I Built a $1M Company & It Almost Killed Me - Erika Coleman
Erika Coleman built a million-dollar company, lost her mother, and then collapsed on her couch the day she finally finished her to-do list. Then she went to Harvard to figure out what went wrong. In this conversation, we get into: - Why effort is not the same as achievement, and how that confusion creates burnout - The Olympian who won gold by stepping back, and the one who shattered her leg by giving everything - Why your nervous system treats you as the enemy when you push too hard - The Harvard research that proves doing good things can hurt you This is not a "do less" conversation. Erika calls herself a recovering overachiever, and she has built a methodology she calls "even achieving" for people who refuse to stop reaching but want to stop breaking. If you are stuck in the loop of working harder, getting more efficient, and somehow ending up with more on your plate, this episode