Why Achievers Crash and Burn

Sometimes, you have to go through hell before you realize it's just your habits. This is the story of learning what matters most to become extraordinary. This is the story of my book ⁠HIGH PERFORMANCE HABITS. Join my newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ProgressMode.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this Season of Pro ...  Show more

They gave me a $2million book deal. Then hated the book. This is the story of fighting for your art. This is the story of my book THE MOTIVATION MANIFESTO. Join my newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠ProgressMode.com⁠⁠⁠ About this Season of Progress Mode with Brendon Burchard In life, you’re in pas ...  Show more

Ever feel like no matter how much you achieve, it’s never enough? In this episode, I’m exposing The Achievement Trap—the mindset that keeps you chasing more but never feeling satisfied. If you’ve ever hit a big goal only to feel empty afterward, this one’s for you. 

In this week's episode we discuss the curse of being an overachiever. Society celebrates us for our successes, for our ability to work hard, push ourselves and constantly be the best. But this sometimes has contradictory consequences whereby the more we invest in our achieveme ...

In many ways, being driven to achieve our goals is a good thing. But what happens when being a high-achiever causes us to lose sight of our larger objectives like being kind or leading a team? In this episode, the author of “How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, an ...  Show more

This episode might be the wakeup call we all need that our traditional notions of success aren't working. We have been conditioned to see success as individualistic, full of sacrifice, centred around discipline, productivity and all about image and looking impressive. Actually, s ...  Show more