In Episode 6 of Tracey’s Keepin’ it Real with Business, the Strength and Strategy Series goes deeper than strategy and dollars. This one is about survival.
Too many entrepreneurs are running themselves into the ground. Eighty hour weeks. No support. Pushing through exhaustion, anxiety, and stress like it is a badge of honor. Burnout is taking out more businesses than competitors ever will, and the hosts say it is time to talk about it honestly.
Tracey Williams Dillard is joined by Octavia “Tav” Treadway and Tommy McNeal for a candid conversation about what happens when the grind begins to grind us down.
One moment hits especially hard:
Which habit gets your entrepreneur card revoked the fastest?
Bragging about never taking a day off, working while you are sick, or preaching self care while ignoring your own health?
The answer says everything about how unhealthy the culture of entrepreneurship has become.
The hosts break down why modeling wellness matters and how running yourself ragged damages leadership, business relationships, and trust. Chronic lack of sleep, pushing through pain, ignoring mental health, and pretending it is normal are issues too many business owners know well.
Episode 6 delivers a clear message:
The work cannot thrive if the worker is breaking.
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