Author | Biz Architect | Speaker - Lisa Robbin Young helps visionary leaders align their business strategy with their true capacity — so they can grow in a way that feels simple, steady, and profitable, without burning out or watering down their impact.
When hustle finally broke me (and what it taught me about real success)
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I remember it vividly Reader! Every movement sent pain shooting down my leg. Tears hit the floor like hot lava as I tried to make it to the bathroom. Turns out, my sciatica had come back with a vengeance. A pinched nerve so bad it would take surgery to fix. But it wasn’t just my body that broke down — it was everything I’d built on the back of hustle. Even after I'd spent years detangling myself from hustle culture, there were still remnants I needed to root out. Hustle had taught me to push. To keep showing up, even when my body whispered “not now.” To measure my worth by what I produced — not by who I was. And in that painful, humbling moment on the floor (and the days that followed), I realized that hustle culture disguises depletion as achievement. In my latest post, I share what that moment taught me about separating identity from output, what real stability looks like when it still grows, and how to build the kind of success you can actually sustain. If you’ve ever felt like you’re holding it all together with sheer willpower — this one’s for you.
If you're digging my recent writing, you’ll also want to join me for my free workshop inside our Rising Tide community: We’ll explore the seven domains that define your personal and professional capacity — from identity and purpose to systems, relationships, and resources — so you can see where your effort is exceeding your current bandwidth and start realigning before burnout hits. You don’t have to keep pushing to prove your worth. You just need to design success that fits your actual capacity. Until next time, - Lisa P.S. The workshop is happening LIVE on November 7. Mark your calendars and reserve your spot now! |
Capacity-Aligned Business Design For Maverick Entrepreneurs
Author | Biz Architect | Speaker - Lisa Robbin Young helps visionary leaders align their business strategy with their true capacity — so they can grow in a way that feels simple, steady, and profitable, without burning out or watering down their impact.
Hey there Reader! Last time, we talked about capacity as architecture, not willpower. Today, let’s zoom in on one of the biggest hidden drains on that architecture: Decisions being made at the wrong "altitude". Not all decisions belong in your head Here’s what I see constantly with smart, capable leaders like you: Big-picture questions are treated like urgent to-dos (the stakes feel so high!) Emotional or identity-level decisions are approached like logic puzzles (I just need to "figure this...
Hey there Reader! We're in that weird part of the year now. Holidays and seasonal plans that take us out of our "normal mode" for a while. That can be good: stepping back, seeing things with a new perspective, celebrating how far we've come. It can also have some other "results": exhaustion, isolation, overwhelm, uncertainty. As if this year wasn't already front-loaded with a bunch of that stuff!If you’ve ever thought, “I should be able to handle this… why does it feel so hard?” — you’re in...
Happy Holidays Reader! Can I say that? Is it too early yet? This time of year is weird. On one hand, there's a feeling of community and togetherness in the air.On the other, there's a sense of mad rushing, crushing crowds, and urgency that just. keeps. pushing. It's one of the big reasons I'm not a fan of this thing called Black Friday. Aside from the fact that there's a sordid origin story to the phrase itself (look it up), there's something about the forced nature of the whole concept....