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A conversation about why burnout isn't caused by overwork but by the number of identities a person tries to hold at once.

Episode: 145 A conversation about why burnout isn't caused by overwork but by the number of identities a person tries to hold at once. The discussion moves through the stages of recognizing burnout, why balance and juggling don't actually work, and what it takes to prioritize down to what matters. ABOUT THE HOST: Jamie Shanks has built and scaled three agencies over his career and now leads Get Levrg, a company built around offshore talent and systemized leverage. As host of Outsource to Profits, he brings that same operator's lens to conversations about running lean, scalable businesses. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamestshanks/ ABOUT THE GUEST: Kiran Mann is CEO of Brar's, a Canadian food manufacturing and restaurant chain, and Founder of M2M Business Solutions Inc., a consulting and advisory firm. She works with leaders on closing the gap between business success and personal fulfillment. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiranmann23/ EPISODE SUMMARY: Two founders trade stories on burnout. The kind that comes from juggling too many identities at once. Kiran Mann walks through her own reckoning around age 40, the failed attempts at "balance" and "juggling," and…

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Shanks

Guest: Kiran Mann

Topics covered

• burnout
• identity
• work-life balance
• prioritization
• personal fulfillment

Keywords

• burnout
• identities
• balance
• juggling
• prioritization
• personal fulfillment
• business success

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Get Levrg, Brar's, M2M Business Solutions Inc.

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