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The Unexpected Cause Of Your Daily Overwhelm
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The Unexpected Cause Of Your Daily Overwhelm

The emotional truth behind feeling buried

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Zan Tafakari
Jan 12, 2025
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"I feel like I'm drowning," my client told me last week.

She runs a successful seven-figure business, has a perfect morning routine, and just hired two new team members to lighten her load. By every objective measure, she should be feeling better than ever.

Instead, she's more overwhelmed than when she started her company.

This isn't rare.

In fact, it's a pattern I see constantly: the more successful someone becomes, the more overwhelmed they feel.

Here's the counterintuitive truth: Overwhelm has almost nothing to do with how much you have to handle. Some of my busiest people I know are also the calmest, while others feel overwhelmed with relatively few commitments.

Understanding why this happens is crucial, because unaddressed overwhelm is often the silent killer behind burnout - and it tends to hit highest achievers hardest.

In this guide, we'll explore:

  • What overwhelm actually is (hint: it's not what you think)

  • 3 hidden mechanisms behind how it develops

  • 2 powerful approaches to overcome …

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