Burnout, Time Pressure, and the Hidden Lifestyle Cost
Part One – Segment 3 Burnout, Time Pressure, and the Hidden Lifestyle Cost Let’s talk about something that almost every self-employed person experiences at some point—but very few talk about openly. Burnout. Burnout doesn’t usually arrive all at once. It creeps in slowly. Quietly. Almost politely at first. You don’t wake up one day completely exhausted and broken. Instead, it shows up in small ways that are easy to ignore. Most self-employed people brush this off. They tell themselves they’re just going through a busy season. They convince themselves it will pass once things slow down. The problem is— things rarely slow down on their own. Time: Your Most Valuable and Most Abused Resource When you are self-employed, time becomes your most valuable—and most abused—resource. You trade time for money. That’s the deal. And in the beginning, that trade feels fair. But over time, the demands increase. Clients want faster responses. Projects take longer than exp...