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Posts Tagged ‘burnout’

Finding Your Rhythm Again: Leadership, Burnout, and the Power of Joy

By mearls | March 6, 2026
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Burnout doesn’t always mean failure. Sometimes it’s a signal that the rhythm of work has been lost. Rediscovering joy, curiosity, and purpose may be the real path back to meaningful performance.

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Time Doesn’t Move. We Do.

By mearls | February 22, 2026
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Why time feels faster as we age, how presence expands it, and why life is about people—not just productivity or career.

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Leadership, technology, and the human side of change. Author of three books on finding direction in a world that won't slow down.

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