Beyond Burnout with Barbie Moreno - a podcast by Jessica Sun

What do you do when you are outwardly successful yet dying inside? Listen to a story of reinvention and realization from someone who ignored her health for years on the path to success, and what she has learned about herself.

After 20 years of working in the financial industry for one of the largest banks in the world, being in the top 1% of producers, Barbie was one of the few females to achieve this elite status. Yet her success didn't lead to happiness; instead, she was totally burnt out and her health was deteriorating. She has since discovered the tools that are essential to success in life and in business, and re-invented the way she views herself and her life.

Quotes to remember: 

“I don’t need them to give me kudos; I can find my own kudos.” 

“I’m not going to give energy to people who don’t truly value me.” 

Takeaways:

• Many people keep trying to prove themselves to the world
• Success doesn’t matter if you don’t take care of your health or pay attention to your friends who are trying to help
• Little things will help you as you transition to becoming more mindful
• Our culture identifies us based on our work and accomplishments
• If you can’t sit with yourself, you probably aren’t happy with yourself
• True self-care is giving yourself space
• It feels good to need and want less
• We often ignore or deny the truth when confronted with it

What you’ll learn:

• How Barbie redefined success after burning out completely and taking a year off work after being anxious and depressed for so long, despite outward success
• Why she ignored her health until she hit burnout
• Things she did to practice mindfulness and wasn’t quite ready to meditate yet
• How her relationships with her family and coworkers changed when she stopped working
• Other ways to identify yourself that aren’t based on your achievements and productivity
• How to know if you’re on the edge of burnout, and how to know that you’re growing from it
• Overcoming materialism and the never-ending desire for more
• How she views failure now that she doesn’t believe in it
• Learning to respond versus react to a situation
• How to reconnect with intuition and gut instinct, and trusting yourself

Mentioned on the podcast: 

• The Presence Process - Michael Brown

Links:

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