Not all endings mean goodbye. Sometimes, the end only signifies the start of something new.

We have truly achieved so much during this run of The High Achievers Club Podcast. Can you believe it, we made it through 16 strong episodes! I’m truly overwhelmed with the love and support that I have received from you, my hackers.

But as we wrap up the episodes for The High Achievers Club, I want to welcome you all to a new show I’ll be releasing in January 2023 called “The emPOWERed Half Hour: Level Up AND Thrive with Becca Powers” where our stories of high achievements are used to empower not only ourselves but others. It’s a show that uses this platform to share stories and everyday conversations with people who are living an empowered life to encourage others to make their own empowered choices as well.

So, there’s no saying goodbye to you, my hackers. It’s only, ta-ta for now but I’ll see you again real soon!

Wisdom To Live By 

• “Success has its own definition for every single person. ” – Becca Powers
• “We spend so much time thinking about what we are doing rather than who we are. And I think that is one of the major flip-to-script moments that we can have ourselves when we think about success—what does success mean to us and who does it help us become? Not what is it that we achieve.” – Becca Powers
• “The best investment you can ever make is in yourself.” – Becca Powers
• “It's about providing a platform where you can see yourself in my conversations and the conversations with other people so that you can make the empowered changes that you need to make.” – Becca Powers

Resources Mentioned

• Harness Your Inner CEO

Follow Becca:

• Website
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Facebook

It is undeniable—we live in a harsh world that burdens us with responsibilities and pressures us to excel. Every single time. 

It’s a tough competition, not with others around you but with the society that always watches and always expects. And so we run around, do things, and chase a life that the world tells us to live. Sometimes we go by, living life when we don’t understand what living life even means. And even those of us who live with passion, chasing their dreams, and fulfilling a mission still find themselves lost.

So, it is normal to feel tired. Lost. Exhausted. It is okay to feel burnt out. But when we do, we should also know that it’s okay to take a pause, to stop, and take things slowly. You don’t always need to rush and push yourself beyond your limits. The world may seem like it’s dictating to us what to do, but we have the agency to choose what we want and how we want it.

In the previous episodes, we learned that burnout might feel something like exhaustion. But it’s more than that. We also understood that burnout comes in phases. And it is through discussions like this that we can normalize and shed light on what dangers the continuous feeling of burnout might lead us to. Conversations like this allow us to introspect within ourselves and assess whether we are on the verge of burnout or we have already entered its stages. Through conversations like this, we are made aware, and with awareness comes preventions and solutions.

We have talked about the stages of burnout. Now, we wrap up this series by talking about the last stage—Stage 5: Devastations of the Ds. Understand what stage 5 is like as you tune in to this episode.

Wisdom To Live By 

• “It was a monumental mountain of cleanup that I had to do, but at the same time, it was totally worth it because on the other side of burnout was my best life.” – Becca Powers
• “With understanding comes awareness. And with awareness, we can create change. Awareness is always the key to change.” – Becca Powers
• “Give yourself permission to prioritize your well-being.” – Becca Powers

Resources Mentioned

• Harness Your Inner CEO

Follow Becca:

• Website
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Facebook

It cannot be emphasized enough that you have to take care of yourself first so that you can better take care of others. But as much as we want to stay healthy and avoid burnout, our daily activities and life circumstances often take a toll on our health and well-being. Consequently, we sometimes lose motivation, inspiration, and even our sense of joy.  

What do you do when you are at a low point in your life? Do you reach out to others or stay in tune with yourself instead? How do you handle stress to bounce back in life? Sometimes, we think that self-care should involve lavish activities or momentous decisions. Sure, we all deserve that much-needed vacation, or a trip to the spa or salon just to feel good, or to simply drop everything and spend quality time with our loved ones.

However, self-care also means taking time to do the little things that matter on a regular basis. Checking in with yourself and creating awareness about things that give you joy and motivation, finding the energy and will to nourish your body with good food or exercise, or spending quiet time so you can listen to yourself – are also examples of self-care activities. Whatever it is that allows you to find that alignment among your mental, physical, and emotional state, that is definitely going to be helpful in avoiding burnout.

Learn more about finding and sustaining this ‘alignment’ within yourself as Katy Bosso shares her pieces of advice in this episode. She also talks about her awesome book which focuses on the same theme.

Wisdom To Live By:

• “We heal through relationships with people; we heal through support.” – Katy Bosso
• “The relationships that you surround yourself with can make or break your health.” – Katy Bosso
• “People are looking for so many cures everywhere and everything, and they go to all these different doctors. But a lot of the time, your wisdom is within you. It's been with you all along.” – Katy Bosso

Know More About Katy Bosso:

Katy Bosso is a professor of counseling and a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida in private practice. She holds a doctorate in counselor education and works with clients to overcome anxiety, depression, and relationship issues by helping them connect to their most authentic selves. She enjoys working with children, teens, and adults to assist them in reaching a variety of emotional, relational, and behavioral health goals. One of her greatest passions is helping others achieve a deep sense of personal growth and find a life that brings them joy, abundant love, and a strong sense of purpose.

She helps clients with issues such as past traumatic experiences, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, codependency, shame, attachment, and low self-esteem. In addition to her work with adults, she also offers cognitive modalities, play therapy, and mindfulness techniques to help children find balance, solutions, and fulfillment.

Connect with Katy Bosso:

• Psychology Today
• The Mental Health Directory
• Website