Burnout

It's summer. And if you're reading this from an office that is half-empty, or a desk that feels quieter than usual, or a calendar that - for the first time since January - actually has some breathing room in it: I want to say something to you directly. You can leave early today. Not because you've finished everything. You haven't. You never will. The to-do list does not end - it just changes shape. Not because someone told you it was okay. Nobody is going to tell you that. B

We often talk about burnout in terms of external forces — crushing workloads, relentless demands, toxic cultures. And yes, those things are very real, as I just explored in my recent article The Cult of Overwork - Burnout as a Badge of Honor. But after 20+ years working closely with leaders, creatives, and high performers in fashion and lifestyle industries, here’s something else I’ve learned: Sometimes, burnout doesn’t just come from what’s being done to us. It comes from w