
Bothsides Podcast EP 144: How to Actually Stop Burning Out - Lincoln Westerman
Corporate Athlete Coach Lincoln Westerman exposes the burnout epidemic destroying high-performers.
Why "grinding harder" is killing your capacity. And the counterintuitive path to sustainable success.
He reveals:
◼️ Why stacking more work on a burnt-out system makes everything crumble
◼️ The "consciousness and quality of its contents" principle that changed everything
◼️ Why most operators chase arbitrary million-dollar goals that aren't even theirs
◼️ How your nervous system is cooked and you're too overstimulated to notice
◼️ The freedom of expression revelation that broke him free from real estate
◼️ Why "what you're not changing, you're choosing" hits different
◼️ The difference between building capacity vs. adding more demand
◼️ How meditation and intentional practices replace the hustle addiction
◼️ Why asking "what will this allow me to experience?" changes the game
◼️ The inner circle principle: your energy, your time, your people
◼️ Why most high-performers sacrifice health, relationships, and sanity for goals that were never really theirs
