#01 Entrepreneurial burnout: Why passion can be bad for you
jared
01 May 2019
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Jared Kruger is one of the founding members of Startup School. In this episode, he speaks about a growing challenge for entrepreneurs in the 21st Century, namely entrepreneurial burnout, and the destructive consequences it can have on our health and our businesses. Then he dives into the dark side of passion, and explains how obsessive passion can leave us feeling isolated, exhausted and unfulfilled. Jared ends off with his own personal habits for living a life based on harmonious passion, and avoiding the practices that lead to entrepreneurial burnout.
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