About this episode

The episode discusses the draining effects of the self-improvement chase and emphasizes building from a place of wholeness.

What if the chase to become a better version of yourself is the very thing draining you?   In this episode of The MetaBusiness Millennial, I sit down with author, executive, and Corluma founder Barbara Burgess — whose first book, Enough: Finding Peace in a World of Distractions, Hustle, and Expectations , names the ache so many high-achieving women carry. We unpack the seduction of self-improvement: how the endless pursuit of more conscious, more healed, more optimized becomes just another version of not enough. Two women who climbed every conventional ladder and chose something deeper.   This one is about the difference between growing because you love to and grinding because you are trying to earn your worth. It is about boundaries, the small nos, and what it means to finally build from wholeness instead of lack.   — — — — — — — — — —   🎧 What You’ll Learn Why the chase to become drains more energy than your calendar ever could How the self-improvement industry sells you a permanent state of almost enough The difference between wanting to grow and needing to be fixed Why enough is the foundation for ambition, not its ceiling The playground-and-fence…

People in this episode

Host: Erin Patten

Guest: Barbara Burgess

Topics covered

• self-improvement
• energy management
• boundaries
• personal growth
• wholeness
• ambition

Keywords

• self-improvement
• energy
• boundaries
• personal growth
• ambition
• wholeness
• self-worth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Enough: Finding Peace in a World of Distractions, Hustle, and Expectations

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