A Bucket List of Books for Beating Burnout for Busy Business Leaders

Did you know executives may be twice as likely to experience mental illness than the general population (source )?

And that rate appears to be growing.

A recent study found the proportion of top US executives that reported struggling with their mental health was 31% in 2022, compared with 12% in 2018 (source ).

And I'm hearing more and more business leaders in Australia describe the pressure they are under to be at an all time high resulting in overwhelm bordering on burnout.

So I asked the LinkedIn community last week for the best resources they knew for beating burnout, overwhelm and anxiety for executives.

Thanks to all who responded. Please find below the books suggested, including links to download/view/purchase.

1. Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life (audible link ).
2. Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (amazon.au link)
3. Emotional Agility by Susan David, Ph.D. (audible link )
4. Man's Search for Meaning by #VictorFrankl (amazon.au link )
5. Positive Intelligence by Leah Mendoza (amazon.au link )
6. The Inner Game of Stress by Tim Gallwey (audible link )
7. Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday (audible.au link )
8. Chaos to Calm by Jenna Hermans (amazon.au link )
9. Beat High Functioning Anxiety by Sophie Scott OAM (link )
10. Atomic Habits by James Clear (audible link ).

And two more resources from me:

• Click here for a great podcast here from the Huberman Lab on tools for managing stress and anxiety.
• Special thanks to global authority on burnout Jennifer Moss for joining us at Abundium to share her deep research on beating burnout. So many great tips shared by Jen.

If you have any great resources to share to help your fellow business leaders overcome overwhelm, beat burnout, and to anxiety into advantage please share in the comments below.