Powered by Me: From Burned Out to Fully Charged at Work and in Life

Burnout isn’t a personal failure. It’s a wake-up call.

This global epidemic is not merely a case of working too hard or feeling physically exhausted for an extended period of time. According to physician, executive coach, and speaker Neha Sangwan―an expert empowering corporate leaders and organizational teams to excel under pressure―burnout is due to prolonged stress and an ongoing net drain of energy on one or more of five levels: physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual. When we burn out, our productivity suffers, our health declines, and we’re more reactive in our relationships. Not having the resources to handle challenging circumstances, address conflict, or maintain healthy boundaries worsens stress and dysfunction in our professional and personal lives.

In this book, Dr. Sangwan explains in simple terms the overwhelming experience of burnout, and offers an awareness prescription that helps you determine on which of the five levels―physical, mental, emotional, social, or spiritual―burnout is occurring for you. Once you identify your biggest energy drains, she equips you with powerful tools that enable you to replenish your energy and take simple, practical steps toward healing. Along the way, you’ll expand your awareness, elevate your mindset, communicate with clarity, and align your decision-making with what matters most. When you understand how to identify and heal burnout, you’ll have the power to reconnect to yourself, your colleagues, your community, and the meaning of your work in a new and profound way.

Neha Sangwan, MD, is founder and CEO of Intuitive Intelligence and cofounder of the Conscious Business Leadership Academy (CBLA), which partners with CEOs on implementing the principles of Conscious Capitalism in their organizations. She earned a BS in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering from Michigan State University and worked as a manufacturing engineer for Motorola before getting a medical degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. Dr. Sangwan is nationally certified by the International Federation of Coaches and serves on the faculty of the Center of Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC.