⛔ The Burnout Lie Everyone Believes

By Eldad Ben-Moshe ✨ Reading Time: 4 minutes

They sold you a lie.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐞. 

I believed the exhaustion lie for years -   
Until saw the prices are too big, and the prizes - if they even come - aren't worth it.

And as a special bonus,
when I studied burnout and success?

I learned what the most successful people actually do with their energy.
Hint: It's not burning it out....

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭: 

My burnout wasn't cured by meditation apps.

It's never cured by bubble baths and breathing exercises, either, as valuable as they are (and they are).  

It's not fixed by downloading another mindfulness app that you'll ignore after three days.

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞.

You don't patch architectural damage with band-aids. 

You rebuild the foundation.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞. 

It's your beliefs about what makes you happy, safe, loved, and worthy.

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥. 

Being successful is just a means to an end, which makes it secondary to all the above.

The REAL, secret cause of burnout:

If you're burnt out, on the verge of being burnt out, or living the burnout culture even if you don't feel the burnout coming yet,

right now you believe your happiness, safety, love, and worthiness come from:

• How many hours you work
• How quickly you respond to emails
• How much you sacrifice for "the mission"
• How much can you "just keep on going and pushing it no matter what" 
• Working more and harder

 Etc...

But reality is always stronger than your beliefs.

That exhaustion badge you're wearing? 

It's not a medal of honor. 

 It's a big, red warning sign ⛔

𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞?

How do the most successful people actually live and work?
Spoiler: They don't pull all-nighters. They do something completely different:

• They guard their energy like a dragon guards gold.
• They say no to good opportunities to save space for great ones that really matter.
• They walk away from work for hours without explanation because they know their best thinking happens in silence.
• They leave work at work because they understand that a rested mind is a creative mind.
• And most importantly - they know what makes them happy, safe, loved, and worthy 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓.

The way to the real cure for burnout starts with this:

The only way to really change is to deal with the cause, not the effect.

Since buronut is only the effect,
and your beliefs about what will make you happy, safe, loved, and worthy are the cause,
you'll need to change your beliefs.

"But how can I do that, Eldad?"

I'm happy you asked... 😉

The real question isn't "How do I get the life I want through hard work?" 

 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬: 

"What does a happy, successful life REALLY mean for me?"

Because here's the truth they don't want you to know:

The happiest people aren't the ones constantly sacrificing their lives on the altar of success - 

✅ They're the ones who have space in their minds for breakthrough ideas.  

✅ They're the ones who can be present with their families and friends because they're not running on fumes.

✅ They're the ones who stay healthy physically and mentally over time - because they intentionally prioritized it.

✅ They're the ones who architected it all with a strong Mental, Emotional, and often Spiritual foundation in mind.

You have permission to:

→ Leave work unfinished

→ Turn off your phone

→ Protect your sleep like your life depends on it (because it does)

→ Measure success by how you feel

→ Take "me time" BEFORE you are depleted and depressed

→ Treat all different kinds of rest at least as importantly as your work

Why ending burnout culture is so critical for you - and for the world

What if success meant having energy left?
For your family, your dreams, your actual life...

The world needs you alive, not exhausted.

The world needs your ideas, not your sacrifice.

The world needs your presence, not your performance.

Your family needs you and WANTS you.

 
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞,  
YOU need you at your best - and not only at work.

Stop treating burnout like it's inevitable.

Instead, learn what REALLY makes you happy, safe, loved, and worthy 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓. 👇