Ep 77. Why First Gen burnout is different—and how to work WITH it

Let’s talk about a kind of burnout that doesn’t get enough airtime—the kind that hits after success but it ISN’T a byproduct of overworking, per se.

You’re still showing up.

You’re still delivering for your clients.

But your capacity? Diminished. Your nervous system? Fried. And your energy? Gone in unexpected ways.

In this episode of Cycle Breakers and Money Makers, I’m naming something that so many First Gen entrepreneurs feel but haven’t had language for:

Burnout that isn’t situational—it’s generational.

This episode is especially for you if:

• You’ve slowed down, but you’re still carrying shame for not “bouncing back”
• You’re grieving something long after it “should” have passed
• You’ve stopped taking obvious money-making opportunities, even when they’re right in front of you
• You’re still trying to force the version of you who used to get things done, but it just… isn’t working anymore

And if your current capacity feels like D+ at best?

That might actually be a gift.

Because when you’re forced to run your business at D+ capacity:

• You stop doing the fluff that never made you money anyway
• You start marketing to the right people—your most ideal clients
• You restructure your offers and your energy around what’s truly sustainable
• You build something that doesn’t need your hustle to survive

🎙 Plus: I’m sharing a peek into my upcoming workshop, Scaling Beyond Survival Mode as a WOC Entrepreneur, happening Oct 1st, and how I restructured my own business to stay profitable even while recovering from burnout.

In this workshop, you’ll learn…

• Why strategy and mindset alone won’t move you into your next chapter as a WOC specifically — and what actually does.
• The 6 hidden growth blocks that surface for WOC leaders at every new level (and how to dismantle them). And they aren’t just mindset – they’re cultural/systemic.
• What 3 things to focus on to book out without burning down your business that has helped my clients book out and break six figure profit ceilings, while overcoming the First Gen + WOC Survival Mode tendency to “do more” or throw out what’s working.

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