8urnout to 8usiness

Since this is the last chapter of 8urnout to 8usiness, I want to let you in on my Top 8 juiciest, dripping-with-goodness reasons WHY I do what I do now, and why I won't quit, no matter how scary entrepreneurship gets.

My vision? To create the matriarchy, one womxn in STEM at a time.

My Why #1: Because if you can 'waste' Time, you can learn to create it.

Our default time-narrative is one of severe scarcity, but "I don't have time" is merely a short-cut - with severe side-effects. It messes with our perception of time. It erodes our relationship with time - the most valuable ressource we have in life apart from the brain. Trying to solve for time-scarcity by using a time-management system is slapping a band-aid on the symptom. Cleaning up the time narrative is the first step in laser-focused time-management, intentional focus and engagement. Having more time? Comes as a by-product of a clear mind.

My Why #2: Because the Cognitive Revolution 2.0 rests on Your ability to Think with Intention.

Our reality is filtered, analyzed and rendered by our brains. And our brains are ours to maneuver. (I know, right?!)

"Use your brain" - thanks for the advice, but how? Simple.

Step 1: Understand how the brain works. Step 2: leverage the mechanisms we have access to and Step 3: start to learn the skill of creating our reality with intention, instead of letting it happen to us. Emotional independence means being vulnerable only to yourself. And who wouldn't want to be their own best coach?

My Why #3: Because Your Calendar wants to be Your Partner in Time.

Using a calendar is not just about time management. It's a practice that over time builds trust in your own capabilities to make the impossible possible: You create trust in past you, trust in future you and trust in you now. It radicaly eliminates the need for making decisions in the moment, frees up mental real-estate for effective, fearless decision-making, eliminates "should", overwhelm, inefficiencies,... This isn't just about productivity. This is about creating actual, tangible, visible freedom by creating a lasting, reliable relationship between you and your calendar - your partner in time.

My Why #4: Because Professional Fulfillment is Job-Agnostic.

Ever wondered why a job can't promise you fulfillment? That's because your emotions aren't up to anyone but you. You want professional fulfillment? Let me show you how to generate it. Not because we want you to gaslight yourself into working more (that's definitely something we'll look at), but because we want your relationship with yourself to be so unbreakably, unshakably yours that you decide to love your job - because that way you get to experience love. Because love isn't something we "find". It's something we generate.

My Why #5: Because Burnout is created by the Brain.

Let's bring coherence to this topic by simplifying it to five simple, understandable, components. Because a burnt-out employee leaves their job even when they love it and want to stay. Because employee mental health isn't up to the corporation. Because Impostor Syndrome steals employees and their dreams. Because we need Womxn in STEM to create a sustainable way of life for humanity - and this mission can't afford to lose any more brilliant minds to Burnout.

My Why #6: Because Leveraging your Supercomputer is a Skill

Learning how the brain works is one thing. Learning how to leverage it is another. It requires practice, habit, know-how, and a lot of trial and error. Learning this in an environment that fosters creativity and cooperation anchors the concepts so deeply, they can be applied sustainably: in your life, relationships and job. You're going to love knowing how to leverage your most valuable ressource to create freedom, rest, engagement, job satisfaction and focus.

My Why #7: Because Everything is Impossible until you make it possible

Ever wondered why the goal moves away as you move closer to the deadline?

Spoiler alert: It's not about the goal. It's about your perception of it. You want to know what it feels like to be locked in, laser-focused, eye on the prize, but the prize is... Your Evolution? We misunderstand the purpose of goals. We're taught failing wrong. We get good at procrastination and self-judgement. How about we save all that time and mental capacity, and strap ourselves in to leave stop-and-go-distracted brain traffic, and glide onto the motorway where things are fast, safe, fun and just the right amout of scary.

My Why #8: Because Your Experience of Your Job is Yours to Create.

We're not just here for the money. Ever. The choice in job is an intentional, honoured, excited, decision we conveniently forget about when things get hard.

And things are going to get hard. That's why you want to know that you can rely on yourself to provide validation, instead of expecting it externally. Because blaming feels awful, and responsibility feels powerful. That's why you want to make sure the most valuable, productive 8 hours of your day are not spent bored and in resentment but engaged, full of love, focused, and able to go home on time. You've got no time to waste. Only to create. So create your experience with your job the way YOU want it.

Want to know more? I help companies retain their employees of all levels by teaching them to manage their minds and their time - your company's two most valuable assets - so your business can replace pressure with precision. Get in touch via linkedin or drop an email at [email protected] to see how we can work together.