Manuel Astruc - From burned out to blazing

<p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today's episode, our guest is Manuel Astruc. A psychiatrist turned coach who helps entrepreneurs who are suffering from burnout. He spent over 20 years in the industry and 50 plus thousand hours assisting people face-to-face. Manuel not only understands the science behind it and understands the application of it because he's a coach now.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:56]</span> <strong>Why should I listen to you?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You probably listen to me because I've put on my entrepreneur hat and my coaching hat. In my professional capacity, the standard of care focuses on the patient, not on us. And we forget that even people who are supposed to have their act together don't.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[7:17]</span> <strong>How does somebody first wake up to realize I'm in that kind of muck?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When I became a psychiatrist, I learned how to work hard. And looking back, there have been many other bottoms that I've hit in my life. I've had problems with alcoholism, and I had issues with depression. But until I hit that point where I didn't have anywhere else to turn but to look at myself and say, you know, this is something going on with me, I've got to make a change. And what can be helpful is at least to hear other stories. So part of the message that I give folks is to be on the lookout for certain signs and symptoms because this could be you, and it doesn't have to be. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:39]</span> <strong>Symptoms of Burnout</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First is exhaustion physical and mental exhaustion. Second is a sense of cynicism creeps into your life. The third piece is starting to lose your effectiveness at work. You feel it, and you can begin to see that you're no longer connecting with you