Show Notes
Five years ago this week, my book Burnt Out - the exhausted person's six-step guide to thriving in a fast-paced world - was released into the world. Here I am proudly clutching all four versions - English, Mandarin, Norwegian and Dutch.
I am so proud of this book and how it has helped people over the years. But five years on, I've been asking myself: would I write the same book today? Or would I take people on a whole different journey? What if burnout isn't just a problem to be solved, but a necessary ring of fire? The thing that gets us off the treadmill of daily grind and onto the path we were really supposed to be on?... I'm not giving you any spoilers 😉 - hit play and dive into this conversation with me to find out what I answered.
And if you listen through to the end, you'll hear a surprise announcement - one that I wasn't going to make for another few weeks - but, well, I got caught up in the moment and as I say in the episode: it is time. Time for us to start going after our dreams and building the lives we really want to be living.
And if I can help you on your journey to doing that 😊
x Selina
SHOW NOTES: 🎧 Listen to the episode with Donna Lancaster over on my Another Way podcast where we talk about how burnout and breakdowns can often act as a portal that helps us transition from the first to second phase of life 📖 If you haven't got Burnt Out, you can buy it here. It's currently £2.99 on Kindle! You can also listen to the first 27 mins of the audiobook on Google books here 🧭 Feeling at a crossroads and ready for a change - but need help figuring out what and how? Come and see how I can help here
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