Access Your Abilities in a Way Burnt Out You Could Never Compete With

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Apr 8, 2025

Feeling burnt out despite ticking all the boxes of success? Discover how pushing through can wire your brain for survival, leaving you drained and overthinking. Learn about the concept of a 'person account' and the signs your mind might be starving. This insightful discussion reveals that ruminating isn't just a nuisance but a symptom to decode. Accessing your true abilities without burnout is within reach, offering a life where you feel as good inside as you appear outside.

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INSIGHT

Person Account as Internal Resource

Your person account represents your brain's available internal resources for regulating internal systems efficiently.
A healthy person account lets you access your abilities in ways a burnt-out person cannot compete with.

ADVICE

Watch for Depletion Signs

Recognize signs like waking up ruminating, feeling drained after socializing, and having thin patience as symptoms of a depleted person account.
Track these signs to understand when your internal resources need replenishment.

ANECDOTE

Stacey’s Person Account Transformation

Stacey, a teacher, came to coaching with a deeply negative person account and felt like a dry sponge after work.
After restoring her person account, she described the experience as the fog lifting and rediscovering what feeling good felt like.

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You’re doing everything right. You’re ambitious, successful + driven. So why is it your energy is nonexistent, patience is razor-thin + your mind can't stop overthinking? If your days are starting with dread and ending in exhaustion — this episode is your wake-up call.

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In this Episode You’ll Learn:

How pushing through dewires your brain into survival mode
What caffeine, people pleasing + Top Ramen have in common
16 surprising signs your brain is starving
Why ruminating and indecisiveness are symptoms—not problems to solve
How a healthy Person Account™ allows you to access your abilities in a way burnt out you could never compete with

Resources Mentioned In Episode 253:

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Magic Skill for Control of Emotions [Neuroscience Series #1] Perfectionism Rewired Ep. 248
How Perfectionist Brain *Actually* Works [Neuroscience Series #2] Perfectionism Rewired Ep. 249
Can't Stop Ruminating? Here's Why [Neuroscience Series #3] Perfectionism Rewired Ep. 250
Neuroplasticity [Neuroscience Series #4] Perfectionism Rewired Ep. 251
#1 Thing Stops Perfectionists From Growth [Neuroscience Series #5] Perfectionism Rewired Ep. 252

TIMESTAMPS:

02:09-Why Perfectionists Need More Fuel for Our Brains
04:10-MYTH: You Have to Stop Being a Perfectionist
06:24-Clues You’re on the Path to Chronic Stress
09:32-Burn Out is Not the Price of Ambition
10:25-Case Study: How Stacey found Clarity, Energy, Peace
12:43-I Ruminate Over Decisions bc I Need to Make the Right Decision
14:05-Why You’re Choosing Instant Relief (and Paying Later)
16:11-A Healthy Person Account™ = Liberation
17:32-How to Always Know How Your Person Account™ is Doing

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