{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning","title":"253. Feeling Burned Out? This Unraveling Is For You","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2633,"description":"The Unraveling series, where amazing and inspiring entrepreneurs share the unraveling of old habits and mindset that holds us back, and the rebirth of new.  Today we feature Amber Melanie Smith, the Founder and Executive Director of Activate Good, a non-profit she has run for her entire adult life.\nAs you can imagine, fighting the good fight can be exhausting, and she was burning out. Amber was tired of seeing the vicious cycle of non-profit workers staying below the poverty line. She was tired of thinking about work all the time. She was tired of feeling defeated all the time.\nSo Amber chose a radical path to fight burnout - a strategy you probably haven’t heard on podcasts or at conferences before. I know I hadn't.\nResources Mentioned\nAmber Melanie Smith on Youtube (50K+ Subscribers)\nWho Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork, by Dan Sullivan\nFor previous Unravelings:\n156\n157 with Adrianna McDermott\n161 with Aleya Harris\n177 with Sara Margulis\n184 with Andrea Eppollito\n188 with Ashlyn Carter\n191 with Kristen Mullins aka \"The Pie Lady\"\n193 with Rachel DeAlto\n197 with Sandra Cassios\n208 with Brian Green\n218 with Nellie Butler\n238 with Natalie Franke\n245 with Michelle Norwood\n(01:20) What's an Unraveling? \n(02:40) What You Don't Know About Non-Profits\n(07:20) The Gut Punch That Convinced Amber that Something Radical Had to Happen\n(11:15) \"You have to understand that I am a recovering workaholic\"\n(14:15) How can you take the first steps toward a sabbatical?\n(17:20) What about the solopreneurs out there?\n(22:40) What did the sabbatical look like? What did Amber actually do?\n(30:30) What's happened since she's been back?\n\nThis episode is brought to you by The Planner's Vault, my online membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and education. In the vault, there are guest experts on many topics relevant to growing and cultivating a successful event planning business...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YJ4cYMq8YKaHusQjVe21lcwfDQkhwO1vUDsTPInwO9c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MzZh/MTgzYTZkMjViZWZk/MDM2YjY1MDhlMTlk/YjU1NC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}