Crash and [Burn] LEARN

10 Blind Spots That Lead to Burnout: A Business Fable (The Executive Survival Series)

Jason Marchand has everything a CEO is supposed to want, and something inside him is starting to crack.

Four years of relentless momentum. A seven-figure exit on the horizon. He's built everything a CEO is supposed to build: the deals, the team, the strategy, the empire.

But the 3 a.m. panic attacks won't stop. The sleep won't come. And the voice in his head keeps whispering what he refuses to say out loud.

Until the airport. Until the phone call. Until the tears won't stop and the words finally come: "I'm not okay."

Jason had everything figured out, except himself. The blind spots he couldn't see were the ones running the show. The pressure he normalized was slowly destroying him. And the success he chased with everything he had was built on a foundation that was never meant to hold.

Trust becomes betrayal. Momentum becomes collapse. The corner office becomes a confession.

Crash and [Burn] LEARN takes you inside the mind of a leader who did everything right and still broke. Through Jason's gripping story and the ten invisible blind spots that drive high achievers toward burnout, this business fable reveals what no leadership book will tell you:

You cannot outpace your inner world. You can only learn to lead from within it.

From boardrooms to breakdowns to the slow, honest work of rebuilding, this is the book for every executive who has ever wondered if the weight they're carrying is sustainable. And for every leader brave enough to find out before it's too late.

A story that will make you uncomfortable by chapter three, and keep you listening until you see yourself clearly for the first time.

For fans of Traction, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and Barbarians at the Gate; but darker, more honest, and impossible to forget.

Julien Godbarge works with executives and leaders through his consulting practice and his newsletter, Project CRASH. He lives in Pennsylvania with his family.

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