Entrepreneurs Find Rest And Refuge By Going 9 To 5
Some entrepreneurs are recovering burnout and finding success by recalibrating their ambition to the 9-5 life
Amanda Miller Littlejohn is an essayist and contributing columnist exploring ambition, burnout, rest, and our relationship to work. She's currently working on a book about burnout to be published by Wiley Press in 2024.
Amanda is an executive coach for high achievers and a brand strategist focused on thought leadership. Passionate about rest and mitigating burnout, she helps senior leaders leverage personal branding to communicate their impact and attract visibility so they don't have to work as hard.
Amanda lives in Washington, DC with her husband, two sons, and daughter.
Some entrepreneurs are recovering burnout and finding success by recalibrating their ambition to the 9-5 life
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By midpandemic, I had a new infant, two teens, and an executive communications and coaching business that was bursting at the seams. In 2008, I remember hopping giddily on social to find connection and community with followers who became friends "IRL." In 2015, social media was a place where I built freedom with my own enterprise.
Last December, I delivered a baby by complicated Caesarean section. I was one of those people you hear about sending work emails from her hospital bed. Once out of surgery and at home with my baby, I chose to forgo maternity leave and continue working.
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As the name implies, thought leadership is about leading conversations, not following the crowd.