Another Pandemic: Burnout with Jim Young

Welcome to another episode of The Authentic Change Podcast, I am Mike Horne, your host and I am joined today by Jim Young who describes himself as a men’s burnout coach, he frequently works with Millenials and GenXers, who generally are CEO dads. Jim is a burnout survivor, a highly experienced coach, he has spent thousands of hours training on relationships and cares about helping eliminate burnout from people’s lives.

• [2:13] Jim describes himself.
• [3:09] What is burnout?
• [5:46] Jim shares his own experience with burnout.
• [6:35] What were some of the clues that showed Jim he was not bringing his whole self to work?
• [8:05] Jim talks about the process of realizing he was suffering from burnout.
• [9:11] Where can you seek help when going through burnout? Reach out to your community.
• [10:36] Jim speaks about one of his 51 Life Lessons: Be an Expert on Yourself.
• [13:15] Burnout was a cataclysmic event in Jim’s life.
• [15:44] Jim describes authenticity in the workplace.
• [17:37] How does the heart get depleted in the workplace?
• [19:12] Jim talks about to-do lists.
• [20:32] What are the motivators for change and transformation towards a more authentic leadership? Willingness and awareness.
• [22:21] Ask yourself, why are you doing what you are doing?
• [23:52] Is it possible to move fully from burnout into richness?
• [25:05] What is your purpose?
• [28:10] Everyone deserves to be loved. How do we create loving organizations?
• [31:05] Jim shares his perspective in regards to the difference between how men and women experience burnout.
• [33:31] Jim talks about the “confidence” piece.
• [34:55] Confidence, competence, and calmness.
• {36:10] Why is Jim's practice called The Centered Coach?