leadership

Dex AI Coach https://app.coachvox.ai/share/dexrandall
Confidential. Expert. Free. Your Leadership Performance Partner.

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Ep#229 How to Get Your Team to Succeed Without You

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +1000

Stop being the hero, start building heroes.

The strongest leaders aren't the ones who solve every problem. They're the ones who develop others to solve problems without them.

In this episode, Dex explores why high-achieving professionals often become the bottleneck in their teams, the hidden costs of being indispensable, and five practical ways to build ownership, initiative, accountability, and leadership capacity in others, for a team that excels.

Ep#228 How to squeeze 30% more discretionary effort out of your team

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +1000

Discretionary effort is the gap between what people have to give and what they choose to give. Research consistently shows that most leaders are leaving 20–30% of their team’s capacity on the table — not because of skill shortages, but because of environment.

In this episode, we draw on six of the world’s most influential thinkers on leadership and performance to give you a practical, layered framework for unlocking the effort your team already has inside them.

The question isn’t how to push people harder. It’s how to create the conditions where they choose to give more.

I’ve practised all of these myself, in low-functioning teams, and can personally attest to the spectacular rise that’s possible when you are deliberate about applying them.

The Six-Layer Discretionary Effort Stack

Layer/Thinker: The Question to Ask Yourself
Positivity/Shawn Achor:Am I creating an environment where people feel good?
Clear Direction/Greg McKeown: Do people know exactly what matters most?
Strengths/Dan Sullivan: Is everyone working in their Unique Ability?
Safety/Timothy R. Clark: Can people speak up without fear?
Purpose/Simon Sinek: Do people know why their work matters?
Right People/Jim Collins: Are the right people in the right seats?

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Ep#227 10X - How to Lead Bigger

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +1000

Leadership growth isn't about working harder. It's about thinking bigger. MUCH bigger.

In this episode, Dex shares five practical shifts that help professionals and leaders create more influence, impact and freedom at work. Learn how to take ownership of your future, define a compelling direction, stop wasting energy on other people's opinions, focus on your highest-value contribution, and communicate in a way that consistently produces results.

If your career feels stalled, pressured or smaller than it should be, this episode offers a different path forward.

Refs:
10x is Easier Than 2X, Dan Sullivan
Essentialism, Greg McKeown

Ep#226 The Fatal Mistake Of Being Too Available

Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:00 +1000

If your success comes from technical excellence but also being dependable, capable, and always available, this episode is for you. Dex explores how chronic overload quietly erodes clear thinking, emotional regulation, creativity, and decision quality in high performers.

Modern work culture rewards urgency and over-functioning, but the future belongs to leaders who can stay calm and think strategically under pressure.

Learn the practical shifts that restore energy, authority, perspective, and sustainable high performance, so you can excel and be recognised for it in the years ahead.

Ep#225 Neuroscience Proves These Leadership Habits Damage Your Brain

Wed, 13 May 2026 22:00:00 +1000

Your leadership habits are reshaping your brain right now — for better or worse. Dex breaks down the neuroscience behind five common leadership behaviors that damage brain health.

High performers often normalize habits that steadily erode their sharpness, resilience, leadership presence, and even future cognitive health — while still believing they’re “doing what it takes.”

-How chronic stress shrinks the brain’s decision-making centers
-Why overwork initially improves performance before turning destructive
-The link between leadership stress, cortisol, memory loss, and emotional reactivity
-How sleep deprivation impairs empathy, judgment, and cognitive function
-Why decision fatigue creates brain fog and poor leadership choices
-How harsh self-talk keeps the brain trapped in threat mode
-Practical ways to protect your brain while improving leadership performance

If your brain feels overloaded, foggy, reactive, or permanently “ON,” this episode will explain why — and what to do about it.

🔗 Ready to recover? leadership.dexrandall.com

🔗 Research links:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z_KIxsW1yBrgk_A6o6qN9rcDhX1yaZAgPWvq8MtA3uY/view

Ep#224 Best Way to Fix Burnout

Wed, 06 May 2026 22:00:00 +1000

Burnout doesn't fix itself — and changing jobs won't solve it either. In this episode, Dex breaks down the three core drivers of burnout (exhaustion, fed up, and anxious), why high achievers are most vulnerable, and the precise internal shift that makes lasting recovery possible.

Why burnout is skyrocketing — and who's most at risk
The 3 things being stripped from high performers: efficacy, belonging, and performance
What separates people who burn out from those who don't
How to fix exhaustion, fed up, and anxious — practically
Why championing yourself is the foundation of recovery

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Ep#223 The worst mistake leaders make on bad days (OCEAN)

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +1000

If you're having a bad day - foggy brain, short fuse, overcooked - as a leader, it's helpful to recognise that and adjust.

Don't keep pushing for new decisions, quick output and critical conversations, as if you're at your best.

You can measure your OCEAN scores, but they don't tell the whole story!

In this episode we'll explore how circumstances might overtake your normal leadership personality and strengths, and how not to compound the problem.

Resources:
The Power of Introverts TED Talk, Susan Cain
Big Five Personality Test

Ep#222 AI Brain Fry - Why You Can’t Think Straight Anymore

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +1000

AI is making work faster — but it may also be making your thinking weaker.

In this episode, we break down the hidden cognitive cost of AI: how small, everyday reliance is quietly eroding focus, depth, and decision-making in high performers.

At the same time, companies are racing to adopt it, pouring in investment without clear ROI — and no one’s entirely sure what “good” looks like yet. Or if they'll lose their job.

Yet the pressure builds: use it more, move faster… don’t fall behind.

This episode cuts through that noise — and shows you how to use AI without handing over the one thing that actually makes you valuable: your thinking.

Ep#221 Resentment is Burning You Out

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +1000

Resentment might be the clearest early warning sign of burnout—and most people completely miss it.

In this episode, we break down why resentment shows up, why it sticks around, and how it quietly drains your energy, focus, and performance.

Resentment isn’t weakness. It’s a signal that something feels wrong and you don’t feel able to resolve it.

Left unchecked, it keeps your nervous system on high alert, fuels overthinking, and blocks recovery.

You’ll learn:

What resentment actually is (and why it repeats)
How stress and perceived threat amplify it
Why it makes you feel stuck and powerless
The hidden cost of “being right”
Practical steps to release resentment and regain control
How emotional intelligence replaces reaction with leadership

This isn’t about suppressing how you feel.

It’s about understanding it—and using it to take your power back.

Ep#220 ADHD as a Leadership Superpower

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +1100

Listen if you’ve ever wondered why you perform best under pressure, struggle with consistency, or feel like your focus doesn’t always match your ambition.

In this episode, Dex explores a common but often unspoken pattern among high-performing leaders — traits associated with ADHD — and how they show up in leadership, performance, and burnout.

This is not about diagnosis. It’s about recognising a leadership operating style, understanding its strengths, and learning how to work with it more effectively.

Dex walks through:

Why this pattern shows up in high achievers
The strengths that often drive success
The hidden costs that can lead to inconsistency and burnout
Practical adjustments to improve performance and sustainability
How to protect recovery and build a leadership style that works with your mind, not against it

Key takeaway:
Energy management is leadership performance. Precision matters more than intensity.

Ep#219 Radical New Hope for Teen Depression

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +1100

Content Warning
This episode includes discussion of depression and suicidal ideation. If you are currently in distress, please seek support from your local crisis services before listening.

Dr Tim Strauman outlines an exciting new approach to tackling teen depression. We dive into how schools, hospitals, and social services can work together to prevent suffering before it escalates, empower teens to understand their own emotional patterns, and build real-world skills to support mental well-being.

Dr Strauman shares how innovative technologies and programs can help teens:

Recognize early signs and patterns of depression
Develop skills to manage emotional challenges
Normalize conversations about mental health among peers
Boost agency and self-confidence
Track progress and measure outcomes
Access coordinated support from schools, health services, and social networks

If you’re interested in how science, technology, and community can intersect to change the trajectory of teen mental health, this episode is packed with insights and actionable ideas.

Self-System Therapy - to understand how you're evaluating yourself, ask:
What do I want?
What am I doing to try to get it?
What's going wrong?
What can I do differently?

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Contact Dr Tim Strauman: tjstraum@duke.edu

Ep#218 The 5 Leadership Skills That Matter Most in 2026

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +1100

What will leadership actually look like in 2026?

Technology is accelerating everything, but the leaders who win won’t simply be the most technical or the fastest decision-makers. They’ll be the ones who know how to lead people well in an environment of constant change.

In this episode, Dex Randall breaks down five leadership traits that separate high-performing leaders from the rest: human-centred performance, AI fluency, disciplined focus, decisiveness under pressure, and the ability to create purpose and meaning for teams.

Because while AI may scale systems, great leadership still scales people—and trust can’t be automated.

Ep#217 CORTISOL CRISIS: Chronic stress, health and aging

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +1100

Dex Randall explains how chronic stress keeps the body in survival mode through ongoing cortisol activation, damaging brain function, health, and longevity even when you feel “fine” today.

He contrasts normal stress (fight/flight followed by reset) with chronic stress (no reset).

Over the long term, stress dysregulates the nervous system, increases inflammation, accelerates aging, and is linked to diseases including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, depression, and neurodegeneration.

He outlines strategies to re-regulate the nervous system at work (boundaries, priorities, stopping after hours) and at home (morning daylight, movement, eating early, delaying caffeine, slow breathing, social connection, “no emotional escape,” and vagus-nerve box breathing.)

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Refs
#1 https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/61405/20260303/hidden-impact-stress-what-stress-science-reveals-about-cortisol-effects-mental-health-biology.htm
#2 https://thriveworks.com/help-with/feelings-emotions/dysregulated-nervous-system/
#3 https://www.brainzmagazine.com/post/workplace-stress-impact-on-your-nervous-system
#4 https://www.healthline.com/health/telomeres#significance
#5 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-human-brain-may-contain-as-much-as-a-spoons-worth-of-microplastics-new-research-suggests-180985995/

Ep#216 Understanding Anxiety in under 10 minutes

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +1100

Anxiety is not a flaw — it’s a future-focused alarm system that can become a learned habit in the brain and body.

In this fast, practical episode, Dex breaks down what anxiety really is, why it becomes chronic, and the hidden loops that keep it alive.

You’ll learn why logic alone can’t switch it off, what makes it addictive, and how early environments shape your threat response.

Most importantly, discover simple, real-time ways to calm your nervous system, regain sovereignty, and retrain your brain for safety, connection, and grounded leadership — at work and at home.

Ask Dex AI Coach for tips on your specific anxiety issue, e.g. "How can I reduce anxiety about getting a task done by the deadline?" https://app.coachvox.ai/share/DexRandall

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Ep#215 Willpower Doesn't Make New Habits Stick

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +1100

What if high-performance habits didn’t require more willpower?
Learn a practical 5-step system for leadership change—starting with identity, shrinking habits into micro-behaviours, engineering your environment, rewarding consistency, and focusing on one keystone habit that creates a ripple effect.
Stop forcing new behaviours and start becoming the leader your goals demand.

Fasttrack your leadership skills with Dex AI Coach: https://app.coachvox.ai/share/DexRandall

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Ep#214 EQ - The Leadership Upgrade AI Can’t Replace

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +1100

Overview
Emotional intelligence is one of the most sought-after — and least taught — leadership skills. Learn how high-achieving professionals become trusted leaders through emotional awareness, authentic connection, and stronger communication.

Key Takeaways

Why the solo high-achiever mindset doesn’t scale to leadership
Simple ways to stay calm and non-reactive during conflict
Why psychological safety drives engagement and performance

Refs

The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety — Timothy R. Clark
Doug Noll on emotional de-escalation
Mastering Difficult Conversations

Ep#213 Leadership Signals: High-Impact Cadence Shift

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +1100

Quick announcement for loyal listeners: after publishing every week since September 2021, I’m shifting the podcast’s cadence. Going forward, episodes will drop only when there’s something genuinely impactful and possibly contrarian to share. Fewer episodes, higher signal — same commitment to depth.

This episode explains the change, why it matters for you as a leader, and how it frees space for me to focus on new projects and coaching. If you’re here for in-depth leadership analysis, understanding stress patterns, or creating real career and personal change, nothing changes — the bar just went up.

Also, if you’ve been considering coaching, this is a prime window: this phase gets my best attention and newest thinking.

Key takeaways:

Consistency has value, but signal matters more than cadence.
Fewer, high-impact episodes allow deeper thinking and better content.
Leadership development is ongoing — this podcast will continue to provide insight, analysis, and practical guidance.
Coaching is available now for those ready to engage.

Call to action:

Stay connected: https://dexrandall.com
Reach out if you’re considering coaching — now is a great time.

Sign-off:
“Keep leading with intention. Keep doing good. Until next time.”

Ep#212 Leadership from the Gap vs the Gain

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +1100

January optimism fades fast.
Goals wobble. Energy drops. And that familiar voice shows up: “I should be further along by now.”

In this episode, Dex explores why high-achieving leaders often get stuck leading from the Gap — measuring themselves against a moving ideal — and how shifting to the Gain changes performance, energy, and impact without relying on willpower.

This is a grounded conversation about leadership, not a hype-up.

In this episode

What “the Gap” is and why high performers live there
How self-criticism quietly drains leadership energy
What “the Gain” looks like in real leadership, not theory
Why progress fuels motivation better than pressure
Simple ways to refocus when the Gap shows up at work

Who this is for

Leaders and professionals who are capable, driven, and respected — yet tired of being hard on themselves as a performance strategy.

Prompts to use with Dex AI to create more GAINs at https://app.coachvox.ai/share/DexRandall

Help me reframe my mistakes this week so I can turn them into leadership wins.
Help me see why I'm feeling exhausted and not enough this week.
What patterns am I repeating that are keeping me stuck in the gap right now?
List five gains I can notice in my leadership this week, even small ones, and explain why they matter.

Refs:
The Gap and The Gain, Dan Sullivan

Ep#211 Fix Your Leadership Blind Spots

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +1100

Every leader has blind spots. Not because they’re careless or incompetent — but because they’re human.

In this episode, Dex shares a formative leadership mistake from early in his career and uses it to unpack how beliefs, biases, and unexamined assumptions quietly shape leadership decisions. Often at a cost.

You’ll explore why blind spots exist, how they show up under pressure, and the practical signals that tell you when one is running the show. Dex also explains why self-awareness alone isn’t enough — and how coaching (human and AI) can help you see what you literally cannot see on your own.

This is about leadership maturity, not self-criticism.

In this episode:

A real leadership succession mistake — and the lesson it taught
Why beliefs quietly limit leadership options
How bias forms early and becomes invisible
Common leadership blind spots (imposter syndrome, people problems, indecision, perfectionism)
Why emotional reactivity is often the clue
How coaching helps rewire outdated beliefs
Where AI coaching helps — and where it doesn’t
Practical AI prompts to surface blind spots fast

Practical prompts mentioned:

“What am I not seeing in this situation?”
“How can I identify my leadership blind spots?”
“What’s an effective next step with this team member?”
“How can I resolve this conflict without sacrificing my deadlines?”

Resources:

Dex AI Coach: https://dexrandall.com
Leadership coaching with Dex: https://go.dexrandall.com/leadership

If leadership feels heavier than it should right now, this episode will help you loosen the grip — without losing authority.

Ep#210 You Don’t Need a New Year - You Need a New Standard

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +1100

If you’re back at work and already quietly overloaded — you’re not broken.

January often pretends everything resets, while your nervous system, responsibilities, and expectations clearly don’t.

In this episode, Dex explores why high-performing leaders don’t need new goals, more effort, or a “new you” — they need a new standard.

Drawing on Dan Sullivan’s concepts of The Gap and The Gain and 10x thinking, this episode reframes overwhelm, pressure, and ambition — and shows how leadership energy is restored by raising standards, not expectations.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why January motivation often collapses — and why that’s not a failure
The difference between goals, standards, and unrealistic ideals
How unexamined standards quietly drain leaders
Why burnout isn’t about caring too much — but outgrowing old rules
How to move from The Gap to The Gain in everyday leadership
What real 10x leadership looks like (and what it isn’t)
The one question to ask in your first week back at work

This episode is for leaders who want high performance without self-betrayal — and results that don’t cost their health, relationships, or joy.

Next step:
And if you'd like personal guidance on 10x-ing your leadership, learn more at:
https://go.dexrandall.com/leadership

Ep#209 Why Caring Leaders Create Better Outcomes

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100

This Christmas Day episode is a quieter, more reflective conversation about leadership that actually works — especially in high-pressure environments like healthcare.

Dex is joined by Dr Joshua Hartzell, retired US Army Colonel, physician, and author of A Prescription for Caring in Healthcare Leadership.

Josh has spent 25 years in military medicine and leadership training. His message is simple and deeply relevant at this time of year:

Take care of your people. They will take care of the mission.

In this episode, we talk about:

Why caring leadership is not “soft” — it’s effective
What military leadership gets right about standards and support
Burnout as a leadership systems issue, not a personal failure
Why psychological safety improves outcomes
How small human interactions create powerful ripple effects

If you’re a leader who genuinely cares — but feels stretched thin — this conversation will meet you where you are.

Resources:
A Prescription for Caring in Healthcare Leadership https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSQ4276K
Dr Joshua Hartzell https://joshuahartzellmd.com/

Ep#208 Leading Without Permission

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100

Most leaders think they need authority to act — but real leadership begins when you give yourself permission to move. In this episode, we explore how to drop imagined judgement, stop waiting for endorsement, and step into decisive, high-impact leadership.

What we cover:

Drop the "hairy eyeball"
Own your authority instead of waiting for it
Anchor in your highest-value contribution
Give yourself the green light
Experiment and iterate without perfection
Reflect on impact — not opinion

Mini-Exercises You Can Use Today:
• Ask: “Is this judgement real or imagined?”
• Declare: “I lead here.”
• Identify the two highest-impact actions this week.
• Affirm: “I have my own back.”
• Take one imperfect action.
• Measure value by outcome, not applause.
Uplevel your answers with Dex AI
Your confidential, expert leadership performance coach.

Key message:
Permission doesn’t come from outside you.
Authority is something you inhabit.

If you’d like personal guidance applying these practices so your leadership becomes natural, confident, and self-backed — book a conversation with me:

https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#207 Invisible Leadership The High Impact Low Stress Approach

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100

In this episode, I share a personal story about leading from behind in a small, entrepreneurial tech team. The team was fragmented, underperforming, and in constant conflict with other departments — a quiet war in full swing.

I walk through how I:

Connected with each team member to understand strengths, weaknesses, and ambitions
Stabilised fragile IT systems and workflows without fanfare
Built trust, morale, and cross-team collaboration quietly
Turned invisible leadership into tangible results

We also explore practical reflection questions and steps any leader can use to reduce friction, unite teams, and lead with high impact while keeping stress low.

Takeaways include:

How to lead invisibly and effectively
Building trust and psychological safety in a small team
Practical tactics for smoothing friction and improving collaboration
Reflection prompts to assess your current leadership challenges

Actionable next step:

Try asking Dex AI Coach:

“How can I reduce team friction today?”
“How can I unite my team in shared purpose?”
“How do I lead from behind instead of pushing from the front?”

Even a quick session can reveal actionable leverage points and reduce your day-to-day stress as a leader.

Resources mentioned:

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

Ep#206 The Days of the Lone Wolf Are Over

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100

Summary
In this episode, we break the spell of the “lone wolf” identity — the myth that high performers must grind alone, stay stoic, and win through self-sacrifice. We explore why this model silently burns people out, why it’s collapsing as a leadership archetype, and what replaces it: inner partnership, genuine support, and a way of working that restores energy instead of draining it.

What We Cover
– How the lone-wolf philosophy sneaks into high-stakes careers
– The quiet suffering that looks like competence from the outside
– Why burnout isn’t weakness — it’s a loyalty problem (too loyal to the wrong rules)
– The emotional toll of being “the one who always holds it together”
– The cultural lie that self-reliance is noble
– How isolation becomes self-attack
– The moment a leader realises they’re exhausted because they’ve been the strong one
– What replacing the lone-wolf identity actually looks like
– How inner solidarity becomes fuel, power, and clarity
– Practical questions to shift from isolation to support

Key Takeaway
Burnout thrives where connection dies.
The lone wolf doesn’t fall because he's weak — he falls because he’s alone.
Real strength comes from restoring partnership: with yourself, with others, and with the life you actually want to lead.

Try This
– Ask yourself: “Where am I still trying to do everything alone?” (Ask Dex AI to help you solve it)
– Identify one area where support is overdue.
– Let one person in.
– Notice how your system settles when you stop carrying everything solo.

Ep#205 The GPS Inside You

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +1100

In this conversation, we go straight into the territory most professionals tiptoe around: intuition, subtle energy, the “inner signals” you’ve been trained to ignore since childhood.

I talk about why Western culture is so committed to denial, how that denial fuels burnout, and why your quiet inner nudges are often the most honest, helpful guidance you’ll ever get.

We cover everything from witches and shamans, to Victorian emotional repression, to the modern addiction cycle… and yes, the moments in my own life when intuition slammed into me like a freight train.

This isn’t about superstition—it’s about reconnection. Tuning back in to yourself, to others, and to the deeper stream of intelligence running through all of us.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected, numb, over-stimulated, secretly exhausted, or like you’re living 10cm to the left of your actual life… this one’s for you.

In This Episode

Why so many smart, capable adults are terrified of their own intuition
The cultural training that teaches us to ignore our inner signals
How denial and addiction quietly build modern burnout
Why meditation and yoga don’t “fix” burnout unless you stop overriding your inner voice
How loneliness dismantles your nervous system
Stories from my own life of intuitive “hits”—the kind that make you question everything
How subtle energy shows up in healing work
Why reconnecting with yourself is the foundation of real leadership
How burnout recovery gives you back your early dreams—the ones you quietly shelved
What it takes to step into the “bigger you” you’ve been resisting

Key Takeaways

Intuition isn’t fringe. It’s human.
Suppressing your inner experience creates anxiety, addiction, and burnout.
Reconnection—not productivity hacks—is what heals you.
Your inner voice is rarely wrong. You’re just out of the habit of trusting it.
Burnout is a transformation process. It pushes you back into contact with the parts of yourself you’ve been avoiding.
The dreams you abandoned still matter. They’re signals, not fantasies.
When you stop running from yourself, your life stops running from you.

If You’re Ready to Get Your Mojo Back

If you want support reconnecting with yourself, healing burnout, and stepping into the version of you that actually feels like you—book a time with me at:

https://mini.dexrandall.com

Let’s map out what your next chapter could look like.

Ep#204 Will ChatGPT solve your burnout?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +1100

You will discover what ChatGPT says are the essential skills and practices needed for professional burnout recovery.

I review ChatGPT's suggestions, enhancing them with my own insights from 10,000 client sessions. You will learn the importance of deep self-awareness, stress management, emotional resilience, and setting boundaries, in the context of your own personality and experiences. Then compare it with the general advice offered by large language models.

Finally, I'll introduce Dex AI Coach, a personalized AI tool trained on my own successful methods, offering personalised responses for those battling burnout.

If this sparks your curiosity, I encourage you to try Dex AI Coach (link below) — it's private, expert, and free. I've trained it on my methods, so it can help you reduce stress in minutes. My clients are loving it.

Ep#203 Trapped in the Shame Spiral of isolation and self-abandonment

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +1100

When burnout hits, most people think they’re simply tired. But underneath the exhaustion, there’s often a deeper driver: shame — that quiet voice that says, “You’re failing. You should be stronger.”

In this episode, Dex unpacks how shame silently fuels isolation and self-abandonment in high performers, and what it really takes to break that destructive cycle.

Through the story of “Mark,” a high-achieving executive who spiralled into withdrawal and disconnection, Dex reveals the hidden mechanisms of shame and how they erode confidence, relationships, and health — all while convincing us to “work harder.”

You’ll learn practical, immediately usable steps to reclaim self-trust and reconnect with your power — even in the middle of burnout.

What You’ll Learn

Why shame is the invisible engine of burnout
The Shame–Isolation–Self-Abandonment Loop and how it traps high performers
The biology of shame: how it drives withdrawal and shutdown
Why masculine conditioning amplifies shame in leadership
Four Steps to Break the Shame Spiral:
1. Name the shame
2. Practice tiny acts of self-connection
3. Reach out to a safe person
4. Recommit to self-respect

Key Quote

“Shame isn’t proof that you’re broken. It’s proof that you care deeply about how you show up. Burnout recovery begins not when you fix yourself, but when you stop abandoning yourself.”

Resources

Free AI Coach for burnout relief: Dex AI Coach
– private, expert, free, and can reduce shame in minutes.
Book a free consultation: dexrandall.com

Ep#202 Not Good Enough

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +1100

In this episode, Dex unpacks how early conditioning shapes what we see as “truth,” and how those truths quietly drive our adult stress, dissatisfaction, and burnout. You’ll hear how our sense of being “not good enough” often began as a misguided attempt to stay loved and safe—and how that same belief now keeps us disconnected from joy and ease.

Dex shares a personal story about a moment of beauty that felt strangely unsatisfying—and how that revealed a buried old belief still running the show. He explores how to unlearn those inherited “truths,” and why the road back to peace and performance begins with something very simple: unconditional self-approval.

You’ll Learn:

Why there’s no absolute truth—only perception.
How early experiences form the foundation of “who we think we are.”
The hidden link between self-judgment and burnout.
Why self-love isn’t indulgent—it’s essential.
A simple practice for feeling good enough right now.

Quote from the Episode:

“Not good enough was never the truth—about me, or about you.”

Resources Mentioned:

Joy on Demand by Chade-Meng Tan

If You’re Struggling:

If you feel stuck in stress, isolation, or the quiet shame of not being enough—come talk to Dex. He’ll teach you how to believe in your own goodness again. That’s where everything changes. Start here https://dexrandall.com

Ep#201 10x Results with Psychological Flexibility

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +1100

When I first stepped into leadership, I kept doing what had always worked — analysing everything and making the right call.
It strangled my team’s freedom.

Sound familiar?

If you’re a driven professional who’s starting to feel the burn, this episode is for you.

We’re talking psychological flexibility — the ability to be present, open, and adaptive, even when your mind and emotions are pulling you in old directions.

You’ll learn:

Why your success-driven habits might now be holding you back
How rigidity fuels burnout (and kills creativity, collaboration, and joy)
What psychological flexibility really means in plain English
Practical tools to train your mind to respond instead of react
Why recovering from burnout is the fastest way to amplify leadership impact

You’ll also hear how leaders just like you — brilliant, hardworking, ambitious — trade overthinking and control for authenticity and ease.

This is about maturing into your best leadership self — not by pushing harder, but by loosening your grip.

Because when you recover from burnout and reclaim psychological flexibility, your energy, purpose, and impact multiply naturally.

That’s the real “10x.”

Listen now and learn how to stop leading with fear and start leading with freedom.

To find out more about my 1-on-1 burnout recovery coaching program (with guaranteed results), visit dexrandall.com
and book a free consult.

Ep#200 You're Trying to Control The Wrong Thing

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +1100

Most leaders think they’re holding it all together under duress. But often what they’re really doing is gripping the steering wheel of a car that’s already crashed.

Control feels powerful, but it’s actually a symptom of fear. When fear runs the show, we end up managing people instead of leading them, and circumstances instead of ourselves. We seek approval and safety in all the wrong places, forgetting that real leadership begins inside us.

In this episode, Dex unpacks why our craving for control is so strong, how it quietly fuels burnout, and what leadership looks like when we stop trying to control the wrong thing.

You’ll learn:

Why fear and control always travel together
How perfectionism, micromanagement, and the need to be right drain your energy
The hidden costs: lost trust, disengagement, quiet quitting, and team dysfunction
What true control really is — agency over your inner state
How to lead through curiosity, psychological safety, warmth, and mentoring

Dex shares stories from his early leadership days, lessons learned from high-achieving professionals, and practical ways to reclaim your energy and influence without resorting to control.

If you’ve been exhausted from trying to hold everything together, this episode will help you reclaim your power and start leading in a way that actually works — for you, your team, and your career.

Chat with expert stress coach Dex AI at https://dexrandall.com

Ep#199 Finding New Hope

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +1100

In this episode, Finding New Hope, Dex explores how professionals can rediscover hope and purpose after burnout. Drawing inspiration from Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, Dex shows how meaning and purpose are not luxuries—they’re essential for resilience, recovery, and fulfillment.

He examines why burnout so often erodes hope, how chronic stress distorts our perception of self-worth, and what it takes to reclaim your power and confidence when you’ve run dry. Through visualization, reflection, and self-compassion, Dex invites you to reconnect with your authentic, capable self—the one who still believes in your own future.

This episode is an antidote to despair, and a call to rise—stronger, wiser, and more human than before.

Key Takeaways

Hope is a choice and a practice. As Viktor Frankl wrote, “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.”
Meaning and purpose are survival tools, not nice-to-haves. They keep us connected, resilient, and capable of thriving even in hard times.
Burnout breeds despair, not because you’re broken—but because you’ve been running on empty.
You can reawaken your inner leader. Visualize your future self: grounded, calm, confident, and capable.
Self-compassion is not indulgence—it’s medicine. Hope returns when you take the rod off your own back.
The transformation begins when you decide to believe in yourself again.

Refs:
Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl

Ep#198 Be a Badass Leader and a Good Human

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +1100

In this episode, I sit down with Urs Koenig—leadership expert, bestselling author of Radical Humility, UN peacekeeper, ultra-endurance champion, and professor—to talk about what it really takes to lead well in 2025 and beyond.

We dive into:

Why humility is the ultimate performance multiplier for leaders
The five key shifts from Urs’ book that transform “command-and-control” into resilient, high-performing teams
Real-world stories from the military, medicine, and business that prove tough results and deep care are not opposites—they’re partners
Practical tools you can apply right away: asking for feedback, setting crystal-clear decision boundaries, and building trust through vulnerability

If you’ve ever wrestled with how to hold high standards without burning people out—or wondered whether empathy “gets in the way” of results—this conversation will change how you see leadership.

Resources:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRW3NTYT Radical Humility book
https://www.linkedin.com/in/urs-koenig-ab3828/
https://www.urskoenig.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7aVe0tv5Sc How to pronounce Urs!

Ep#197 Is the “Nice Boss” Really Dead?

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Forbes says leaders are ditching empathy in favour of hard-nosed results. I say: false dichotomy. Great leaders know people are the path to profits.

In this episode, I pull apart the “nice vs. tough boss” argument and show why heart-centred leadership isn’t soft — it’s smarter, more sustainable, and far more effective. Along the way I draw on research and wisdom from Jim Collins, Shawn Achor, Brené Brown, Ed Catmull, Simon Sinek, Dan Sullivan, and others.

You’ll hear:

Why empathy and performance aren’t opposites.
The hidden cost of fear-based, metrics-obsessed management.
How psychological safety and trust drive innovation and profits.
Why “nice” isn’t enough — but genuine, human-centred leadership is essential.

If you’ve been wondering how to lead in today’s climate of uncertainty and pressure — this episode shows you a better way.

🔗 Links mentioned:

Ep#196 How to Break Free From Your Stress Habit

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +1000

In July 2017, I had a heart attack brought on by stress and burnout. Six months later, just as I was getting back on my feet, I was hit by a car. I spent three months in hospital with broken bones, unable to move, and doing hundreds of rehab reps from a hospital bed.

It was painful. It was stressful. And it forced me to learn how to handle real stress—the kind that shakes your whole life.

In this episode, I talk about:

Why stress feels automatic and overwhelming
How modern stress (mostly emotional) hijacks our joy and health
Why our ego drives stress habits and disconnects us from what matters
The cumulative damage stress causes to body, mind, and relationships
Seven practical steps you can use to reset your nervous system and break free of stress habits

Stress isn’t a life sentence. You can retrain your brain and body to respond differently, reduce chronic stress, and recover the zest you’ve been missing.

If you want to accelerate this process, try Stress Coach Dex AI at dexrandall.com
. It’s designed to help you relieve stress in the moment and rewire the stress habits that keep you stuck.

📖 References:
Atomic Habits – James Clear

Ep#195 When Your Wearable Becomes Your Stress Coach

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Stress isn’t the real problem — it’s what we make it mean. In this episode, I explore how wearable technology combined with AI coaching can help high performers manage stress in real time, break cycles of self-doubt, and boost productivity.

I share a client story to illustrate how self-judgment prolongs stress and show practical ways to respond differently in the moment. Then, we dive into how wearable-tracked metrics like heart rate variability, combined with AI-guided prompts, can give instant, context-specific coaching to help you recover quickly and maintain high performance.

You’ll learn:

How to shift your mindset to release stress immediately
How wearables + AI can alert you to stress before it takes over
How “B- task” breaks procrastination and self-judgment
Ways to integrate real-time coaching for faster habit change and sharper performance

Special opportunity: I’m inviting a small group of clients to beta test this next-gen approach to stress recovery—combining coaching with wearable-based prompts. Spots are limited, so if you’re a data-driven high performer looking to reduce stress and improve performance, sign up for a free consult today.

Ep#194 Oli Johnson- Fast burnout recovery with biometrics + AI

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +1000

In this episode, I sit down with Oli Johnson, health tech entrepreneur and co-founder of PrescribeLife.AI—a human resilience platform helping high performers reach their potential without burning out.

Oli shares his personal story of burning out as a tech founder, the long road back to health, and how that journey inspired him to build PrescribeLife. His new platform connects wearables and genetic insights with AI-powered coaching, offering real-time feedback and personalized support to coaches and their clients.

We dive into:

Oli’s burnout story and the wake-up call that changed his life.
Why founders and leaders often ignore red flags until it’s too late.
How data from wearables and daily check-ins can prevent burnout before it takes hold.
The role of habit tracking, resilience practices, and behavioral change in sustainable high performance.
Why trust, emotional intelligence, and psychological safety in teams are critical to leadership success.
The future of coaching—combining human guidance with AI insights for deeper transformation.

If you’ve ever felt the pressure of leading, performing, or building something big—and worried about what it’s costing you—this conversation will give you hope, perspective, and some cutting-edge tools to protect your energy while still striving for success.

Learn more about PrescribeLife.AI: https://prescribelife.ai
Join the beta test https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#193 State of Burnout in 2025: Are You One of the 73%?

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Burnout hasn’t gone away — it’s just changed shape.

Hybrid work blurred boundaries so badly that people are “always on.”
AI was supposed to reduce workload, but now professionals feel like they’re running to keep up with the machine.
Layoffs and cost-cutting mean “do the job of two people” is the new normal.

The numbers are brutal:

66% of employees say they’re burnt out.
85% are experiencing physical symptoms.
Burnout is costing businesses over half a trillion dollars a year.

But here’s the twist: burnout isn’t just depletion. It’s transformation.
It’s life tapping you on the shoulder saying: this way isn’t working anymore.

What it looks like right now, who it’s hitting hardest, and how you can take back your energy, joy, and leadership this year.

Refs:
https://www.talentlms.com/research/quiet-cracking-workplace-survey
https://www.aihs.org.au/common/Uploaded%20files/Learning-and-Events/Webinar%20Presentation/2025/The%20State%20of%20Workplace%20Burnout%20%20Webinar%20Slides.pdf
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisabodell/2025/06/16/feed-the-right-wolf-how-leaders-are-fighting-burnout-in-2025/
https://www.ajg.com/au/news-and-insights/2025-workforce-trends-report-workplace-wellbeing-index/
https://mentalhealth-uk.org/burnout/

Ep#192 Coach AI - Your new best friend

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Ever wish you had a leadership coach in your back pocket—24/7, no judgement, no waiting for an appointment?

I've found a way to train my own Dex AI Coach, combining latest technology with my learning from 10,000 coaching sessions.

AI is now ready to play a real role in leading without burnout. It’s not about “pushing you harder” but giving you space, clarity, and control.

Discover:
- Why AI coaching is uniquely powerful for high-pressure professionals.
- What Coach AI is (and isn’t).
- How it helps you in those “in-the-moment wobbles.”
- Real examples from live chats.
- The difference between superficial fixes and deep learning.

If you are stuck, stressed, or spinning your wheels as a leader — Coach AI can signpost your next major growth spurt.
You'll learn to position yourself in calm authority.

Throw your biggest challenge at Dex AI Coach:

👉 Try it for free here: https://app.coachvox.ai/share/DexRandall

Ep#191 Deep Work - Your Highest Value Contribution

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +1000

Burnout doesn’t come from doing too much meaningful work.
It comes from being buried in meaningless work.

In this episode, we explore deep work — your highest-value contribution. The work only you can do, that moves the needle and brings you alive again.

You’ll learn:

Why focus and single-mindedness create better results than multitasking
How to identify your “zone of genius” and stay in it
Practical steps to reclaim time for deep, meaningful work
The shift from solo problem-solver to leader and mentor
How deep work restores passion, confidence, and purpose

Deep work isn’t just about productivity. It’s about reconnecting with your why — and finding energy and joy in your work again.

Ep#190 Burnout Proof

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +1000

If you’ve ever wondered why some people seem immune to burnout, this episode is your roadmap. I’ll walk you through the 10 key attitudes and practices that protect you from chronic stress, overwork, and frustration — and show you how to develop them for yourself.

These aren’t quick tips; they’re the personal traits and daily practices that create lasting resilience. You’ll learn why each one matters, how to put it into action, and how they work together to help you perform at your best without sacrificing your wellbeing.

From self-awareness and stress management, through emotional resilience, time management, and emotional intelligence, this is your practical guide to transforming how you work and live.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

Why prevention and recovery share the same core attributes
How to identify the biggest personal levers you can pull to improve your wellbeing
Practical steps to develop each of the 10 attributes
How shifting your mindset transforms your workplace experience
Where to start if you’re currently burnt out

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Burnout Recovery Powertools series — Episodes 155 to 166
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven R. Covey

Listen now and learn how to build your personal burnout-proof foundation.

Ep#189 Breaking Unconscious Habits That Keep You In Burnout

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +1000

In this episode, Dex introduces systems thinking as a powerful tool for breaking burnout loops. Rather than blaming ourselves for exhaustion, Dex explains how unseen patterns — feedback loops, delays, and misguided leverage — quietly reinforce overwork, perfectionism, and stress.

You’ll hear how professionals like lawyers and doctors get stuck in these systems and how small but strategic shifts can transform your experience of work. Dex shares client stories, practical mental models, and journaling prompts to help you spot the invisible loops keeping you stuck — and how to break free.

What You’ll Learn:

Why burnout is not a personal failing — and what’s really driving it
How perfectionism and guilt create reinforcing burnout loops
The difference between reinforcing and balancing loops
How to use input → process → output → feedback to map your burnout system
Real-world client examples of finding leverage and regaining momentum
Why understanding the system gives you back your power

Key Questions to Reflect On:

What system are you in that keeps you in overwork?
Where’s the feedback loop? Where’s the delay?
What would happen if you stopped feeding the loop?

Referenced Resource:

Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella H. Meadows

Want Help Breaking Your Loop?
Dex offers a proven burnout recovery coaching program that helps professionals regain their energy, confidence, and sense of purpose. Learn more at dexrandall.com

Ep#188 Two Ways to Reduce Worry Quickly

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Worry can feel like a necessary part of success—but it’s more often a habit that drains your energy, confidence, and focus. In this episode, we explore two ways to cut worry down to size quickly.

First, we’ll look at a science-based 4-step protocol from Dr. Steve Bierman’s book The End of Worry, which helps dissolve worry as a reflex. Then, we’ll compare it to a coaching-based approach I use with clients in burnout—rooted in cognitive behavioural techniques and emotional leadership.

You’ll hear a real-world example of both methods in action, and learn how each approach helps disarm negative thinking and restore clarity—without toxic positivity or endless self-talk.

In this episode:

Why worry feels useful—but rarely is
The link between worry and imposter syndrome
Dr. Steve Bierman’s 4-step protocol for ending the worry habit
A burnout coaching approach based on real-time reframe
When to use each method—and how to make either one work for you

Mentioned in this episode:
The End of Worry by Dr. Steve Bierman
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/11274011-ep-46-how-to-fix-problems

Ep#187 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F---

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +1000

In this episode, I unpack some of the core ideas from The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k by Mark Manson — and how they relate (or don’t) to burnout recovery. We’ll explore why the pursuit of positivity can backfire, what “choosing your struggles” actually means, and how to take radical responsibility without shame or blame.

You’ll hear my take on:

Why you shouldn’t try to care about everything
The role of values, pain, and freedom in how you spend your energy
Where “extreme ownership” helps burnout — and where it harms
Why accepting the bad is key to getting your power back

This isn’t about blaming yourself. It’s about choosing what really matters — so you can stop the self-abandonment cycle and start living with purpose again.

📍 Mentioned:

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
The Last Word on Power by Tracy Goss

Ep#186 Top 5 Mind-Body Tools for High-Achievers

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Discover 5 powerful mind-body tools that support recovery from stress, anxiety, and burnout. Dex shares personal stories, client experiences, and science-backed modalities including Reiki, EFT, MBSR, Polyvagal-informed practices, and coaching. Whether you’re new to mind-body medicine or curious to go deeper, this episode offers insight, relief, and real tools for healing.

References and Resources:
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/13521789-ep-92-how-to-create-safety-with-your-magical-vagus-nerve
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/13654015-ep-94-when-feeling-safe-doesn-t-feel-safe
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/13654091-ep-95-mastering-your-emotions
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/16001476-ep-151-the-art-of-recharging-managing-anxiety-and-time
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/16433664-ep-162-powertool-7-better-relationships
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/17387732-ep-182-when-someone-pushes-your-buttons
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0345536932 MBSR by Jon Kabat-Zinn
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9692186/ EFT research
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31638407/ Reiki research
https://aka.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Diane-Poole-Study-of-Effectiveness-of-PKP-Kinesiology-in-Reducing-Stress-Anxiety-and-Depression.pdf Kinesiology research
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38840137/ Coaching, women physicians, burnout
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10726131/ Coaching, leaders, burnout

Ep#185 Mind-Body Approaches to Recovery

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +1000

In this episode on mind-body recovery, Dex explores how physical, emotional, and nervous system practices can help you break the burnout cycle—even when nothing else seems to be working.

Forget effort-based solutions. These are small, proven actions that calm your system, rebuild confidence, and reconnect you to purpose—without needing more energy or motivation.

You’ll learn:

Why most burnout solutions fall short
What a mind-body approach really is (and isn’t)
Why skeptical professionals still benefit
Simple practices to reduce stress in minutes
How to counter burnout culture with connection and self-trust

Resources Mentioned:

CBT, vagus nerve regulation, EMDR, HRV tracking
HeartMath Institute, HEAL documentary
Traditional and indigenous healing modalities
Placebo Effect https://comparecamp.com/placebo-effect-statistics/

Ep#184 The Neuroscience of Burnout

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Burnout changes your brain — literally! In this episode, Dex explains how stress rewires your mind, and how to restore energy, clarity, and joy.

You’ll learn:

Why you’re foggy, anxious or flat — but not broken
The brain science of burnout (amygdala, cortisol, executive function)
Practical ways to calm your nervous system and rebuild clarity and drive

If you’re feeling numb, stuck or off your game, there’s a path back.

Resources
Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
Big Potential – Shawn Achor
Joy on Demand – Chade-Meng Tan
The Heart of Trauma – Bonnie Badenoch
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Mate
Stress and Your Brain - Ted Ed https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-stress-affects-your-brain-madhumita-murgia

Ep#183 Exploring the Quantum with Henning R. Jensen

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +1000

What if energy, stress, and perception held the keys to physical and emotional healing? In this conversation, Dex sits down with Henning R. Jensen, quantum physics author and energy expert, to explore how the subtle forces of thought, emotion, and trauma affect our health, biology, and potential.

You’ll learn how quantum principles apply to everyday life—and how understanding your energetic system might unlock healing, clarity, and joy. A must-listen for professionals curious about the deeper drivers of burnout, stress, and human performance.

Resources
Henning's Book
https://www.amazon.com/You-Create-Your-Life-explains-ebook/dp/B0C8B6C79W
https://www.linkedin.com/in/henningrjensen
https://www.facebook.com/henning.r.jensen
https://www.instagram.com/quantumlife_cph
https://kvantelivet.dk

Ep#182 When Someone Pushes Your Buttons

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +1000

When someone pushes your buttons—at work, at home, or anywhere—it can feel like all your calm and clarity vanish in an instant. But these uncomfortable moments are not just disruptions; they’re powerful opportunities for self-leadership and burnout recovery.

In this episode, I share a personal story of being triggered by my own financial planner, plus a client story from the workplace, to show how old patterns and fears shape our reactions—and how you can gently shift from reactivity to calm, clear response.

We’ll explore:
✅ Why burnout makes you more reactive
✅ What Polyvagal Theory and Internal Family Systems teach us about triggers
✅ Practical tools to pause, reset, and choose your best response
✅ How to stop giving your power away when someone hits your buttons

Takeaway:
These moments can become training grounds for self-mastery—not setbacks.

Resources Mentioned:

No Bad Parts by Dr. Richard C. Schwartz (Internal Family Systems)
Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges
Episode #21: Setting Boundaries Without Drama

If you’re ready to regain calm, confidence, and energy in the face of stress, book a free 60-minute burnout recovery consultation here:
👉 https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#181 Leading at the Next Level Without Losing Yourself

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +1000

When the Crown Feels Heavy: Why Promotions Burn You Out (and How to Grow Into Them)

Stepping into a new leadership role should feel like a win — so why does it so often feel like stress, self-doubt, and exhaustion?

In this episode, Dex reveals the hidden burnout risks that come with promotions, role changes, and leadership transitions. You’ll learn why these exciting career moments often trigger overwhelm — and how to consciously grow into your new identity without losing yourself or burning out.

🔍 In this episode:

Why stepping up often leads to uncertainty, overwork, and isolation
The brain science behind leadership stress and decision fatigue
Why the "neutral zone" of transition feels so disorienting — and why it's necessary
Practical tools to navigate leadership growth without burnout
The single biggest mindset shift to make your promotion a breakthrough, not a breakdown

🧭 For leaders, executives, and professionals who secretly feel the weight of a new role — this one is for you.

💡 Links & Resources:
🎧 To talk to Dex about optimising your transition without burning out
👉 dexrandall.com

Ep#180 Coaching or Therapy

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +1000

In this week’s episode, Dex breaks down the crucial differences—and surprising overlaps—between coaching and psychotherapy, especially for professionals experiencing burnout.

You'll learn:

When therapy is essential—and when coaching may serve you better
Why some people don’t get full relief from therapy or medication alone
How coaching can transform burnout—even if your workplace or boss doesn’t change
The real reason habits like overeating, overdrinking or doomscrolling creep in during burnout—and how they naturally fall away during recovery
A simple guide to help you decide which support you need right now

If you've ever wondered:
"Am I burned out... or something more serious?"
"Do I need a therapist, or a coach?"
This episode will give you clarity—and hope.

Ep#179 For the Burned-Out Helper Gratitude as Medicine

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +1000

In this episode, we explore a surprising yet research-backed path to recovery from burnout: gratitude. If you’re working in health care—or in any high-stress, high-stakes profession—you might feel like there’s no room for gratitude when your world is collapsing. But what if it could be one of the most powerful tools to reverse the helplessness and disconnection of burnout?

Dex shares stories, science, and practical exercises to help you reconnect with what’s still working—even when everything else feels broken. We cover:

Why gratitude doesn’t mean minimizing your suffering
How it restores energy, mood, and resilience—without toxic positivity
How healthcare professionals can begin to recover their sense of agency
The neuroscience behind gratitude and its physiological benefits
Real-world examples, including insights from “Compassionomics”
How to use gratitude as an act of self-respect and resistance

This episode is especially for caregivers, clinicians, and professionals who feel like they’ve given too much—and have nothing left. But it’s for anyone who wants to heal.

Resources Mentioned:

Gratitude for Nurses
Thnx4.org Gratitude Journal
Compassionomics by Dr. Stephen Trzeciak and Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli
The Neuroscience of Gratitude
Study on Gratitude Intervention in Healthcare Workers (PubMed)
Joy on Demand by Chade-Meng Tan
Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza
Improving mental health in health care practitioners: gratitude intervention
Experiencing gratitude associated with greater longevity among older adults

Show Notes:

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https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/experiencing-gratitude-associated-with-greater-longevity-among-older-adults;

Ep#178 Take Back What Burnout Stole from You

Thu, 29 May 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Burnout steals more than energy — it robs you of pride, peace, and purpose. But you can take it back.

In this episode, Dex pulls no punches. If burnout has dimmed your light, made you question your worth, or left you exhausted and underperforming, this is your wake-up call. Not to push harder — but to reclaim your power and reframe your career on your terms.

You’ll learn:

Why burnout is not a personal failure — but a call to transformation
3 powerful mindset shifts that restore energy, optimism, and performance — without changing jobs or bosses
Why the habit of “going it alone” is keeping you stuck — and how real change begins
What it means to become your own strongest advocate and most valuable asset at work

If your soul is tired, it’s time to stop settling. This is your moment to choose courage, clarity, and a new direction — with expert guidance and real tools.

🎧 Listen now — and take the first step back to your best self.

👉 Book your free burnout breakthrough consult at dexrandall.com
📩 Share this episode with someone else who needs to hear it.
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Ep#177 Chronic Stress vs Burnout

Thu, 22 May 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Are you “just” stressed, or quietly burning out?

In high-stakes careers, chronic stress can feel normal—even expected. But when left unchecked, it turns into burnout: a state of emotional, mental, and physical depletion that affects your performance, relationships, and health.

In this episode, Dex explores:

The key differences between chronic stress and burnout
How elite professionals unknowingly normalise stress
10 workplace and societal forces that accelerate burnout
The 12 warning signs you're slipping from stress into burnout
Why burnout erodes your relationships—including the one with yourself
What to do when rest and recovery no longer work

If you've lost your spark, your drive, or your confidence—don’t wait. Burnout is not a personal failure. It's a sign you're running out of fuel in a system that never lets up.

✅ Book a free consultation with Dex at dexrandall.com
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Resources mentioned:

Free burnout consultation: dexrandall.com

Ep#176 The Unreconstructed Type A Burning Out

Thu, 15 May 2025 19:00:00 +1000

You know that guy who’s brilliant—but hard to work with? The one who gets results but leaves a trail of tension behind him?

Maybe you’ve worked with him.
Maybe you’ve been him.

Let's explore:

What makes driven professionals spiral into burnout
The real origins of the “Type A” personality label (spoiler: cardiologists, not psychologists)
Why your brilliance might be getting in your way
And most importantly: what the “after” version of a high-performing Type A looks and feels like

Think Sherlock Holmes. Or for my American friends, think House M.D.
Hyper-competent. Obsessed. Burned out.

There’s a better way to be excellent—without losing your edge.

Show Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_A_and_Type_B_personality_theory

Ep#175 The Burnout Shame Cycle

Thu, 08 May 2025 19:00:00 +1000

High-achieving professionals often suffer in silence when burnout strikes—not because they’re lazy or weak, but because of something deeper: shame. In this episode, we explore how shame silently fuels burnout, why it’s especially common among driven leaders, and how to break the cycle for good.

If you've ever thought, “I should be able to handle this,” or found yourself hiding how bad things really are—this one’s for you.

You'll learn:

What the Burnout Shame Cycle is and how it traps high performers
Why shame thrives in high-stakes, high-responsibility environments
How to spot the warning signs you’re caught in the loop
Practical strategies to shift from self-judgment to self-leadership
The first step toward turning burnout into meaningful transformation

Key Insight:
Burnout is not a flaw. It’s a message from your deeper self. When you meet shame with truth and compassion, everything changes.

Show Notes:
I Thought It Was Just Me, Brené Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown
No Bad Parts, Richard Schwartz
Journal prompt: “What is shame telling me about who I think I should be?”

Ep#174 From Numb to Unstoppable

Thu, 01 May 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Dex takes you on a powerful journey—out of burnout, numbness, and self-doubt, and back into power, clarity, and authentic performance. If you’ve lost your mojo and can’t remember what it felt like to thrive at work, this episode is for you.

What You’ll Learn:

Why burnout often masquerades as “just a slump”;
How Type A high performers collapse under the weight of their own expectations;
The real reason self-criticism is so destructive—and how to stop it;
A 4-step practice to rebuild self-trust and inner safety;
Why self-compassion isn’t soft—it’s a power move;
How to reconnect to your true strengths and reignite your career;

Mentioned:
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Ep#173 Overcoming Adversity in High-Stakes Careers

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +1000

In this episode, we take a bold look at adversity—not as the thing that breaks you, but as the exact furnace that forges your next level of leadership, clarity, and power.

If you’re a senior professional facing burnout, overwhelm, or high-stakes pressure, this conversation is for you.

We explore:

Why burnout might be your soul’s wake-up call—not a sign you’ve failed
The CEO trap: high performance masking deep exhaustion
How to reframe adversity from “Why me?” to “What now?”
The difference between coping and transforming
3 key moves to break out of burnout—without blowing up your life

You’ll also hear real client stories—like Dan’s, a high-level operator who went from hopeless and trapped to fully re-energized and reconnected to his power. Not by escaping adversity, but by meeting it with a whole new mindset.

Burnout doesn’t mean you're broken. It might mean you’re being invited to lead differently—from deeper presence, truth, and self-respect.

✨ This is transformation, not just survival.

If this resonates, and you're ready to reclaim your energy, clarity, and leadership edge—reach out for a free call at https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#172 The Quantum and Infinite Possibility

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +1000

What if burnout isn’t a breakdown… but a breakthrough?

In this episode, we explore how quantum principles—like energy, vibration, the observer effect, and non-locality—can be powerful tools for healing burnout at its roots. If you’re open to a more expansive, interconnected view of reality, this conversation may change everything.

We dive into:

How your consciousness shapes your experience of burnout
The illusion of time, and how healing doesn’t have to be slow
Why burnout might be a signal from your soul, not a sign of failure
The energetic shift that makes rapid recovery possible
What professionals really want from their leaders—and how to embody it

You don’t need to "try harder" to recover. You need a new way of seeing. One that reconnects you to yourself, your purpose, and the vast creative energy available when you stop resisting and start allowing.

✨ This is burnout recovery on a whole new frequency.

Reach out if you’re ready to step into a new paradigm of healing at https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#171 The Discipline Trap – Why Pushing Harder Won’t Cure Your Burnout

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +1000

Is self-discipline the cure for burnout—or part of the problem?

If you’ve ever told yourself, “I just need to get my act together,” or felt ashamed for not being able to power through exhaustion, this episode is for you.

We unpack one of the most damaging myths around burnout: that you can fix it by trying harder. For high-performing professionals, this trap is especially dangerous. The very trait that’s propelled you forward—relentless self-discipline—can become the force that drives you to collapse.

In this honest and compassionate conversation, you’ll learn:
-Why self-discipline often becomes toxic in burnout.
-The emotional cocktail behind “just push through” (shame, fear, guilt…).
-How to reframe discipline as self-loyalty and protection, not punishment.
-The difference between surviving and thriving in your career.
-What it really takes to recover—without stepping away from your job.
-Plus: a powerful story of Dex’s own burnout and the turning point that changed everything.

✨ Burnout recovery isn’t about being harder on yourself—it’s about finally learning to stand with yourself.

Ep#170 Why you won't recover from burnout

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +1100

The paradox of burnout is that we try to combat the stress of overwork by working harder to get ahead! Unfortunately, this does not address the root cause of burnout, and at best creates temporary relief. More often, we fail and sink deeper into exhaustion and despair.

This week's episode, then, looks at why people don't recover from burnout - what holds them back?

What can you do when you ARE ready to recover? It's easier than you think!

Talk to me at https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#169 Jonno White on Managing Difficult Employees

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +1100

CEO Coach and author Jonno White joins us with reflections on how to manage difficult employees, and we share a few war stories that many leaders face.

Jonno has written a succinct and practical book on Managing Difficult Employees that I can highly recommend, "Step Up or Step Out: How to Deal With Difficult People, Even If You Hate Conflict".

Enhance your leadership with the Emotional Intelligence skills he shares in this episode.

Show Notes
Jonno White's links:
CEO Coaching https://www.consultclarity.org/
LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/jonno-white-983486136
Book https://www.amazon.com/Step-Up-Out-Difficult-Conflict/dp/B097X7B5LD/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063491501511

Ep#168 Mastering Difficult Conversations at Work

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +1100

Have you ever wished tough conversations at work were easier? And didn't leave you feeling the worse for wear?

Learn the basic framework for difficult conversations, and specific templates for 5 common scenarios.

Emotional intelligence is the most in-demand skillset employers want. Boost yours today!

Show Notes
Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
Ep#13 Other People's Opinions

Ep#167 What to Do About Despair

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +1100

Do you feel crushed by despair?

Today we delve into the nature of despair, its physical and emotional signs, and understanding your experiences with burnout and despair.

Healing starts with acknowledging your feelings and finding a trusted person outside your family as a guide to combat the challenges. Antidotes include finding hope, perspective, and positive connection, and if you are struggling to create a more fulfilling life and career, speak with Dex about coaching.

Show Notes
We Need To Talk About Shame, Brene Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C6UELitWkw

Ep#166 Powertools - What's next?

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +1100

To complete your Powertools series, here's an episode summarising how to recover from burnout and what you can expect from Burnout Recovery coaching.

What is the Burnout Recovery coaching program?
Are you a good candidate? Is it a good fit for you?
What if you've already tried everything?
What's in the program and how does it work?
Sounds good? Come on a free consult to discuss your burnout situation and recovery goals. Book in at https://mini.dexrandall.com

Show Notes:
Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power for all resources and exercises

Ep#165 Powertool #10 Get Your Mojo Back

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +1100

When you feel smashed and hopeless in burnout, the last thing you imagine is that your mojo will come roaring back along with your energy. Yet it does, no matter what career stage you are at.

Your passion is not dead, and when you tame your schedule and start taking exceptional care of yourself at work - as you can learn to do by practising the previous 9 Powertools in this series - it's on for young and old!!

So, do you want your mojo back??
Discover how in this episode.

Show Notes:
Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power for all resources and exercises

Ep#164 Powertool #9 Reclaim Time and Energy

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +1100

Time is the resource we use to provide value at work. Yet so many of us in burnout, expert though we may be, are using it inefficiently, often ruled by our fears and desires. Yet we have a strange resistance to changing our habits for the better.

In this episode learn the 5 most effective skills to optimise balance between effort and results, in a way that feels rewarding and freeing.

Bonus payoff: Excellent use of time raises professional status.

Show Notes:
Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power for all resources and exercises

Ep#163 Powertool#8 Creating Deep Wellbeing

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +1100

There's nothing more fundamental to burnout recovery than a sense of wellbeing. In burnout, you probably don't feel safe, let alone resilient?

In the Powertools podcast series you will learn many new skills to help you feel better, and in this episode we add 4 more vital tools to your toolkit.

Creating a sense of it being safe to be you, just as you are, is where wellbeing and confidence begin.

Show Notes:
Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power for all resources and exercises

Ep#162 Powertool #7 Better Relationships

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +1100

Relationships are meant to be joyful, sustaining, warm and nourishing!

Yet one of the deepest blights of burnout is its dampening effect on relationships, as you suffer anxiety, fear and loss of trust in yourself and other humans. So here are some high quality practices to help you improve the quality and depth of relationships, so you can relax and enjoy them more.

Show Notes:
Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power for all resources and exercises

Ep#161 Powertool #6 Mastering Confidence

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +1100

In burnout, confidence implodes in a self-perpetuating cycle of overwork, perceived fails, being hard on ourselves, and experiencing disapproval.

This implosion can be reversed more easily than you think, in tandem with turning down your inner critic. I promise you that you are still good on the inside. Learn how to resurrect that goodness AND confidence.

Show Notes
Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power for all resources and exercises

Ep#160 Powertool#5 How to Champion Yourself

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +1100

Powertool #5: Learning to Champion Yourself. If you're feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or caught in a cycle of self-criticism, this episode is for you. Learn practical techniques to help you reconnect with your inner strength, offering yourself instead the love and support you deserve.

Championing yourself is a huge step toward healing and recovery from burnout. Let’s dive in and rediscover your true worth.

Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power
for all resources and exercises.

Ep#159 Powertool#4 Tame Addiction

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +1100

If you find your own emotions disturbing, and you urgently distract yourself to escape them, this episode is for you. Emotional avoidance is at the root of every addictive process - we try to escape one feeling, to grasp at another. It's normal human behavior, you're just following your biology - but it impacts work, life and relationships.

Learn practical exercises to come home peacefully to your feelings, without shame, aversion or restlessness and reduce the seductive pull of addiction.

This skill makes tough situations easier to handle, and gives you confidence in who you are.

Show Notes
Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power for all resources and exercises

Ep#158 Powertool#3 Retrain Your Inner Critic

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +1100

How's your inner critic? Are you feeling a bit bashed around by it?
Let's start to turn it down, because that will help restore your confidence and spirits, and it's entirely within your control to do that.

Burnout recovery is all about pausing to notice the good - primarily in YOU!
This is not some fluffy self-care or positive affirmation, it's a practical tool to change your experience at work (and at home).

Don't knock it until you've tried it - it's a game-changer!

Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power
for all resources and exercises

Ep#157 Powertool#2 Boost Your Mood

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +1100

Powertool #2 will help you begin the rebuild of your energy, hope and wellbeing. You have much more power to do this than you realise, and it's free! You don't need to wait for someone else to fix your burnout!

Right now, is there a mean voice in your head reminding you at every turn how bad things are? Or YOU are? That's one thing you can start to reverse to boost your modd, but there are so many more!

For the full set of Powertool learning resources, join free at https://go.dexrandall.com/power

Ep#156 Powertool#1 Stop Pain and Anxiety

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Powertool #1 is all about pain-reduction. And in deepest burnout, one of the quickest ways to do that is to reduce anxiety - that insidious thief of energy and morale.

Listen in for the fastest skills you can use to reduce the spin cycle of anxiety in your moments of stress. Then practice every day. You can do it!

Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power
for all resources and exercises

Ep#155 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +1100

This week launches series 3 of the podcast, starting with 10 episodes with all the wisdom from 7 years of burnout coaching, distilled into the 10 vital powertools YOU need to master recovery from burnout.

Follow each weekly episode and practice the techniques you learn, watching your daily stress reduce as your skills build.

Today's episode introduces the series and explains what you will achieve with these powertools and why they work.

Each episode is bundled with free resources for you, such as worksheets, complementary podcast topics, and the exercises to practice.

Show Notes:
Join 10 Burnout Recovery Powertools FREE at https://go.dexrandall.com/power
and complete the Burnout Assessment Tool to begin.

Ep#154 Feeling Diminished

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Has someone spoken to you lately in a way that made you feel 'less than'?
And - even though what they said wasn't true - you started to believe them?

Would you like to be done with the shame, humiliation and embarrassment, and back yourself to the hilt instead?

What if you knew that much stronger self-belief had many pleasant side-effects and no downside?

Show Notes:
Natural Great Peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE0MTzSzkas&t=35s
Ep#36 Championing Yourself https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/10780250-ep-36-championing-yourself
Ep#32 5 steps to manage shame
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/10540254-ep-32-5-steps-to-manage-shame
Ep#27 The courage to be you
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/10284508-ep-27-the-courage-to-be-you

Ep#153 When Everything Goes Wrong

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +1100

How do you navigate and survive life's crises during times of extreme burnout?

Learn 20 survival skills to restore calm from the paralyzing effects of emotional exhaustion and overwhelm.

In 'When Things Fall Apart,' Pema Chodron emphasizes the importance of giving up control and accepting the chaos. Here's how to do that without falling apart yourself!

Show Notes
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

Ep#152 Amy Fox on Work Culture

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Had enough of EAPs, management fails and toxic culture?
You are not alone, my friend! This is a hot button topic for most of my clients in burnout!

Meet Amy Fox, who runs a management consultancy, and helps leaders create a culture that staff never want to leave.

This episode is for you if you are on the receiving end of a challenging work culture, either as an employee/contractor or as a leader yourself. Leadership skills and emotional intelligence can be introduced whatever your situation, and will help you steer a course without abandoning your values. Or your sanity.

P.S. To survive the leaders you have and become the leader everyone wants ⇾ start here https://mini.dexrandall.com

Show Notes:
More about Amy https://www.linkedin.com/in/brightfox1/
Humankind by Rutger Bregman
Leadership 2.0 by Travis Bradbury, Jean Greaves
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Happiness Advantage and Big Potential by Shawn Achor

Ep#151 The Art of Recharging: Managing Anxiety and Time

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Learn specific techniques to recharge your energy and beat that overwhelming feeling of burnout. This isn't a luxury - it's vital to your normal functioning.

We'll also explore the vicious cycle of anxiety, and some cool breathing exercises to calm your nerves. Plus, real-world tips on managing your time better and reducing stress, encouraging you to make tiny changes for a big impact.

If you're feeling overworked, anxious, or just plain fried, this episode is full of friendly, practical advice to help you get back to feeling great.

Show Notes:
https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supernatural-Common-People-Uncommon/dp/1401953115/ Dr Joe Dispenza
https://www.amazon.com.au/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/1847941834 Atomic Habits, James Clear

Ep#150 Dr Jonathan Fisher, cardiologist

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a cardiologist from Charlotte and author of "Just One Heart", co-host of the Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, focuses on healing the heart in the broadest sense, encompassing both the physical and emotional aspects of cardiac care.

Here Dr Jonathan shares many useful insights and tips for taking care of your one precious heart, shielding it from the adverse effects of stress and burnout and re-opening it to joy and connection.

Show Notes:
https://www.drjonathanfisher.com
Just One Heart https://www.amazon.com/Just-One-Heart-Cardiologists-Happiness/dp/1636760007

Ep#149 How to Find Peace

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +1100

It may surprise you to learn that peace is our fundamental natural state. Chronic stress is not!

In burnout, peace is more likely to be painfully elusive. So listen here to discover how to return your shattered mind to a restful and peaceful state.

It IS possible to achieve this via meditation, yoga, or escapes into nature - provided you're able to practice those whilst burnt out. Not everyone can!

But there is a more powerful, longer term solution that will make peace available to you, on demand. It's a skill you can learn.

Show Notes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_67WZkLRMdk Dr Joe Dispenza

Ep#148 Your body, your biggest ally

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +1100

In these challenging and toxic times, our bodies have much innate wisdom to help us heal and thrive. If you haven't been listening and attending to your body's messages, here's how.

It's the perfect accompaniment to burnout recovery coaching, reducing stress in the body as you reduce stress in your mind, to stimulate better physical health.

Listen today for the why and the how.

Show Notes:
https://www.meandqi.com/tcm-education-center/diseases/migraine
https://scienceofprevention.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Normal-Illness-Healing-Culture/dp/1785042726/
https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Trauma-Relationships-Interpersonal-Neurobiology/dp/1324053429/

Ep#147 - How Judging Others Hurts YOU

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +1100

In the depths of our exhaustion in burnout, we often turn our frustration on ourselves, and on others. Unfortunately, this escalates OUR suffering.

Learn a better way: giving yourself the gift of releasing judgment. This will free up a lot of good energy in you, that you really need to thrive.

It's not our job to police every other human.
We're much better if we can return to our good hearts, love ourselves, and make a little room for other people too, with all their different ways.

Show Notes
https://employmenthero.com/resources/wellness-at-work/

Ep#146 Self-Protection in Difficult Times

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Times are tough in this world of ours. The environment has challenges our ancestors did not have to face. There are many apparent global threats to our wellbeing.

Yet recently, voices of research on the human health crisis have become more prominent, finally reaching the US senate in September. I think this is good news!

But let's take this personal, and look for a moment at potential impacts on your own health associated with burnout, and what corrective action you can take.

Show Notes:
Chris Palmer MD, Metabolic Mental Health, @The Metabolic Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XTOKo99Ohg
Dr Joe Dispenza, neuroscientist, SOURCE film https://sourcethefilm.org/
Psychiatrist Dr Georgia Ede, @The Metabolic Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C0czhRXKRA
Casey Means MD, @The Metabolic Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvvvLkth5Q0
https://x.com/CaseyMeansMD/status/1838747091386142876
Gabor Mate MD, trauma, addiction and ADHD, https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/
The Lancet https://www.who.int/news/item/14-03-2024-over-1-in-3-people-affected-by-neurological-conditions--the-leading-cause-of-illness-and-disability-worldwide

Ep#145 - Your Subconscious Saviours

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Humans have many inner mechanisms that try to save our butts when we're going off track. They can attract our attention in painful ways, though, and that's inconvenient, to say the least.

But if you know how to decode their messages - impulses that spring up in your mind, body pain, self-criticism and off-key behaviors - you can heal the cause of the problems. Then your burnout will magically melt away.

So this episode is about dealing skillfully with those irritating inner voices!

Show Notes:
https://www.amazon.com/No-Bad-Parts-Restoring-Wholeness/dp/1785045113/ Richard C Schwartz
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/12863246-ep-80-top-5-tips-to-tame-your-inner-critic
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/12708910-ep-77-confidence-to-surpass-your-previous-best
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/10780250-ep-36-championing-yourself
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/10116785-ep-23-work-performance-and-imposter-syndrome

Ep#144 - Bathing in Compassion

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Compassion is a gift of gentle care that we can offer to ourselves in burnout. When we learn to do this - offer ourselves support in our suffering - it revives our spirits.

Listen for the path to compassion, even when you feel down on yourself and are not seeing yourself as worthy.

Show Notes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2hLhWSlOl0 Lissa Rankin MD, TED talk #1 public health issue doctors arent talking about
https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/the-art-of-kindness Art of Kindness
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/10780250-ep-36-championing-yourself How to Champion Yourself

Ep#143 Dropping the Need to be Right

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +1000

One of burnout's devastating effects is to diminish our confidence in ourselves, through constant self-criticism and self-diminishment.

When we experience this low self-esteem, we sense a loss of control and our need to be right increases proportionately. Sadly, the way this plays out is often to make us look even less competent in front of our colleagues.

Listen in for an easier, better way to re-assert yourself.

Show Notes:
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/13521795-ep-93-controlling-the-narrative
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/14574668-ep115-when-you-feel-disrespected

Ep#142 - How to Avoid Burnout Paralysis

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +1000

There's something about burnout that grinds us down to a stump, until we have lost energy and hope, and almost stop trying to fix anything. Motivation hits an all-time low. We're missing deadlines right and left.

Unfortunately, burnout thrives in this paralysis. To free up energy to make change, we might need a bit of help - from someone who believes in us. I can be that person for you, and I can show you how to return to full capacity and performance at work.

Show Notes:
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/13654091-ep-95-mastering-your-emotions
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/15267864-ep-131-childhood-conditioning

Ep#141 - How to Prevent Team Burnout

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +1000

Team leaders: you CAN help prevent your team burning out.

Despite years of pioneering work into psychological safety at work, up to 67% of Australian workers felt burnt out in a three month period in 2024. How can this be?

If you lead a team and they (or you!) are experiencing burnout, here are my top 10 suggestions to restore balance, wellbeing, resilience and performance.

Show Notes:
Good to Great, Jim Collins
Creativity Inc, Ed Catmull
10x is easier than 2X, Dan Sullivan
Essentialism, Greg McKeown
Radical Candor, Kim Scott
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety, Timothy R Clark
Wellness at Work Report

Ep#140 How to Avoid Disappointment

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +1000

If you're flat out disappointed most of the time in burnout, the good news is that this is avoidable.

It's within your control to change your experience, because it's your expectations that sow the seeds of disappointment. And many of your expectations are actually redundant - they don't make your life better.

Reducing your need for the world to make your life good is a powerful stand to take, and when you offer yourself optimal love, safety, approval and care, that prize is yours! Here's how.

Show Notes:
Big Potential, Shawn Achor https://www.amazon.com/Big-Potential-Transforming-Achievement-Well-Being/dp/1524761532
Ep#36 Champion Yourself https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10780250-ep-36-championing-yourself
Ep#27 The courage to be you
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10284508-ep-27-the-courage-to-be-you
Ep#38 Creating Safety
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10799771-ep-38-creating-safety
Ep#59 The Goodness Within
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/11894645-ep-59-the-goodness-within
Ep#128 Personal Psychological Safety https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/15141102-ep-128-personal-psychological-safety

Ep#139 How to Believe in Yourself

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Becoming your strongest ally is a choice.

Many people have not been taught the kind of self-belief that will protect them from burnout for life. Perhaps that's why you're here?

I can teach you. Self-belief is a CHOICE, and we can LEARN how to do it. This, more than any other choice we might make, is the gift that keeps on giving and it's never too late.

I can't recommend it highly enough to change the flavour of your daily existence, for the better.

Ep#138 How to Get Your Mojo Back

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Burnout tells us it cannot be redeemed, that our golden days (if we had them!) are over!

So here's how to rekindle the flame of your essential goodness post-burnout:
What are the conditions to come back full force, better and stronger, after burnout?

What has been lost, what must be regained?

The answers may surprise you, because you stand to surpass your previous best and enjoy yourself more than you ever have. Welcome to a new era of wisdom!

Show Notes:
Joy on Demand Chade Meng Tan
Ep#3 What to Do if You're in Burnout
Ep#4 Manage Anxiety at Work
Ep#6 Feeling Out of Control

Ep#137 Alchemy - Transforming burnout to joy

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +1000

The alchemy of transforming burnout into joy takes a little getting used to. But I cannot otherwise explain the transformation that clients go through, when they come in riddled with negativity, feeling dragged down and lifeless and coming out smiling, cheerful and full of optimism and enthusiasm.

So listen in, here is the alchemy, broken down into principles of recovery that just work.

Show Notes:
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/9458714-ep-2-what-type-of-person-gets-burnout-and-why

Ep#136 Blame

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +1000

It can be oh-so-tempting to blame others for our burnout blues. Usually, we won't win that fight, and the cost will be more than we can bear, and our despair will increase.

Whether others blame us, or we blame others, we might instead extract ourselves from the battle and soothe our bruised souls. Here's how.

Show Notes:
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/15306184-ep-132-extreme-ownership

Ep#135 Codependency

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +1000

What you need to know about codependence and its detrimental effects on relationships.

Codependent behaviors stem from fear of rejection and a commensurate need for approval and control, leading to dysfunctional relationship dynamics that impact self-esteem, emotional maturity and connection.

It's possible to overcome such behaviors through creating internal safety, learning skills such as effective communication, and setting boundaries. Listen for practical advice and exercises and develop self-awareness to move towards healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

Show Notes
Ep#38 Creating Safety https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10799771-ep-38-creating-safety
Ep#95 Mastering your Emotions https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/13654091-ep-95-mastering-your-emotions
Ep#93 Controlling the Narrative https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/13521795-ep-93-controlling-the-narrative
Ep#27 The courage to be you https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10284508-ep-27-the-courage-to-be-you
Ep#21 How to set effective boundaries https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10002128-ep-21-how-to-set-effective-boundaries

Ep#134 Hiding From Yourself

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Somewhere in the depths of burnout, life may become so dark that we hide our bleak reality from ourselves. As if we're personally bankrupt - our previous capable self no longer available - and we retreat in distress.

Happily, burnout is reversible, and the restoration includes your mood, performance, sociability, self-esteem, enthusiasm and all the other good qualities you've hidden in the cellar lately.

Your mojo will return with coaching. I've got your back on that.

No matter how bad things have got, a resurgence to your best professional performance and enthusiastic engagement at work is available to you.

Ep#133 Hannah Holden on Burnout Prevention

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Hannah Holden, a Burnout Prevention expert from UK, speaks about her own burnout experience and how she now works with others. She shares mindfulness and breathing practices for calming the nervous system, being more present with one's children and living a healthier, happier, more purposeful life.

Show Notes:
Essential Toolkit for instant calm: https://hannahholden.co.uk/essential
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-holden-1a7b3b2/
https://hannahholden.co.uk/
Ep#127 Burnout Prevention https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/15098942-ep-127-burnout-prevention

Ep#132 Extreme Ownership

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Let's explore how extreme ownership can help you bounce back from burnout and boost your leadership skills. It's so powerful to own your actions, performance and mistakes, instead of overcommitting or trying to please everyone, or passing the buck.

Understanding the pressures others face can really help with better communication and teamwork, creating a more supportive work environment. Hear insights from "Extreme Ownership" by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, and "Essentialism" by Greg McKeown, who share tips on effective leadership and self-improvement. Where possible, I encourage you to take back control for both your personal and professional growth.

Also listen to Ep#36 Championing Yourself https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10780250-ep-36-championing-yourself

Ep#131 Childhood Conditioning

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Childhood gave us rules for survival that worked well then, but can be counter-productive in adulthood. At work, our unresolved childhood fears pop up at random and trigger the amygdala, freezing our adult brain. We cannot (in the moment) solve a fear that happened decades ago.

However, coaching is particularly successful in unburdening us of the childhood fears of rejection, abandonment and disapproval. Then we can solve work problems using our adult brain.

When we do this, anxiety, stress, frustration, resentment and overwhelm reduce.
We can return smoothly to the helm of our professional life.

Ep#130 The Myths of Burnout

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +1000

If you don't know what burnout truly is, how can you tell if you're in it? Or what to do about it?

Let's explode a few myths you may have heard about burnout, so you can get a clear understanding and find a solution if you need one.

Seeking help early, and practising compassion for your battered self, will save you repeating painful patterns and help you take proactive steps to passion and fulfilment at work.

Show Notes
Ep#1 Burnout 101: What exactly is burnout?

Ep#129 Psychological Safety for Teams

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Have you ever considered how safe you feel at work to speak up, take risks, or be yourself? And if you are a leader, how that affects your leadership and team?

Here we tackle the much-discussed (but often not implemented) basics of psychological safety. It's more than a buzzword; it's the bedrock of team stability, where belonging, confidence and innovation can flourish. 🌱 I share insights on how emotional unsafety can silently erode job satisfaction and results, and why every team member plays a role in fostering a supportive work environment. Listen to discover the subtle signs of a psychologically safe workplace and the amazing upsides that brings.

Show Notes:
Shawn Achor TED Talk
Big Potential (video) by Shawn Achor
Big Potential (book) by Shawn Achor
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety by Timothy R. Clark
Ep#128 Personal Psychological Safety

Ep#128 Personal Psychological Safety

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Burnout recovery starts with safety. Until you feel safe at work, it will be a challenge to overcome your fear-driven reactivity and perform well.. Happily, you can create all the safety you need inside of you - by learning to give yourself the unconditional love, approval and acceptance you've always wanted. It works! Learn what lack of safety looks like in burnout, how to smooth out your battered emotions, and what shifts at work when you do.

Show Notes:
Atomic Habits, James Clear
The Four Stages of Psychological Safety, Timothy R. Clark
Ep#S013 Doug Noll - How to calm an angry person in less than 90 seconds
Ep#38 Creating Safety
Ep#36 Championing Yourself

Ep#127 Burnout Prevention

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Get my 4 best tips to prevent burnout here.

Do ever wonder where the line is between chronic stress and burnout? And if you have crossed it? Or how to know if your loved ones or colleagues are burned out?

This week's episode helps you recognize burnout and make good decisions about it, whether it's your burnout or someone else's.

I outline some critical aspects of burnout that affect morale and work, and what price we pay as individuals and teams/organisations for letting burnout slide, untended. I hope you are not doing this!

I also share the remedy for each of these challenges.

Don't put up with burnout! Take action now! Burnout is fixable using a precision method that does not fail. Come talk to me to find out how.

Show Notes:
Ep 36 Championing Yourself
Ep 38 Creating Safety
Ep 39 7 tips to reduce resentment
Ep 12 Saying No
Ep 21 How to set effective boundaries
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety by Timothy R Clark
Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull
Good to Great by Jim Collins

Ep#126 Authenticity

Thu, 30 May 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Burnout shuts us down big time, cramming us up inside with our negative emotions. We become automatons, plodding through our day, trying to satisfy others, forgetting about things we like to do.

What we discard on the way is our authenticity, leaving a dull empty ache. In this episode I invite you to a better place, where being you is the BEST thing to be. Burnout Recovery celebrates the you-ness of you so you can spring back to life.

Show Notes
Authenticity worksheet
Ep#27 The courage to be you
Ep#38 Creating Safety
Ep#71 Healing the Emptiness Inside
The Artists's Way, Julia Cameron
Essentialism, Greg McKeown

S25 Eugene Lee on burning out at 27yo

Thu, 23 May 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Special guest and fellow burnout recovery coach Eugene Lee talks about how he burned out at 27yo. I love this story because it represents young professionals who are burning out at ever increasing rates and very many are not receiving the support they need. I work with young men in college or recently graduated, because it's vital for them to make a strong start in their careers, through developing confidence in themselves as they learn and grow. Students of all ages are our future, and we need to be there for them.

N.B. Burnout can happen at any age!

Show Notes:
Give Yourself Some Leeway Burnout recovery coaching
Give Yourself Some Leeway podcast
Eugene and I speaking on his podcast episode #106

Ep#125 Old Dog New Tricks

Thu, 16 May 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Change is fun, right? Well, not always, but anything has to be better than burnout :)

Here are some ideas to boost your learning power and results in burnout recovery - to make change as easy, seamless and fun as possible.

You will quickly restore energy and confidence through coaching as you get some wins on the board.

I know you're good for it and you will be so chuffed with yourself afterwards!

Show Notes
Are You Bogged Mate?
Just a Farmer Movie
Charlotte Smith, Marketing Coach for Farmers, Oregon, USA
Ep#15 How to overcome resistance and create change
Ep#68 Leadership #4 - Managing Change with Ease
Ep#84 Building new habits the easy way
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety Timothy R Clark

Ep#124 Belonging

Thu, 09 May 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Belonging is a gnarly topic to raise with anyone in burnout, who is caught between wanting to be seen as a high-performer, and guiltily slinking away, feeling like a failure.

Belonging is widely misunderstood. We think it's conferred upon us by others. That's a limited view, because if we fail to offer ourselves belonging, we can't receive it when it's offered by others.

The more harshly we judge ourselves, the less belonging we feel inside, and the more we behave like outsiders to 'prove' we don't belong. A vicious cycle.

Belonging is 'inclusion safety' - the first stage of psychological safety. It's a basic human need. Denied, we cannot possibly thrive.

Burnout recovery is about increasing belonging, worthiness, thriving and all the good we can absorb of human warmth and endeavour.

Ep#123 Open to Receive

Thu, 02 May 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Most people can't recover from burnout alone - because what got them into burnout will not get them out.

It takes a mentor - but asking for help rarely comes naturally to those in burnout.

Worse, many find it hard to receive the goodness of such help. Imposter Syndrome and feeling unworthy get in the way, along with the burning desire they have to fix their own problems.

Let's talk about that and dispel a few myths.
No man is an island.
You're a good person in suffering and off course, not a bad person.

You deserve to enjoy your one human life!

EP#122 Willingness to Accept Help

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +1000

It can be hard for a successful executive or professional with an established reputation to admit to burnout. Yet for such a person, burnout recovery requires expert help. It's a rare human indeed who can pick themselves up alone, when the bootstraps are broken.

We investigate here the pros and cons, where the best solutions come from, and what goodness lies beyond that one small act of bravery in accepting help.

A huge transformation is available, and you can emerge better, stronger and more relaxed as you embark on your next work adventure. It's up to you!

Come and talk to me for free here to plan your comeback.

Show Notes:
Ep8 How to Be the Best Client and Supercharge Your Burnout Recovery
The 7 Deadly Sins of Burnout
Client Reviews
Ep6 Stop Feeling Out of Control
Ep53 What Becomes Possible

Ep#121 Moral Outrage and Moral Injury

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +1000

If you're struggling to deal with moral outrage or moral injury at work, and it's contributing to burnout for you, here are some ways you can heal your suffering.

Don't stay in suffering, take action because you DO have some measure of control.

When we accept the status quo, and change seems impossible, there is a new way to understand our dilemma that opens doors.

Ep#120 Unsticking Yourself

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +1000

Are you stuck in burnout or career growth?

Let's talk about breaking free from stuckness and overcoming burnout. The origins of stuckness lie in our self-belief and fears, and burnout symptoms prevent us seeing past them. This is the cycle of exhaustion and frustration, and the behaviors that perpetuate it, including busywork and self-doubt.

Recovery of greatness comes from acts of self-kindness, goal-setting, and redefining success, as well as addressing the impact of childhood experiences on self-perception.

I teach self-support, making peace with failure, and seeking personal approval over external validation. Here is genuine possibility for a joyous life and successful recovery from burnout.

Show Notes:
Ep#35 Championing Yourself
Ep#117 Tending to your Soul

Ep#119 Tending to the Mind

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Don't accept being stuck with an under-performing and fragile brain.

Practice these simple exercises to gain more mastery over burnout. Replace the societal focus on over-achievement with productive authenticity to tune up your human potential and results. The simple act of releasing limiting inner voices speeds up burnout recovery.

Discover how you have more power than you think over your work experience.

Show Notes:
Ep13 Other People's Opinions
Ep117 Tending to the Soul

Ep#118 Tending to the Body

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Our human bodies are designed to heal, but under a constant burden of high stress, not enough sleep, poor diet, lack of exercise, less than nourishing social connections and willful self-neglect, thriving is not always possible.

At the peak of burnout, our bodies lose tone, vitality and resilience. Many new clients come to me with signs of bodily wear and tear as a result, e.g. inflammatory conditions, chronic pain, migraines, insomnia, high blood pressure, weight and gut issues and so on. In my case, it was a heart attack.

Listen to this episode for restorative tips, and if you feel your health is impacted by stress, please TAKE ACTION.

Burnout recovery improves health. Many chronic conditions can be relieved simply by restoring vitality, mood and connection, as we abandon our crippling stress habits and tend to our mind, body and soul.

Show Notes:
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve, Stanley Rosenberg

Ep#117 Tending to the Soul

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +1100

It can be tough(!) to pause for self-care when burnt out, but those essential pauses can be transformative. I've learned that the act of being kind to oneself is not a luxury; it's a necessity - our souls die without it. Don't they?

Do you wish people would support you more?
Are you being a bit TOO tough on yourself?
What do you think would happen if you DID practice self-kindness amidst life's pressures?

Let's explore how to rescue your starving soul and restore the wellbeing you truly want and deserve, which will strongly support your burnout recovery. The days of being harsh to yourself may well be over! And not a moment too soon! If harshness worked, you'd already know.

Show Notes:
Joy on Demand, Chade-Meng Tan

Ep116 Overcoming Learned Helplessnes

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Are your feeling burned out and stuck because of learned helplessness? It can happen to anyone!

In a burnout context, Learned Helplessness can simply be an old pattern of thinking amenable to gentle self-supporting change. e.g. for me, around academic success.

Overcoming it will help you regain control of your life. Becoming curious about where and why you feel helpless can help you see through its false ideas and find ways to support yourself, become stronger, and feel better overall.

N.B. If your experience is trauma-related, please instead seek medical/therapeutic help.

Show Notes
Q1: What learned helplessness do you have?
Q2: When did you first learn this helplessness?
Q3: How or why did you feel out of control then?
Q4: How could you think about yourself now, that empowers you and acknowledges your strengths?

Self-Compassion, Kristin Neff
Ep 6 Stop Feeling Out of Control
Ep 21 Setting Boundaries
Ep 23 Imposter Syndrome
Ep 26 Helpless Rage
Ep 33 I Can't Do It
Ep 35 Taking Your Power Back
Ep 56 Victimhood v Authority

Ep115 When You Feel Disrespected

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +1100

One of the most common indicators of burnout is feeling disrespected.

We tend to feel unacknowledged, under-valued, unsupported and used. Which we naturally don't appreciate when we're also giving our all as highly skilled and over-worked professionals.

So, this week here are my top 4 tips to handle the oversized emotional trigger of feeling disrespected and put yourself back in the driver's seat.

Learn how to maintain control over your internal reactions, reframe the situation to your advantage, practice self-acceptance, feel your emotions fully, and depersonalize the incident/s.

Show Notes:
Ep#32 5 steps to manage shame
Ep#35 Taking your power back
Ep#95 Mastering your Emotions

Ep114 The Transformative Power of Self-Advocacy

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Feeling undervalued and overwhelmed in your professional life?

As someone who has navigated the murky waters of burnout, I've learned that self-advocacy isn't just about speaking up—it's about recognizing your worth. Let's talk about why asserting your needs can reignite passion in your work and how it's a game-changer for your emotional well-being.

Many of us have been conditioned to believe we shouldn't make waves or demand better for ourselves, but I've learned that self-worth is non-negotiable.

Show Notes:
Ep#21 How to set effective boundaries
Ep#22 The trouble with People-pleasing
Ep#95 Mastering your Emotions
TEDx The #1 Public health Issue Doctors Aren't Talking About, Lissa Rankin
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, Emily and Amelia Nagoski

Ep113 Perceived Limitations

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +1100

We humans spend much of our time lying outrageously to ourselves about ourselves and our own capabilities, twisting the data to match our beliefs.

Which would be fine, except in burnout, when our beliefs suck. Specifically, we see limitations where none exist.

Let's take a fresh look, and open up an exciting new world of possibility simply by changing our perceptions.

Show Notes:
The Myth of Normal, Gabor Mate
Four questions, Byron Katie

Thoughts to ask about your limiting beliefs:
Is this thought true?
How do you know it's true?
Whose voice is it in?
Who taught you the belief? Why?
What age did you learn the belief?
Does this belief align with your values?
Was there a time when it wasn't true?
Under what circumstances could it not be true now, or in future?
If it wasn't true, what would you be free to do?
Do you want to KEEP believing this thought?

Ep112 Your Life Post-Burnout

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +1100

I want to let you know how different your life will look after burnout. But if I told you, you wouldn't believe me ;)

So instead I'll show you WHY it's going to be different. And you can work out the details for yourself.

Ep111 The Sword of Invincibility

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +1100

I would (pre-burnout) have loved to be invincible. Sadly, I was shaking at the knees with raw vulnerability instead. Invincible would have been SO convenient and face-saving.

Many of us disposed to burnout secretly give invincibility a try, even knowing it's a dud. Its apparent protective quality is so seductive.

Unfortunately, it's just part of the path to burnout, as eventually a thing will happen that causes us to fall apart anyway.

If you secretly still aspire to invincibility, allow me to offer a better way.
Your strength and efficacy WILL return after burnout, but in a new, easier and even more successful form.

S24 Your Heart Was Made For This - Oren Jay Sofer

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Spiritual heart advice for troubled times!

Oren is a meditation and non-violent communication teacher, somatic practitioner and author of "Your Heart Was Made for This: Contemplative Practices to Meet a World In Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love." He teaches at Spirit Rock and the book is a practical guide to cultivating skills to keep your heart open in challenging times.

SHOW NOTES:
Your Heart Was Made for This (book)
Oren's links:
Twitter
Instagram
Facebook
Web

Ep110 Hypersensitivity

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +1100

Sensitivity and hypersensitivity are common for people experiencing burnout.
In fact, these days, they're just common for people!

If you feel overly sensitive when you are under duress, anxious and living on adrenaline - that makes sense, doesn't it? But don't worry, this will change through burnout recovery, as you build greater energy and resilience, lose your current pessimism and calm your nervous system.

Effectively, what happens is you rediscover your sense of humour and ease, develop greater rapport with others and enjoy collaboration and mutual endeavours so much more. Life becomes a game instead of a pain.

Ep109 Goals - fear of failure

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +1100

If your goal's lying in the weeds, it's never too late to re-start it and be your own hero after all. Here's how.

Chances are it's fear of failure (or a similarly unwelcome emotion) that stopped you.
That would be why 91% of people fail at goals.

But if you could handle the suck of not knowing how you will succeed, until you do... If you were OK with failing hard and often and feeling disappointed... then wouldn't that change the game?

Learn how to tough it out here. This will be your new goal-smashing superpower!
Be in the 9% who win at goals.

Show Notes:
FREE Goals Made Easy Video Tips
Ep#10 Maximise the virtue cycle of love and minimise the negative cycle of fear
Ep#16 Why most goals fail and 6 things you must do to succeed with yours
Ep#62 Goals #3 Failing gracefully
Ep#77 Confidence to surpass your previous best

Ep108 Achieving Goals in Uncertain Times

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +1100

We live in uncertain times - Covid, economy, politics - and it's important to notice how you feel about that, and how it affects your decision-making.

Success thinking dwindles whenever we lose confidence, but at such times it's more important than ever to focus on your goals. A bold attitude shines brighter when others are in retreat. Your commitment and performance will stand out from the crowd.

Everything you do on the journey towards your goal creates new energy and expands what's possible for you. Everything you learn is a win. Nothing is wasted.

You can achieve whatever you want this year if you come at it from a strong sense of your own worth and capacity.

Ep107 How coaching works

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +1100

If you've ever wondered how burnout coaching works in practice, this is the episode for you. I break down each of the components and services that combine to guide you smoothly out of burnout. Every step of the way is tailored to your experience, your challenges and whatever you personally need to progress towards your goal with the least amount of stress.

Although you will need to be honest about your obstacles, I guarantee you will quickly take to the coaching process and we'll have some laughs along the way. No doom and gloom here!

I already believe in you, your skills and humanity, and soon you will see your own upsides more clearly too. Success will be yours, my friend, with this reliable step-by-step recovery process. And then, the sky's the limit!

Ep106 How Burnout Recovery works

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +1100

If you've wondered how and why burnout recovery coaching is so effective, or wondered if it's for you, find out here. Learn about the core skills that will transform your work life completely.

Ep105 Scrambled Eggs

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +1100

You may find that under chronic stress your brain goes a bit wonky and starts feeding you suboptimal thoughts about life. That could be due to fatigue, distraction, overwhelm...etc.

Remember that your thoughts at such moments are not facts - false beliefs, exhaustion and memories can muddle your thinking - but you CAN find your way back to more helpful states.

This was Dex's experience during his own burnout - overtiredness causing scrambled thoughts. You are not broken - any labels you associate with 'the scramble', such as ADHD, anxiety, imposter, burnout do not define you. Everything is temporary and workable.

But if you are in burnout, with an exhausted and overcooked brain and body, is it time to give yourself the gift of recovery?
I KNOW there's a ton of good left in you, waiting to be revived.

Show Notes:
Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
The Work by Byron Katie
No Bad Parts, by Richard E Schwartz

Ep#104 Perfectly Imperfect

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Type A super-achievers can be rather obsessed with being the one who can fix every problem, and whose work ethic and performance are top shelf. But this ultimately contributes to burnout!

If that's you, burnout recovery is a gift that keeps on giving. You will learn a gentler way to be brilliant and deliver your best work to the world, that gives you room to breathe. You need NOT sacrifice career greatness for peace of mind.

If you are in burnout, I believe in you and you deserve recovery.
There's a lot of good left in you, waiting to be released.
Are you ready for that?

Show Notes:
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Ep#103 Post-Covid stress hangover

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +1100

Are you feeling on shakier ground since Covid?
Did you experience an ongoing shift in your world view?

Many people appear to have lost confidence in the world since Covid, and certainly in my coaching practice I see people's optimism suppressed.

Planet Money tells us that consumer confidence is still way down.

Let's examine why we still feel less safe than we used to, how this plays out in burnout dynamics and what to do about it.
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Show Notes:
Planet Money: Why are we so bummed about the economy? 1st Dec 2023
Consumer confidence index
Adam Grant: Brené Brown on What Vulnerability Isn't 29th Nov 2023

Ep#102 Three Types of Ambition

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +1100

There are important and revealing questions to ask yourself about your ambition, or lack of it.

Why do/don't you feel driven to achieve something?
What itch are you trying to scratch?
Is your ambition driven by scarcity or abundance?

Learn about the 3 types of ambition, and discover when and how it's easiest to kickstart new goals, if you are currently in burnout.

Show Notes:
Man's Search For Meaning, Viktor E Frankl

Ep#101 Your Next Big Leap Forward

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Towards year end is the perfect time to plan for next year. What do you want more of? Less of? What would a perfect year look like?

Because if we set a direct course, we're infinitely more likely to be gratified than if we dwell in fear and doubt, not daring to set any firm goal.

Silently backburnering your year before it even starts is a mark of the defeat and hopelessness that come with burnout. Don't yield to that!

Failure to thrive is NOT your destiny.
Whatever you truly want next year, let me fight for it with you.
My coaching clients thrive.

Part one of my coaching program is the revival - systematically coming out of burnout.
Part two is spectacular and exciting career growth. Being who and how you want to be, fulfilling your potential in joyful ways.

Ep#100 Surviving the holidays

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +1100

As Thanksgiving, school break, the festive season and the new work year descend upon us - How can we set ourselves up for ease and enjoyment, rather than increasing bouts of pressure and irritation?

Be the host you want to be - focus on enjoyment, delegate tasks, and create a welcoming atmosphere at your home.

Be the guest and companion you want to be - releasing all your stress and dread, and finding gentle ways to connect.

This is a great moment to learn and practise dependable techniques to diffuse tension in yourself and with others, so you can manage anxiety, social awkwardness or friction and possible conflict during family gatherings and other social events.

Show Notes:
How to Stop Other people hurting your feelings
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/12189186-ep-70-how-to-stop-other-people-hurting-your-feelings
Calm an angry person in 90 seconds
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/12246874-s013-doug-noll-how-to-calm-an-angry-person-in-less-than-90-seconds
The courage to be you
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/10284508-ep-27-the-courage-to-be-you
When you feel disrespected
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/episodes/14574668-ep115-when-you-feel-disrespected

Ep#99 Exposed, vulnerable and fragile

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Many people have been feeling a bit destabilised in these changing times - more exposed, vulnerable and fragile. Less in control. Especially those who tend towards chronic anxiety and burnout.

Today we look at the perfect storm that got us here, and I share some practical exercises for you to self-right when you feel this way.

Coaching is a process of restoring confidence, balance and energy, but you can start now. Don't wait for things to become unbearable.

Show Notes:
Fear vs Power
Ep#10 Maximise the virtue cycle of love and minimise the negative cycle of fear
Ep#13 Other people's opinions
Ep#36 Championing Yourself
Ep#70 How to stop other people hurting your feelings

Ep#98 Securing your financial future

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +1100

One of the least fun(!) parts of burnout can be how it affects our financial security - perhaps because we're not selling, earning, saving, or spending in our most rational and effective way. Or because we're suspended from work, off sick or between jobs. Or simply because the economy has turned down and we're feeling the pinch.

Not everyone in burnout has financial problems - but if you do, it can have a profound effect on morale and resilience. So in this episode we'll explore what can be done - we CAN usually right ourselves and set ourselves on a better track.

In particular, the professional coaching program I run is oriented towards creating the best possible financial future. Coaching needs to be R.O.I. positive, right?

Even for those in a tight spot, when you recover from burnout, you will go on to create a better financial position.

Show Notes
Download Money Worksheets
Ep#54 Recession Proof your Career
Ep#69 Your Worth versus Value
Ep#85 How burnout recovery upgrades you career options
Ep#88 Your amazing career growth after burnout

Ep#97 Is burnout REALLY Curable?

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +1100

The first step in burnout recovery is being clear about what problem you're trying to solve. Then step 2 is finding an effective cure.

Many people come to me with what they THINK might be burnout, because my speciality is executive and professional burnout.

They tend to have four main questions for me:
Is this burnout? If so, why am I in it? Why have I been unable to fix it?
And when they hear that there IS a solution, the next question is - Will the solution work for ME?

I hope to give you a deeper understanding, and perhaps a new perspective, as I answer all of those questions in this episode.

Rest assured, if you are a professional in burnout, not only is there a solution, but even though nothing has worked to fix it so far, burnout coaching WILL work for you.

Show Notes:
Ep#1 Burnout 101 - What exactly is burnout?
Ep #2 What type of person gets burnout and why?

Ep#96 When you feel like the world is against you

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Sometimes in life, when we hit a low point in our own energy and start seeing problems everywhere, we feel like the world is against us.

It's understandable in our modern culture AND it can be a hard spot to bounce back from.

So today, let's take a look at why that might happen in burnout and the things we CAN do about that. There are plenty of those!

Burnout Recovery is a simple and reliable step-by-step process you can follow.
Would you like to do that?

Ep#95 Mastering your Emotions

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +1100

In burnout, we are typically over-run with all kinds of negative emotions, that wear us down, reduce our effectiveness at work and impact our mood and energy. Once we're very tired, this experience can become the norm and our defence against it is often to shut down our painful feelings, so we can get through our day.

Sadly, we cannot selectively shut down our emotions. When we try, we also block our positive emotions. In chronic anxiety or burnout, you may be familiar with this.

The key to moving forward is allowing our emotions back in. We're human, there really isn't any other choice. So, in this episode, you will learn how to gently do that, so you can start living a full life again. Feeling our feelings is one of the essential tools of burnout recovery and allows us to redress the balance and feel positive emotions once again.

Show Notes
Self-Compassion, Kristin Neff
Ep#94 When its not safe to feel safe
Ep#92 How to create safety with your magical Vagus nerve

Ep#94 When feeling safe doesn't feel safe

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +1100

In these anxiety-ridden times, we need to talk about safety, and how to create a sense of safety inside ourselves that allows us to open up to this full human experience without being overwhelmed.

The unfortunate truth is, some people don't feel comfortable having an experience of safety. It may trigger nervous system alarm and hyper-sensitivity to threat and can form part of a burnout experience.

If "safety" is sensed as unsafe, we will naturally shutdown or withdraw, but also the fight-or-flight response can become entrenched and reduce our capacity for normal function, cognition, social connection and rest.

A big part of burnout recovery is creating a genuinely felt internal sense of safety, which is a skill that we can learn.

Show notes:
Ep#92 How to create safety with your magical Vagus nerve

S023 Jonathan Pritchard the Million Dollar Mindreader

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +1000

In this podcast episode, Dex Randall interviews Jonathan Pritchard, a mentalist and showman known as the "million dollar mind reader." Jonathan shares his journey in the world of mentalism, starting with his interest in magic tricks and eventually becoming a professional magician and martial arts.

"100% engaged, 0% attached is a very strong kung fu lesson".

Jonathan discusses the importance of defining the desired effect and outcome in magic performances and the power of a good script. Dex and Jonathan also talk about being introverts in performative roles and how they have found success in their careers. Jonathan shares insights on marketing, sales, and client retention, and even demonstrates a mind-boggling experiment with the audience's smartphones.

"Even if you learn just that little bit about your own operating system, you're ahead of most people"

Show Notes:
https://www.jonathanpritchard.me
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanpritchard
https://www.facebook.com/TheZavant
https://www.instagram.com/thezavant
https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Mind-Reader-relationships/dp/0982370857

Ep#93 Controlling the Narrative

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Controlling the Narrative is often touted as a desirable outcome.
But is it?

Certainly, when we're experiencing burnout, it has some appeal! We hope - usually in vain - that others will overlook our sketchy performance, surliness and teamwork fails. Perhaps they will give us the benefit of the doubt?

In this episode, let's explore the dynamics of controlling the narrative and consider what the alternatives might be. I can recommend a much less stressful way to create a sense of safety - one that does not rely on the co-operation of others.

Show Notes:
Ep#33 I Can't Do It
Ep#26 Helpless Rage
Ep#13 Other People's Opinions

S022 - Lawyer Goli Kalkhoran on quitting your job

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Since quitting her own job as a lawyer, Goli Kalkhoran has transitioned to coaching and now hosts the "Lessons from a Quitter" podcast. She helps de-stigmatize quitting and coaches mostly women who are thinking of transitioning their careers to build a more intentional, fulfilling life.

I invited Goli on the show because so many clients who come to me in burnout are DYING to quit their jobs. In fact, some have already left. It's worth pausing and deciding your next move with confidence and assurance, for the best possible reasons. Leaving a job simply to escape the suffering of burnout often isn't effective. In working with clients, I often suggest they recover from burnout first, then move.

Listen in for Goli's wisdom on how to make the next move successful for you.

Show Notes
www.lessonsfromaquitter.com
Instagram: @lessonsfromaquitter
Freebie: Ready to Quit Your Job? Take the quiz to see if you're ready.
www.lessonsfromaquitter.com/quiz

Ep#92 How to create safety with your magical Vagus nerve

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +1000

It's super-helpful to know how to use the vagus nerve to promote instant calm in your nervous system, mind and body.

Otherwise, if your nervous system is chronically triggered by stress and anxiety, you may remain in fight-or-flight for long periods and this will harm your mood, wellbeing and health.

Listen in for a quick primer on how the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) works and why you should care, plus Stephen Porges' Polyvagal Theory.

When you understand the real negative effects of chronic stress on rest, repair, and social functions, you will quickly see how important (and easy!) it is to manage the ANS. Learn various exercises and techniques to stimulate the vagus nerve and promote relaxation. Listeners are invited to join the Burnout to Leadership program for further support.

Show Notes
In an Unspoken Voice, Peter A Levine
The Heart of Trauma, Bonnie Badenoch
The Polyvagal Theory, Stephen Porges
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve, Stanley Rosenberg

S021 - Dr Laura Sicola - leadership communication and influence expert

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Dr. Laura Sicola is an expert in a skill that many of us lack - powerful and influential communication at the C-suite level. She knows how YOU can help people hear, and stay engaged with, your message.

If you're anything like me, you know your stuff and can push through a presentation with professional acumen and passion, but sometimes a little tweak of the way you're actually speaking can make ALL the difference.

Listen to Laura as she gives compelling suggestions on how to modulate your voice and express yourself, so people will hang off your every word and remember afterwards what you said.

Show Notes
TED Talk: "Want to sound like a Leader? Start by Saying Your Name Right" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02EJ1IdC6tE
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leadershipvoice1
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-to-influence/id1515649028
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Speaking-Influence-Mastering-Leadership-Voice/dp/194878730X

Ep#91 Surviving being Type A

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Are you Type A and in burnout?

If you reckon you have "Type A" behaviours, you might notice how they contribute to burnout. You're most likely driving yourself hard, treating yourself harshly and taking no prisoners.

Listen in to discover what Type A is all about - and what upsides you might manifest once you tackle burnout. When you understand yourself more completely, the power is back in your hands.

On the flip side in burnout recovery, there is a positive aspect of these Type A traits that will uplift you and your career. Listen in to reconnect with the goodness of the 'real' you.

Show notes:
Ep36 Champion Yourself
The Myth of Normal, Gabor Mate
Good to Great, Jim Collins
Creativity Inc, Ed Catmull

Ep#90 The 7 Deadly Sins of Burnout

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +1000

If you're wondering if you are in burnout, listen to the 7 deadly sins to find out. You also need to know why it's so hard to recover by yourself, and how you really can get your work mojo back. It's a straightforward process that anyone can follow.

Burnout is still on the rise globally, and I believe that each person who recovers then has the power to lead others out of burnout. Isn't that who you want to be?

When I was in burnout, I tried to fix it myself, and instead had a heart attack. So, if you're in burnout, PLEASE do something about it.

If you would like a tried and tested program that's guaranteed to see you out of burnout, come and talk to me, let's make a plan for your career rebound: https://mini.dexrandall.com

P.S. Please pass this episode on to a friend in need!

Show Notes:
#1 https://www.whoopunite.com/blog/business/articles/cost-of-employee-burnout
#2 https://www.gallup.com/workplace/349484/state-of-the-global-workplace.aspx
#3 https://hbr.org/1996/07/when-executives-burn-out

Ep#89 Quit self-neglect - find worthiness and self-approval

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +1000

One of my clients asked me last week how to start giving himself approval. It's a great question, because in burnout we're pretty mean to ourselves and, as a result, constantly seek external approval. A painful quest, huh?

So it's helpful to understand this typical burnout pattern and exactly how to resolve it.

When performance at work isn't great and our self-esteem is flat-lining, it's a great time to have our own back. It may sound flippant to "be our best ally", but listen in for how to do it authentically and with a warmth and compassion that actually feels good.

Everyone deserves to recover from burnout and feel worthy and cared for.

If you're ready to quit burnout and take your leadership skills to the next level, join the Burnout to Leadership program. Prepare for an eye-opening transition from the torture of burnout to a powerful, positive and rewarding future.

Let's talk! Book a free appointment at https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#88 Your amazing career growth after burnout

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +1000

It's vital to know that you can have great success after burnout, since burnout comes with an extra dose of despair.

So I'm going to say it here:
If professional burnout is your main problem, you can have your mojo back, life can be sweet and better things await.

This episode is full of success stories from my clients who have forged spectacular results, often from long forgotten dreams and almost universally by crawling wearily out of the dark pit of burnout into the sunshine.

They did. You can.

When a person emerges from burnout, as they surely do in this step-by-step proven program, and the lights go back on - two things happen:

Their dreams and desires start to bubble back up, as if from nowhere; and
They suddenly become more assertive and decisive and go for them!

OK three things - they have much more passion and sense of fulfilment and these generate an 'unexpected' big leap forward in their career.

If you also want this, let's talk - see https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#87 Getting started on burnout recovery

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +1000

The first step in burnout recovery can be daunting. Many men have no idea if, or how, burnout can be fixed - and facing the prospect of talking about what they see as a failing isn't very appealling.

Does it feel like a leap of faith to you? No worries, I've got your back. Not only is burnout NOT a failing, it's the hallmark of extremely high-achieving powerful contributors. You've just hit one or more road bumps and it's knocked the wind out of your sails. Recovery is a predictable step-by-step process that will restore all that is good in your work self.

Choosing to recover is an act of tremendous courage and self-support. As soon as you decide to be in the solution, a huge burden is lifted from your shoulders.

After that, simply follow the steps through guided personal coaching sessions, to overcome all that bothers you at work. I will be your expert guide. Your mojo - everything you previously thought was good about you - will return tenfold. We'll fix some lifelong irritations as we go.

If you're in burnout, I want to be clear - longterm recovery is 100% attainable.
You can outperform anything you've done in the past and enjoy life and work again.
You can restart your career growth in under 6 months.

Listen to the episode, then come and tell me where you're stuck, and let's set a course for your future.
http://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#86 From burnout to next level career in 6 months

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Do you want your career to grow this year?

In these times of interest rate hikes, escalating cost of living and widespread job loss - you can protect your career and finances, even if you are currently in burnout.

There is a golden opportunity right now for you to bring all your best attributes to the fore, when others are in retreat. To "keep your head, when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you." (Rudyard Kipling, "If")

You can be the bull in a bear market.

This is the journey I take my burntout clients on: the return to optimal success. I'm not satisfied merely supporting men out of burnout. Once they get their mojo back, I want them to be at their best, enjoy work and life, and create whatever they were born to create.

It's not a pipe-dream. Listen in for examples of clients' actual results. There are many more.
That kind of success is available to you in the Burnout to Leadership program.
Come and talk to me - let's plan out how that will look in your case.
Book a time here: https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#85 How burnout recovery upgrades you career options

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +1000

You may have discovered that from the dark trenches of burnout, a new work role often looks very seductive. However, all is not as it seems.

If you are exhausted and frustrated to the extent of burnout, I always recommend you put on the coaching life-vest first, rather than bale out for a new position. Otherwise, the cynicism and frustration that have become so habitual run the risk of being portable, straight into the next job.

Once my clients recover from burnout, though, they are beautifully positioned to re-assess their career options from a place of energy, enthusiasm and optimism. Better choices become available at that point. Does that sound good?

I do encourage a deep re-evaluation of priorities, desires and values, so the decision about what to do next comes from a completely new perspective and old patterns are not repeated. This episode talks about how achieve that for yourself.

Ep#84 Building new habits the easy way

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Getting new habits to stick can be a challenge(!), so here are some excellent tweaks to make habit-forming as close to effortless as it gets!

Starting small and easy, with plenty of reward, turns out to be the best way to get a new habit off the ground. What doesn't work is over-taxing yourself, dropping out and judging yourself a failure! Think Duo Lingo!

This episode is packed with more tips for getting off to a flying start.

Show Notes:
Atomic Habits, James Clear https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-James-Clear-audiobook/dp/B07J1PMF1H
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, Dr Joe Dispenza https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Habit-Being-Yourself-Dispenza-ebook/dp/B006M7A8JI

Ep#83 Self-Managing Teams

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +1000

As leaders, we might be tempted to ..ahem.. over-manage our teams, but in fact the greatest success is much more likely to come from teaching them to self-manage and letting their collective creative genius rip!

Here we will talk about the 3 steps to building effective self-managed teams, which are: Letting go of micro-management and the disempowering urge to solve your team's problems for them; Hiring people for the right attitude, or empowering the people you have to rise to the occasion; and Training them how to successfully self-manage in a productive and cohesive way.

Once you have your people self-managing, and they know how they got there, you can continually raise the bar on what they can achieve. They will now be working for you, instead of you working for them.

Packed with the best tips I have learned from various people, this is blueprint for getting started.

Show Notes:
Ep#78 I Have to Solve Every Problem https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/12754182-ep-78-i-have-to-solve-every-problem
Ep#66 Team Leadership https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/12065378-ep-66-leadership-skills-2-team-leadership
Ep#67 Change How You Lead https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/12065382-ep-67-leadership-skills-3-3-top-tips-that-will-change-how-you-lead
Ep#81 Performative Productivity https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/12891737-ep-81-how-performative-productivity-slows-you-down
10x is Easier than 2x, Dan Sullivan https://www.amazon.com/10x-Easier-Than-World-Class-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B0BGK74SR5/
Big Potential, Shawn Achor https://www.amazon.com/Big-Potential-Transforming-Achievement-Well-Being/dp/1524761532
Atomic Habits, James Clear https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-James-Clear-audiobook/dp/B07J1PMF1H
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety, Timothy R Clark https://www.amazon.com/Stages-Psychological-Safety-Inclusion-Innovation/dp/1523087684

S020 Cait Donovan on ACEs, burnout prevention and recovery

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Cait Donovan has just written a paper on ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and burnout, so we talk here about that and her extensive experience as a Burnout Coach. Cait also shares her methods of burnout recovery - what she sees working, what she doesn't and how she views burnout recovery from both a medical and Chinese medicine perspective.

Show Notes:
www.caitdonovan.com
www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com
www.instagram.com/caitdonovanspeaks
www.linkedin.com/in/caitdonovanspeaks

Ep#82 The Anxious Leader

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Anxiety is the main axis around which all the other symptoms of burnout revolve and it's especially so for leaders, whose distress might be amplified by the distress of the people they lead.

Many of us are promoted into leadership without much training, and rarely do we receive instruction on how to lead high-performing teams. So it's likely that however we worked prior to leadership is how we fundamentally still work, but with added responsibility and anxiety.

The question we can ask ourselves then is not HOW we want to lead but WHO we want to be, as leaders.

So today, I'm addressing the stigma of leadership anxiety, how to relate to it and how to manage it.

Show Notes
Ep#1 to #3 Burnout recovery
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/9458245-ep-1-burnout-101-what-exactly-is-burnout
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/9458714-ep-2-what-type-of-person-gets-burnout-and-why
https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/9458729-ep-3-what-to-do-if-you-re-in-burnout-and-want-your-mojo-back
Ep#4 Anxiety https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/9459162-ep-4-how-to-manage-anxiety-at-work
Ep#5 Overwhelm and Overwork https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/9459179-ep-5-how-to-fix-overwork-and-overwhelm
Ep#36 Championing Yourself https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10780250-ep-36-championing-yourself
Ep#78 I have to Solve Every Problem https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/12754182-ep-78-i-have-to-solve-every-problem
Ep#80 Taming Your Inner Critic https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/12863246-ep-80-top-5-tips-to-tame-your-inner-critic

Ep#81 How performative productivity slows you down

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Performative productivity sound good. Doesn't it?

But in burnout, it isn't. It's looking like you're being productive, without actually delivering the deep value that's expected of you. It's looking busy, but feeling jaded and cynical.

Here we will explore the signs of performative productivity and why you might be working this way.

Then we'll look at alternatives that will empower you and your team to become more successful, engaged and mutually supportive, so that you can deliver top class results with less effort, less friction and more fun.

I also include the traits I hire for, as an inclusive and people-centred leader. This has been so successful for me, I teach all my clients how to open up their leadership skills-base in the same way. Warning: Can increase career prospects.

Show Notes:
Creativity Inc, Ed Catmull https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0812993012
Good to Great, Jim Collins https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996
Brene Brown https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-armored-versus-daring-leadership-part-1-of-2/
https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-armored-versus-daring-leadership-part-2-of-2/

Ep#80 Top 5 tips to tame your Inner Critic

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Our anguish in burnout tends to be magnified enormously by a merciless inner critic, that chips away at our self-esteem, morale and motivation all day long.

But you don't need to put up with THAT kind of friend!

When you turn down the firehose of self-criticism, you can create enough space to begin the work of burnout recovery and get a whole lot of energy and enthusiasm back.

In this episode I talk about WHY we have an inner critic and HOW to work skillfully with it, so it doesn't keep you beaten down in burnout.

Show Notes:
Championing Yourself Ep36 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-36-championing-yourself/id1594461016?i=1000566705157
Feeling Discouraged Ep 37 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-37-feeling-discouraged/id1594461016?i=1000567548250
Creating Safety Ep 38 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-38-creating-safety/id1594461016?i=1000568374555
Untethered Soul by Michael Singer https://www.amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379/
Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer https://www.amazon.com/Surrender-Experiment-Journey-Lifes-Perfection/dp/080414110X

Ep#79 Don't let dissociation keep you in burnout

Thu, 25 May 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Many of us dissociate when confronted with overwhelming uncomfortable emotions. It's a habit we pick up as children, that we could easily drop as adults, when we have greater emotional resilience. Yet we don't. Particularly in burnout. We can employ dissociation to withdraw further and further from a reality that has become increasingly painful.

Here we explore the mechanism of dissociation and some techniques to work skillfully to reduce it, since the price we pay for dissociation is not being present to our human experience and to the important people in our lives.

Show Notes
Ep#32 Shame https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10540254-ep-32-5-steps-to-manage-shame
Ep#38 Creating Safety https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10799771-ep-38-creating-safety

S019 Duncan So - helping workplaces recover from burnout

Tue, 23 May 2023 16:00:00 +1000

In this episode I chew the fat on burnout recovery with renowned expert Duncan So. We share the view that burnout is a wake-up call - the body's catalyst to a magical transition into your next level of power and success.

Duncan is an engineer turned burnout recovery expert. He reveals profound insights into burnout at a societal, organisational and personal level.

Duncan delivers clinical burnout retreat experiences to leaders and is based in Toronto, Canada. He is also a Master Practitioner of NLP, MER, and Clinical Hypnotherapy and works with psychedelics in burnout recovery.

Duncan is a committed change maker and social entrepreneur and very involved in how HR teams can navigate the burnout epidemic. See Duncan's free HR playbook below.

Show Notes:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanso
https://www.burnoutrecoveryaccelerator.com
https://www.transcendthehustle.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/burnoutrecoveryaccelerator

HR burnout recovery playbook: https://www.burnoutrecoverychallenge.com/webinar-digest2023

Ep#78 I have to solve every problem

Thu, 18 May 2023 19:00:00 +1000

When we're in burnout we might be trying to solve every problem - our own and other people's - often to save face and maintain status. The price we pay though might be exhaustion, overwork and resentment.

So, can we recover from burnout and be the saviour of the universe at the same time? Probably not.
Do we need to?
Probably not.

Listen to these tips on letting go of trying to solve EVERY problem for everyone. This is the key to stronger leadership, higher performance and deeper reward at work, whether you are an employee or the boss. Leadership has a multiplying effect through mentoring - developing others' skills, not simply your own. The soft skills you hone when you rise to this challenge will always accelerate your own career growth.

Show Notes:
This is Marketing, Seth Godin https://www.amazon.com/This-Marketing-Seth-Godin/dp/0525540830
Essentialism, Greg McKeown https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown/dp/0753558696
Ep#22 People-Pleasing https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/10025670-ep-22-the-trouble-with-people-pleasing

S018 Sally Clarke on thriving after burnout

Tue, 16 May 2023 10:00:00 +1000

Sally Clarke and I discuss burnout - how people get it and what to do about it.

Sally is Co-Director at Human Leaders, a movement of leaders making work a place where humans thrive. Yay! She's also an author, coach, speaker, burnout researcher and co-host of the 'We are Human Leaders' podcast. Sally's latest book ‘Relight Your Spark’ guides individuals on how to heal and evolve after burnout.

Sally Clarke https://www.salcla.com
Human Leaders https://www.wearehumanleaders.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyclarkeevolve
Podcast https://www.wearehumanleaders.com/podcast
How self-compassionate are you? https://bit.ly/3VDAy4V

Ep#77 Confidence to surpass your previous best

Thu, 11 May 2023 19:00:00 +1000

When we hold ourselves back from growing, it can simply be because we're judging and criticising ourselves, or we fear judgment and rejection from others. In short, we're worried we're going to look dumb and feel bad.

Learn 3 top tips for overcoming your squeamishness about surpassing what you have achieved so far. Help yourself learn new things, stay the distance and celebrate what you are REALLY capable of.

Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less Greg McKeown

S017 Robin Keesler on rekindling robust mental health

Mon, 08 May 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Robin Keesler switched from working as a critical care flight paramedic in Alaska to coaching. Here she talks candidly about the challenges of working in the medical field and the toll it took on her mental and emotional wellbeing.

Robin took time out to learn how to restore her own vitality, wellbeing and enjoyment of life and now teaches and coaches entrepreneurs how to thrive.

Connect with Robin at:
robinkeesler.com - Coaching practice
shadowsideleadershipsummit.com - Mental Health Summit May 2023

Ep#76 Confidence and self-esteem

Thu, 04 May 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Two top tips to boost confidence or self-esteem. Which comes first? Find out as we look at what happens in lack of confidence and what happens in low self-esteem. You will discover how to replenish both, whether you are in burnout or not, and go on to create the results you want in life and at work.

Bonus: This also improves relationships!

Listen also to:
Ep#23 Work performance and imposter syndrome
Ep#28 How to give and receive a compliment
Ep#38 Creating Safety

Ep#75 Confidence with People

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Develop natural confidence around people - try these exercises to boost your confidence with people and feel less at the mercy of others' opinions.

One of the most devastating aspects of any burnout experience is lack of confidence around people - where we fear judgment, withdraw and isolate, then feel left out and even more at risk of failure.

Luckily, social insecurity is as amenable to change as any other misery of burnout.

Learn how to tell if your social confidence is affected by burnout and how to create an internal supply of confidence, without asking anything of others. This is how you can join back in at work and feel supported.

Ep#74 How confidence, clarity and efficiency work together

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Is your work dying a slow and painful death because you 've lost self-confidence?

In burnout and business-building, confidence is a key asset, without which morale flops and decisions become torture.

Don't do that to yourself! Self-confidence is just a skill and it can be boosted quite simply with coaching.

Try this one powerful exercise to boost your confidence and move forward with decisive clarity and efficiency.

What could you achieve in life, and what would your days look like, if you radiated a calm and easy self-confidence? If you stopped worrying so much about making a mistake?

How do you think you'd feel if you were so confident that solutions flowed like water? I coach people until clarity and efficiency take the place of doubt, confusion, rage, despair and inaction.

Ep#73 Creating a safe path to burnout recovery

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +1000

Burnout recovery depends first on creating a sense of safety. You'll find it hard to recover without one. This is why sometimes organisational support for employees falls short. So-called 'wellbeing' programs. Taking a holiday, playing table football, eating a better diet are all unlikely to cure burnout, because they don't fix the root cause of the problem.

The coaching tools I teach can be used to create spectacular results in life, but safety comes first. You first need to create a safe path out of exhaustion, anxiety, frustration and despair and rebuild your capacity for change. Then, clear the runway!

Here I share the steps to create that safety, resilience and wellbeing that are the prerequisites for lasting burnout recovery and career growth.

S016 Dr Laura Jurgens on somatics, sex and relationships

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +1000

Warning: Contains adult discussion of erotic energy, sexuality and relationships.

An interview with Dr Laura Jurgens, a somatics, sex, relationship and embodiment coach. Laura specializes in helping people have joyful and fulfilling relationships with their erotic selves and their partners.

Laura talks here about the relationship between burnout and shutting down our body's energy and emotions. In burnout, we dissociate from the pain we feel by compartmentalising and withdrawing consciousness from the painful parts of ourselves. This happens on top of societal conditioning, guilt and shame about sex, erotic energy and our bodies.

Healing takes place when we reclaim our whole selves, re-connect to our life force and pleasure, and become accomplished at connecting in a mutually respectful and nourishing way with others.

Show Notes:
Find Laura at: laurajurgens.com
instagram.com/laura.jurgens.coach
facebook.com/laurajurgenscoaching
Quick Start Guide to Mid-Life Sexual Reinvention and Erotic Embodiment https://bit.ly/3Mkn37G

S015 Burnout, optimism and entrepreneurship with Matt Drinkhahn

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +1000

Matt Drinkhahn had a few tough breaks in his life. I guess we all did? But it's always great to hear from a man who got things back into shape and found a new sustainable model for life.

Matt talks about:
Burning out at 34 years old, working 110 hour weeks;
The hidden cost when your work "damages every relationship";
Finding balance after a showstopping life event;
Corporate entrepreneurship & coaching;
Cell phone jail;
Practising curiosity;

https://www.eternaloptimistpodcast.com
https://www.instagram.com/coach_drink
https://www.instagram.com/eternaloptimistpodcast
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattdrinkhahn

Ep#72 How to Do Work You Love after Burnout

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Burnout recovery is available - don't let burnout be the final chapter in your work life.

Once you recover from burnout, you'll get your mojo back - your passion - and you will direct that to whichever work rewards you.

You might find new ways to get a kick out of your current role or you may move on, but at least you will choose a path that fulfils you, that you can pour your newfound enthusiasm into.

Find out how to create and sustain work you love here.

Ep#71 Healing the Emptiness Inside

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +1100

As burnout progresses, you might feel more and more empty inside as you progressively shut down the painful parts inside of you, until there's not much left functioning. If so, no wonder you're feeling overwhelmed, exhausted and isolated.

Listen here to understand how we fall into the black hole of emptiness in burnout and discover the antidote. I talk about how to relate with your merciless inner critic in a way that defuses the pain and makes room for a fuller, richer experience of life.

If you forgot who you are and what you like doing, this one's for you.

Ask yourself the 3 vital questions if you feel empty.
Try one simple yet profound exercise that will help.

As always, I will say that burnout is temporary and fixable, and you CAN have your mojo back. A deeper sense of connection is waiting for you.

S014 No BS Business with Corinne Crabtree

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +1100

Corinne Crabtree, host of the 'Losing 100lbs with Corinne' podcast with 50m downloads, talks to us about her business development over 15 years as a weight loss coach and entrepreneur, taking her this year to $21m and a place on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Businesses of 2022.

Corrine's new course is the No BS Business Women’s Membership, but all you fellas out there, Corinne has some tips for you too.

Learn the biggest personal asset you need to grow a business; how to out-earn your past self; balancing business growth and family; self-coaching to success.

Find Corinne here:
https://www.facebook.com/NoBSBusinessWomen (Business growth)
https://www.phit-n-phat.com/bootcamp-2023 (Business Bootcamp June 2023)
https://www.facebook.com/losing100podcast (Weight loss)
https://www.nobsfreecourse.com (Weight loss course)
http://theweightlossuniversity.com (Coaches)
https://www.instagram.com/corinne_crabtree (Instagram)

Ep#70 How to stop other people hurting your feelings

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Imagine if you could be
in ANY situation,
with ANY person,
having ANY conversation...

WITHOUT taking it personally and being reactive or defensive;
WITHOUT feeling angry, resentful, disrespected, insulted,
misunderstood, blamed, judged, guilty, hurt.... and all the rest!

ACTUALLY YOU CAN!
Because your responses are your own. You make them.
Listen to this episode to find out how to remain calm and unruffled, without worrying about what anyone else says or does.

Show Notes:
Other People's Opinions https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/9627749-ep-13-other-people-s-opinions
How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 seconds https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/12246874-s013-doug-noll-how-to-calm-an-angry-person-in-less-than-90-seconds

Ep#69 Your Worth versus Value

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Self-worth is always 100%, even if you tell yourself otherwise. You temporary burnout-driven behaviors can't dent it.

Value, on the other hand, is externally assigned. It's how other people assess you according to their own beliefs.

Let's see what YOU think about your own WORTH, because what you think can be changed. When you upgrade your thoughts to find yourself more worthy, it becomes easier to care for yourself and nurture yourself out of burnout. You will also perform better. That's protecting the asset!

S013 Doug Noll - How to calm an angry person in less than 90 seconds

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +1100

Award-winning lawyer turned mediator Doug Noll lets us in on his secret to calming an angry person, never arguing with your family or partner, reducing the released prisoner re-offending rate to zero and the qualities a great team leader must have.

See more on Doug Noll here

Ep#68 Leadership skills #4 - Managing Change with Ease

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Let's talk about managing change, since we've moved from the Covid upheaval to staring down the barrel of a recession. Great leaders in these times are people who thrive on change and can lead fearful teams with vision and courage. You can be that person!

The cornerstone of managing change as a team leader is managing fear. It's being the rock who carries the vision for the future, maintains confidence that it can be achieved and is determined to steer a course through uncertainty and setbacks to get there.

In this episode, learn how to make the most of adversity and team dynamics by demonstrating good old-fashioned values - trust, respect, honesty and openness.

Learn how to safeguard your team and help them rise above each new challenge, teasing out their best work.

Ep#67 Leadership skills #3 - 3 top tips that will change how you lead

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +1100

3 top tips for self-realization in leadership: If you have risen to leadership without formal management or leadership training, chances are you've had a successful career as a high-performing individual expert and have been promoted on the strength of that.

There are some leadership skills it will be hard to manage without, if you want to keep your career on an upwards trajectory.

You will learn:

How to lead without overwork
How to create the reward you used to have on the frontline as an expert
How to reach for creative high-level strategic solutions

Show Notes:
Essentialism, Greg McKeown

Ep#66 Leadership skills #2 - Team Leadership

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Team Leadership is part 2 of the Leadership skills 101 series for the technical person.

You will learn my top tips in the 5 main areas of team leadership:
Trust; Building a Team; Inspiring on a common goal; Developing talent; and Accountability.

If your leadership is impersonal, focussed more on financial or technical success than empowering your team - you're leaving a lot of money on the table - this episode is for you.

You CAN develop the skills of a high-acheiving leader that will propel you up the ladder for the rest of your leadership career.

Ep#65 Leadership skills #1 - Top 4 Executive Skills

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +1100

I help men emerge from burnout, which I love to do. Seeing a man get back on his feet, return to the helm of his life and enjoy work, people and life is delightful. Watching his career blossom again- it's magic. Hearing the quality of his relationships deepen - excellent!

But it doesn't stop there. The high-achieving men who come to me are natural born leaders, but they're often held back by hidden forces within themselves.

Leadership skills are just skills. Anyone can learn them. I teach them, as most men I work with have risen through the ranks as a top-flight professional working hands-on in their area of expertise - physicians, accountants, lawyers, financiers, business consultants, academics business owners, sales executives and so on.

These people may be in management positions, but they have often not been taught how to transition to a leadership that fully reflects their many talents.

So this episode is the first of 4 on developing all the foundation leadership skills to fast-track your leadership career journey.

Ep#64 Goals #5 Success Story - Sam the family man

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +1100

Goal Success Story #2, as told by my client Sam in this interview. Sam emerged from burnout and rebuilt his work self in a way that inspired him to set and achieve big career goals and more importantly to do this calmly, with optimism, confidence and positivity. Sam's other goal was caring for his family - his wife, son and new baby.

Hear Sam talk about how he did it.

Ep#63 Goals #4 Success Story - Pejman triples his business

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Goal Success Story #1, as told by my client Pejman in this interview. Pejman emerged from burnout and rebuilt his work self in a way that inspired him to achieve business goals that he'd set 3 years ago. He tripled his business revenue and that was just the start.

Hear Pejman talk about how he did it.

Ep#62 Goals #3 Failing gracefully

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +1100

4 top tips to manage fails when you're working on goals.

Goals can be a great adventure, but so often we set them up in a punishing way and find them hard to enjoy. The worst part is often embracing the inevitable fails and managing our reluctance to take action in the face of potential failure.

Here we will explore the best way to tackle fear of failure, doubt, confusion, frustration and other showstopping emotions that can block our way to achieiving any goal.

Complete your own Goal Failure Protocol worksheet, to decide ahead of time how you will handle "fails" (with grace) on the way to your goal.

Resource
Goal Failure Protocol - download worksheet

Ep#61 Goals #2 Motivation versus instant gratification

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Top 2 tips to get you started taking action on your goal without giving in to endless distractions, fear, doubt and procrastination.

My best tips for starting (or resuming) work on a goal with clear intention, high motivation and sufficient self-support to keep going.

You will achieve any goal with persistence. Listen here to help you develop that persistence through kindness, not threat.

Ep#60 Goals #1 Start your goal off the easy way

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Goals challenge us, but they don't have to be a dreaded slog, filled with procrastinationa and remorse. Make it easy on yourself using the tips in this episode.

Connecting a goal with meaning and purpose will give your goal the best chance of survival! As you set the goal, explore WHY it's important to you and who you will become on the achieving of it. Where, on life's journey, will it take you?

Above all, don't set a goal because you 'should'., e.g. I should do more yoga, meditate or lose weight. Those goals, as you know from past experience, are hard to pull off. They are fuelled by shame, guilt and inadequacy - a negative emotion.

Instead choose a goal that will delight you, both in the actions you take towards it and how you think about yourself as you progress. Love yourself into success.

S012 Liam Caswell High Performance Nursing

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +1100

Liam Caswell is a former Nurse Unit Manager and highly qualifed career coach for nurses. His mission is to create a psychologically safe working environment for nurses to thrive within their careers. This is an aim I'm very much aligned with - I believe our health care workers in general do an incredible job under often very stressful, demanding and sometimes unsupportive conditions.

If you're a nurse looking to uplevel your career, you can reach Liam via
Liam Caswell Coaching
High Performance Nursing podcast
Instagram
How to build your healthcare career Facebook Group

If, on the other hand, you're a nurse in burnout, come and talk to me here

S011 Dr Hannah Royster on medical training

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +1100

An interview with Dr Hannah Royster, who trained as a doctor in Australia and has just released her book "In Turn" - a fictionalised memoir of her hospital internship.

Hannah battled deafness, epilepsy and brain cancer in childhood, missing substantial schooling, but miraculously went on to graduate medical school. She tells the story in this episode of her challenging medical training, internship and burnout.

Show Notes:
Audio/book: "In Turn" by Hannah Royster
Instagram: @h.g.royster
Facebook: @hannahgrace.royster
Web: hgroyster.com

Ep#59 The Goodness Within

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +1100

It's my contention that - no matter how deep in burnout you may be - you are a glorious human being. Your current suffering is more superficial than intrinsic.

So let's explore and excavate that inner goodness. It will relieve your suffering to re-connect first with yourself and then others.

Ep#58 Opening to Better Things

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Here are 5 reasons you might baulk when someone makes you a wonderful offer to create a better life. I show you how to overcome your own objections, if the offer's something you actually do want.

92% of New Year's Resolutions end up in the weeds. Learn how to put yourself in the 8% that make theirs happen.

Our brains are biased against new ideas, but if you understand where your reservations are coming from, you CAN create the change you seek.

As we come on to the New Year, you can use this understanding to empower better choices for the coming year, and to stick to those choices.

Ep#57 Uncertainty and Anxiety

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Faced with uncertainty, many of us feel anxious and try to avoid whatever's happening by burying our heads in addictive behaviors like snacking, drinking, gaming or doom-scrolling.

Since life is fundamentally always uncertain, and since our anxiety is a very poor predictor of what happens next, we can instead develop a softer relationship with uncertainty and become curious. We can save ourselves a lot of suffering, by opening to life as it is.
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Show notes:
Comfortable with Uncertainty, Pema Chodron

Ep#56 Victimhood versus Authority

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Many of us don't feel safe in burnout and see ourselves as victims of an unfair system. We grasp for control, seeking the safety we lack.
That's not working, eh?

Even if the system IS treacherous, trying to reform it can be fruitless and leave us feeling even more helpless and resentful.

No problem! If this sounds like your situation, you have MUCH more control over your own experience than you think. Don't wait for the system, find out how to return to genuine power and authority over your life.

A sense of safety is essential for sustainable burnout recovery, but the good news is that safety will come from inside you. I will teach you this critical skill.

“Safety is not the absence of threat.
It is the presence of connection.” Gabor Maté

Show notes:
Ep#38 Creating Safety and Trust
Ep#6 Stop feeling out of control
Ep#22 The trouble with People-pleasing
Judge Your Neighbour Worksheet, Byron Katie

Ep#55 Dex and the Deathly Hallows

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Exploring burnout, trauma and Type A behavior to discover the connection between childhood experiences and later susceptibility to burnout.

And sharing some of my own journey and study on trauma.

Show Notes
Type A personality theory
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, Peter A Levine
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture, Gabor Mate

Ep#54 Recession Proof your Career

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Are you in daily stress, overwork, frustration and exhaustion? That's not good.
If we're heading for recession, you need to be in better shape!

Let's create a really robust YOU at work, right now.

Don't wait for the crash, that won't be fun!
Start Burnout Recovery Now

Because if a recession is your chance to stand out, you need at least to be standing up and being counted when it arrives. This coaching program will more than get you there.

With coaching, you CAN lead the charge and be really intentional with your career development and business leadership.

Show Notes
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't , Jim Collins

Ep#53 What Becomes Possible

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +1100

If you're ready for big change in your life but somehow you're holding yourself back, here's how to release yourself in to what is truly possible for you.

It starts with letting go of your limited view of yourself, what you have achieved so far and (by extension) what you think you reasonably might achieve in the future.

No big leap forward was ever made by iteration.
Reinvention is the game, and shedding your old skin is the cost of entry.

Are you ready?

Special 010: Andrew Lustig ND, humanitarian aid in Ukraine

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Andrew Lustig ND left being CEO of a media corporation in NYC to found Global Outreach Doctors, sending teams to offer humanitarian medical support on the frontline in Ukraine, and other humanitarian crises across the world.

Hear Andrew's journey, what took him on this courageous new life course and his experiences in disaster zones over the years.

Andrew talks about life and what matters to him, as well as his experience of burnout.

Please support Andrew's work supplying medical aid in Ukraine and other world humanitarian crises by charitable donatation at:
Global Outreach Doctors
Andrew Lustig

Ep#52 Quiet Quitting

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Quiet Quitting - turning up for one's job and doing the bare minimum - what do you think ? I've been hearing many opinions that strike me as unsympathetic, so here I choose to redress the balance.

If you're burnt out and quiet quitting, that seems like a rational response, but it's unlikely to help you feel better. I believe resolving burnout itself gives you much broader and more powerful options.

So, listen for tips on resolving Quiet Quitting as an individual or as a leader.

Show Notes:
Good to Great, Jim Collins
Creativity Inc, Ed Catmull & Amy Wallace
Big Potential, Shawn Achor
What’s Happening at Work, Part 2 of 2, Brene Brown, Adam Grant & Simon Sinek

Ep#51 When Things Fall Apart

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +1100

It's that moment when fear blows up in our faces and suddenly we CAN'T hold it together any more. Things stop working and we're left alone with our feelings.

Life is trying to tell us something. In my case, that there is deeper post-burnout growth available, there's more truth to face. It's another layer of the onion and I'm choosing to stay open and present to that. Let the reinvention begin!

Show Notes:
What's Happening at Work Part 1, Brene Brown
Reflections from my summer sabbatical, Brene Brown
When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chodron
Old Path White Clouds, Thich Nhat Hanh

Ep#50 You are not broken

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Burning out is what your brain does to protect you when you've been going too hard for too long and need to slow down. Nothing is fundamentally wrong with you, and you will make a 100% recovery when you learn how.

Listen to real life examples of men experiencing burnout - it's different for each of them.

BUT the recovery toolset works for everyone. With coaching, you will learn all the tools and I will help you apply them to your flavour of burnout to recover your mojo, your success and your enjoyment at workand in the rest of life.

Come talk to me about exiting burnout

Ep#49 Predictably irrational decison-making

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Why do smart people make irrational decisions every day? The answers will surprise you. Humans are a bit quirky in our decison-making. It's more of an art than a science.
In fact, we make decisions based to a large extent on our survival instincts, ego, emotions - ANYTHING but logical anaylsis.
This week I review Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely to deep-dive into how we make decisions. You will be amazed!

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

Ep#48 What's NOT wrong with you

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +1100

Here's Dr James Davies' tweet on his top 9 completely fictitious psych-diagnoses. Oddly, they all relate to burnout, and are difficulties my clients resolve through the Burnout Recovery program.

The suffering inherent in these conditions is immense, and it's no wonder that burnout sufferers buckle under the collective weight of them.

In this episode I give you some tips on how to deal with each of them, using the same methods that work for all my clients. You absolutely CAN recover from burnout and thrive again, at a level beyond anything you think possible.

Come talk to me about exiting burnout

Show Notes:
Dr James Davies' tongue-in-cheek tweet

"My most-used psych-diagnoses* would be:

-Social suffering
-Situational distress
-Sane reaction (to e.g. poverty, abuse, overwork, inequality)
-Complex trauma
-Meaninglessness
-Existential dread (of varying kinds)
-Loneliness
-Unmet needs
-Just-surviving syndrome

*Shame they don't exist."

Ep#45 Trauma
Ep#39 Loneliness
Ep#36 Championing Yourself
Ep#35 Taking your power back

Ep#47 How to fix stubborn problems

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:00:00 +1000

With coaching we can solve any problem. But sometimes we're so used to the old way of reacting to things, or to people we know, that we abandon the solution in favour of what we used to do, that didn't work so well. So here's what to do in that case, to handle stubborn problems.

Ep#46 How to fix problems

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:00:00 +1000

There is a primary coaching and self-coaching tool that you can learn to fix any problem. It's called the model and here's how to use it. Learn how the brain works, what causes us to see 'problems' everywhere, and what to do about it. You can't fix the world, what happens in it, or other people, but you can feel better about it nonetheless.

Self-coaching model The Life Coach School
Fixed vv Growth Mindset Carol Dweck

If you are in burnout, come and talk to me and let's make a plan to fix that.
https://mini.dexrandall.com

Ep#45 Working with trauma

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:00:00 +1000

Most of us have experienced traumatic experiences in our lives, if we use the broader definition of trauma. I'm not talking about PTSD here ("big T" trauma, which requires a different therapeutic approach to resolve), but challenging events we've experienced in the past that pinged our amygdala and left an imprint on our memories, colouring our present-day reactions to similar situations. Often these will have occurred during childhood, before we developed adult capacities to manage our emotions.

If you are in burnout and find yourself in an amygdala response, that takes over how you behave and brings unwelcome results, then it can be useful to resolve those impulses to self-protect, that no longer have real benefit.

Helplines
US lifeline
Lifeline Australia
Complex trauma recovery Australia

Champions
Dr. Devika Bhushan, Acting CA Surgeon General on Bipolar
Are You Bogged Mate? MH support for farmers
Gabor Mate on childhood trauma and addiction
Jonathan Friedman, youth mental health advocate and coach
Sarah Woodhouse, trauma researcher
Nick Ray MH advocate

Books
What Doesn't Kill Us, Stephen Joseph PhD
The Heart of Trauma, Bonnie Badenoch
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body, David R. Hamilton PhD
The Polyvagal Theory, Stephen W. Porges
The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van Der Kolk

Work with me.
If youre in burnout, come and talk to me, let's make a plan to fix it.

Ep#44 Growth versus Fixed mindset

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +1000

How to cultivate a growth mindset, to move away from burnout and create what you want. When you understand the difference between fixed and growth mindset, you can invest more belief in yourself. Becoming unlimited is the secret to letting your brain learn and grow. You can find new ways to BE in the world; to develop curiosity and be inquisitive about how to expand your capacity and intelligence.

See Mindset - Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential by Dr Carol Dweck

Ep#43 Seven ways to create self-confidence

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 21:00:00 +1000

Self-confidence - the feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities and judgement - is something you can boost at any time. One of the quickest ways is to simply focus on your assets not your flaws - something many of us forget to do!

In this episode I give you 7 ways to create self-confidence that you can practise right now.

Special 009: Jonathan Friedman on youth mental health

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 21:00:00 +1000

Jonathan's career with youth mental health counselling set him up for his own venture "The Journal That Talks Back" where young people can access coaching support on-demand.

We talk about the pressures that young people face and how we can best support them.

Find Jonathan at
Web site
TikTok
Instagram

Special 008: Yewande Faloyin on career development

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:00:00 +1000

Meet Yewande, a leadership coach from UK who had a similar career path to me, through software development, consulting, leadership, entrepreneurship... and burnout!

We talk all things burnout and explore her emergence as a leadership coach and what she sees working for her clients. It's so fascinating that leadership is often not taught to professionals and thus growth from an essentially problem-solving technical role can be very challenging.

Find Yewande at https://www.otitoconsulting.com/
and https://www.otitoleadership.com/getvisible

Ep#42 How to succeed with your goal

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Learn the 6 essential steps to realising any goal. Once you have created a goal and set a deadline, here's how to make the most effective progress towards it, no matter how big a mountain it is to climb at the start. Follow this process to become the BEST mountaineer!

Ep#41 Working with people

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Learn why our opinions of others, and what we think others think about us, are so important.

In burnout, we adopt a rather pessimistic view of ourselves, our performance and the people we work with. We often worry excessively - I'm sure you know what I mean! And the more exhausted we become, the worse our people experience get, until finally we withdraw and isolate.

Navigating the world of people, opposing views, frank communication and teamwork is a skill we can practice, to enjoy better results and a lot less stress at work. Along the way we can learn to be a whole lot more compassionate and gentle with ourselves.

Here are my top 3 tips to improve your interractions with other humans.

Show notes:
Big Potential, Shawn Achor (video)
Compassionomics, Stephen Trzeciak, Anthony Mazzarelli
Good to Great, Jim Collins
Radical Candor, Kim Scott (video)
Armoured versus Daring Leadership Part 1 and Part 2, Brene Brown

Special 007: My Story

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Here is a little of what tipped me in to burnout in my career in software development and leadership. It was a long, slow grisly drag that ended quite badly, but it contains some elements that may strike a chord with you. I recovered and I no longer fear burnout, because I learned the skill of resilience and tapped in to my passion in a new and more rewarding way. Everything is a blessing, in the end.

Need help recovering from burnout yourself? Visit https://mini.dexrandall.com

Special 006: Interview with Master Coach TaVona Denise

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +1000

TaVona Denise is a Master Coach peer who has moved from coaching burnout to coaching entrepreneurs. Listen here to her thoughts about Physical Therapist burnout, resilience, launching products and much more.

Find TaVona at https://www.tavonadenise.com/

Ep#40 Time Management

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +1000

How and why we are losing time in burnout.
How to save yourself time, even if you think you can't.
Other tools for saving time and energy.
Being present to your family.

Essentialism Greg McKeown
Ep#05 Overwork
Ep#12 Saying NO
Ep#14 Perfectionism
Ep#21 Setting Boundaries
Ep#22 People-pleasing
Ep#23 Imposter Syndrome
Ep#24 Procrastination

Ep#39 Combating the Loneliness of Burnout

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Why are we lonely?
Loneliness, disconnection and worthiness.
What to do to combat loneliness.
Discover THE key factor in beating burnout

Lissa Rankin TEDx #1 Public Health Issue Doctors
Ep#6 Feeling Out of Control
Ep#9 Power of Connection
Ep#27 Courage to be You
Ep #36 Championing Yourself

Ep#38 Creating Safety

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:00:00 +1000

When our sense of security falls apart.
How loss of safety and trust blows up in burnout.
Generating a sense of wellbeing.
Championing yourself.

Ep#37 Feeling Discouraged

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Why we feel discouraged.
Falling in the pit of inadequacy and imposter syndrome in burnout.
How to encourage yourself back from overwhelm.
Acknowledging where you are already contributing.

Ep#36 Championing Yourself

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Champion yoursef - the antidote to self-criticism.
How we get stuck in needing approval.
BE the approval you wish you could have from others.
Become MORE than your own best friend.

Ep#35 Taking your power back

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Executive reinvention for leaders who must make the impossible happen.
What got us here won't take us there.
Letting go of interpreting what SHOULD be happening.
The Last Word on Power, Tracy Goss.

Special 005: Physician Burnout

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Three physician clients talk about physician burnout, their experiences and recovery.

Ep#34 When your best isn't good enough

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:00:00 +1000

How we stop winning and think we're losing.
Falling into the trap of "I'm not enough".
What's really happening when we 'fail'.
Recovering to create massive success.

Ep#33 I can't do it

Fri, 20 May 2022 09:00:00 +1000

What are we doing, telling ourselves we can't do things?
The cost of 'I can't do it'.
Self-doubt is a pre-fail.
Self-confidence doesn't need to know how we will succeed.

Ep#32 5 steps to manage shame

Fri, 13 May 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Where we get shame from.
How shame differs from guilt.
The redundancy of shame.
5 steps to reduce shame.

Ep#31 The upside of discipline

Fri, 06 May 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Does discipline sound like fun?
How self-discipline is a friend to cultivate.
Where we fall down - discipline compared to the alternatives.
The biggest factor in sticking to discipline.

Ep#30 7 tips to reduce resentment

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +1000

The connection between resentment and envy
Why we resent people and can't stop
How resentment stops us feeling joy
7 tips to reduce resentment

Special 004: Chris Hood interview - Google’s Head of Business Innovation and Strategy

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +1000

Chris Hood, Google’s Head of Business Innovation and Strategy and host of 'That Digital Show' podcast, talks about Google's team culture and burnout.

Ep#29 Thinking Faster

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +1000

The breakthrough from coaching on problems to coaching on goals.
Why we don't always take action on a new goal.
How thinking faster helps you reach your goals.
How to think faster.

Ep#28 How to give and receive a compliment

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1000

What to do if compliments make you uncomfortable.
How our brains interpret the words of others.
Practising the skill of compliments.
Becoming an intentional supporter of yourself and others.

Ep#27 The courage to be you

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +1100

How to be who you are and deal with your fear of rejection.
How we fail ourselves by settling for less of who we are.
How to return to authenticity and the peace and joy that creates.
Being present as we are without finding fault.

Ep#26 Helpless rage

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +1100

The kind of rage we get in burnout
Why we get it
Self-protection and helplessness
Watch rage disappear as you recover from burnout

Ep#25 What's Your Why?

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +1100

How great leaders inspire us with their WHY.
Why we make decisions from feelings.
What WHY will get you out of burnout?
I share my WHY for the work I do.

Simon Sinek https://bit.ly/3tlM7zO.
Viktor Frankl https://amzn.to/3C2L4Zt.

Special 003: Dr Faryal Michaud Interview - life and death physician/coach

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +1100

Faryal talks about the preciousness of life and living an intentional life.
See www.drfaryal.com

Ep#24 The 4 steps to overcome procrastination

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +1100

How to manage time better, even when you think you're a pro.
Burnout and procrastination.
4 steps to overcome procrastination.
Improve your actual work results.

Ep#23 Work performance and imposter syndrome

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +1100

Why we're never satisfied with our own performance.
Fear of letting people down.
Self-criticism does NOT improve performance.
Taming our inner critic.

Ep#22 The trouble with People-pleasing

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +1100

How people-pleasing worsens burnout.
What's actually happening in people-pleasing.
The awful cost of seeking approval this way.
Rebuilding relationsips.

Ep#21 How to set effective boundaries

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +1100

Boundary setting is hard if you do it the 'old' way - getting upset and letting your quarry know (in no uncertain terms) that what they do is wrong. This does not work, because battle lines are set, which puts your adversary on the defensive and they may well react by repeating the very behaviour you seek to prevent.

Luckily, there is a 'new', better way, that makes it more attractive for the other person to respect your boundary. It acknowledges that it's the other person's decision to comply, but shows them the upside. It makes it a win-win.

Ep#20 When your man is in burnout

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +1100

If a man in your life is in burnout and you'd like him to get coached, here are my tips on how to invite him to coaching and how that can work between you. And thank you for referring any man in burnout to me!

Ep#19 Top 10 tips to manage chronic stress and fight or flight

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +1100

If you have chronic stress and are constantly in fight-or-flight, you're crippling your body's ability to sleep, heal, digest food and restore itself.

Today I talk about why being in chronic fight-or-flight is a problem and give you my top 10 tips to overcome this.

Ep#18 Making high quality decisions

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +1100

- Why we find it hard to make decisions.
- Why you're making decisions the wrong way.
- How to make them the right way and not look back.
- How to deliver on your decision to make it work.

Special 002: Dr Melissa - when your man gets coached

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +1100

Listen in as I interview Dr Melissa about her experience of her physician husband taking the Burnout to Leadership coaching program.

https://www.melissaparsonscoaching.com/

Ep#17 4 essential tips to overcoming obstacles to your goal

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +1100

I bet you've made many attempts at goals that have never really got off the ground, or fizzled at the first fail?

Were there difficult moments that put you off trying? After all, by definition your goal will be to achieve something you've never done before.

The only failure is giving up. So any goal will be easier to attain once you train yourself in the skill of not to giving up.

Listen here for strategies to overcome any hurdle, maintain consistency and feel pleased with yourself for sticking at it!

Special 001: Dr Jon's experience of coaching

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +1100

Talking with my client Jon, a senior physician at an academic hospital, about his Burnout to Leadership coaching experience. We discuss Covid and the reality of physician burnout, his reluctance to reach out for coaching, impatience for results and some of his discoveries on the journey, like learning to give himself grace and finding joy in leadership and mentoring.

Ep#16 Why most goals fail and 6 things you must do to succeed with yours

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +1100

- Why 92% of NY resolutions fail.
- How to set your goal up for success.
- Creating a compelling reason to succeed.
- 6 things you must do to achieve your goal.

Refs
Goal worksheet, Burnout Coach

Ep#15 How to overcome resistance and create real change in your life

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +1100

- Why we dont change.
- How to change and become a new you.
- Meditation, being in flow and facilitating change.
- Creativity and creating a new life after burnout.

Ep#14 Better than Perfectionism

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +1100

- What we think perfectionism does for us.
- What it really does for us.
- How perfectionism is career-limiting.
- How to reduce perfectionism.

Refs:
Perfectionism worksheet, Burnout Coach
Essentialism, Greg McKeown
Big Potential, Shawn Achor
Daring Greatly, Dare to Lead and The Power of Vulnerability TED talk, Brene Brown

Ep#13 Other people's opinions

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +1100

How to feel better if your feelings are hurt by what people are saying

- Why it's never about you, no matter how it sounds.
- How to avoid starting a war.
- Why being more you works better than rising to the bait.
- What to do if you're feeling critical yourself.

Ep#12 The paradigm shift to effective leadership - saying NO

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +1100

If you're overworked, here's one way to eliminate things you shouldn't be doing.

- Why we don't say No.
- The paradigm shift to leadership.
- Why we need to say No.
- How to say No.

Ref: Essentialism the disciplined pursuit of less by Greg McKeown

Ep#11 Mastering the Pleasure and Pain of human life

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +1100

- How and why our emotions are causing us problems.
- The shame of not being happy.
- Addiction as emotional escape.
- Regulating emotions and creating more joy.

Ep#10 How to feel more love, less fear

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +1100

- You still have the same amount of love and fear available as you've always had.
- How love and fear motivate us.
- The virtue cycle of love and the negative cycle of fear.
- Tips on feeling more love.
- Why loving yourself is indispensible.

Link
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-athletes-way/202001/the-neuroscience-seeking-pleasure-and-avoiding-pain Christopher Bergland

Ep#9 Harnessing the power of connection

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +1100

- Why going it alone in burnout doesn't work.
- How to tap in to generosity and crowdsource ever more success.
- Developing your Big Potential via leadership and teamwork.
- The many upsides of connection-building in your career.

Refs
Ep#6 Feeling Out of Control.
The Heart of Trauma, Bonnie Badenoch.
The Polyvagal Theory, Dr Stephen Porges.
Big Potential, Shawn Achor.
Good to Great, Jim Collins.

Ep#8 How to be the best student to supercharge your burnout recovery

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +1100

What you will learn:

How to set yourself up for recovery from burnout.
Why not everyone does that.
The attributes of people who recover.
Ten tips on becoming the person who leaves burnout behind.

Ep#7 Top 4 tips to reduce frustration

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +1100

What you will learn:

The trap of frustration.
The link between frustration and helplessness.
4 tips to reduce frustration.

Ep#6: Stop feeling out of control, find the antidote inside of you

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +1100

What you will learn:

Why so many of us feel out of control.
Lacking a sense of approval and belonging.
How self-criticism contributes to burnout.
The part self-trust plays in regaining a sense of wellbeing

Ep#5: How to fix overwork and overwhelm

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +1100

What you will learn:

What IS overwork?
What overwork is not.
Why do we experience it?
How to tackle overwork.

Ep#4: How to manage anxiety at work

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +1100

What you will learn:

Why we get anxious at work.
How anxiety spirals if we don't fix it.
Anxiety and your health.
How to manage anxiety at work.

Ep #3: What to do if you're in burnout and want your mojo back

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +1100

What you will learn:

The structure of burnout.
Why you haven't fixed it yourself.
Burnout and neuroplasticity.
Why we don't seek help.
How to get help and quickly start to feel better.
Getting your mojo back.

Ep #2: What type of person gets burnout and why?

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +1000

What you will learn:

What external factors (e.g. work environment) prompt burnout.
What kind of people experience burnout.
How you get in to burnout.
How World Health Organization classifies burnout.
What burnout looks like.

Ep #1: Burnout 101 - What exactly is burnout?

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +1000

Burnout 101.

What you will learn:

What burnout is.
How to know if you're in burnout.
How you got here in the first place.
What you can do about it.