
Author and International Keynote Speaker on Unmistakable Identity, Human Advantage, and the Future of Human Value in the Age of AI.

The People Impact Podcast
January 18, 2024
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About this episode
The thing with burnout is… you’re largely unaware of it until it happens to you. When we’re ambitious, we’re driven by goals and metrics. Financial success denoted by things and the balance in your bank account.
Who are you, in the journey towards that result you’re aiming for?
Julian Reeve shares his experiences and wisdom with us in this episode. He's shaping the way organizations tackle stress and burnout and his story is a deeply human wake-up call for work-life harmony.
Julian journeyed from a high-pressure career as music director for Broadway’s "Hamilton" into a role where he now supports organizations and entrepreneurs in managing stress effectively as the founder of Perfect Equilibrium. From massive success to massive burnout to paying it forward, with a responsibility he feels deeply.
Essential realisations that he shares with us:
detaching his identity from his work and looking at what success truly means
focusing on the journey to the results, rather than just the results themselves
learning the tools to deal with the psychology of healthy, sustainable achievement
Having your identity tied up in your work can drive you towards unsustainable levels of perfectionism. But many people don't think they need to do anything before they reach the pain point. That's the most complex thing about burnout. People don't stop to really understand the pain that they're in, physically and psychologically. This is why Julian’s mission includes inspiring change before reaching critical pain points, with a three-question approach he developed specifically for this purpose.
We talk about
finding your purpose
recalibrating to create equilibrium
opening up workplace conversations about burnout
And much more.
“Figure out how to start talking to yourself as you would do a best friend, because if you can get that right, it really is a super superpower.”
Listen to this episode to get inspiration for creating a resilient organizational culture equipped to handle today's fast-paced business environment with gracefulness and agility.
And to be well.
More about Julian Reeve:
Website https://www.julianreeve.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianreeve
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/julian.reeve/
Referenced in this episode:
Reframing Perfectionism, the vital need for change – TEDxSantaBarbara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi-kD8_dyKw
Perfect Equilibrium https://www.perfectequilibrium.co/
More about us:
Lisa Dempsey – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisakdempsey/ - https://www.leadershiplabs.eu
Marjolijn Vlug – https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjolijnvlug/ - https://www.marjolijnvlug.nl/
Reach us both at PeopleImpactPodcast@gmail.com

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