I Was Addicted to Work, and It Almost Destroyed Me.

Here's How I Broke the Burnout Cycle.

I was a workaholic through and through. Eventually, it all caught up to me.

I kept telling my Copy Chief at Tony Robbins company that burnout would be the only way I would fail at this job.

I constantly monitored my energy levels and quickly cut loose anything or person that drained my energy.

I once went to the doctor while I was getting divorced and told him how fucked up my world was and how much stress I was dealing with. I was starting to get acid reflux from all the stress I was under. I thought I had a heart condition from the sharp pain in my chest.

I mentioned I was seeing a girl who was stressing me out.

He said, “Be selfish.”

Indeed, I was so glad I broke up with that girl when I did because I recognized that she disturbed my peace and drained my energy, which would impact my work.

I had finally smartened up about the impact my significant others have on my work.

There is a direct connection between how much my significant other bothers me and the quality of my work.

I learned this …