u/Honest_Shopping_798

I feel mentally blocked from moving to the next level in life. Is this self-sabotage, burnout, or something else?

I’m 33. I have had a stable job for the past year, but I’m starting to feel tired of the area I work in.

I’ve been in this industry for around six years. Before that, I worked in real estate. I also had my own agency around two years ago, but it slowly died because it never really turned into a proper agency. In reality, I was acting more like an interim CMO. I would get hired by founders or companies, then end up dealing with very demanding people, unclear expectations, and poor boundaries on my side.

Looking back, I don’t think I structured the offer properly. I also didn’t set clear limits, so eventually everything became exhausting and I got tired of the industry.

Now I’m in my current job, and part of me wants to make more money, develop more, and move forward. But I feel stuck mentally.

I haven’t found a business model that really resonates with me. I looked into automation. I looked into marketing. I’m honestly tired of marketing. I also tried building products, but I didn’t get very far. I either quit too early, convinced myself I wasn’t good enough, didn’t stick with the idea long enough, or kept telling myself the idea wasn’t good enough.

So now I’m stuck in this weird place where I know I want more, but I don’t know what the next move is.

I’m trying to understand whether this is self-sabotage, burnout, fear of failure, a bad self-image, lack of clarity, or some kind of mental blockade I need to work through.

I’ve even considered high-end coaching or something similar, just to get my head out of my ass and finally move forward.

Has anyone been through something similar? What actually helped you get unstuck?

I’m open to practical advice, personal experiences, books, therapy, coaching, frameworks, or anything that helped you move through this kind of phase.

PS. Discipline is not the issue. I quit smoking 1 year ago, I am going to gym for 1 year plus, gave up alcohol and other harmful habbits.

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u/Honest_Shopping_798 — 11 hours ago

I feel mentally blocked from moving to the next level in life. Is this self-sabotage, burnout, or something else?

I’m 33. I have had a stable job for the past year, but I’m starting to feel tired of the area I work in.

I’ve been in this industry for around six years. Before that, I worked in real estate. I also had my own agency around two years ago, but it slowly died because it never really turned into a proper agency. In reality, I was acting more like an interim CMO. I would get hired by founders or companies, then end up dealing with very demanding people, unclear expectations, and poor boundaries on my side.

Looking back, I don’t think I structured the offer properly. I also didn’t set clear limits, so eventually everything became exhausting and I got tired of the industry.

Now I’m in my current job, and part of me wants to make more money, develop more, and move forward. But I feel stuck mentally.

I haven’t found a business model that really resonates with me. I looked into automation. I looked into marketing. I’m honestly tired of marketing. I also tried building products, but I didn’t get very far. I either quit too early, convinced myself I wasn’t good enough, didn’t stick with the idea long enough, or kept telling myself the idea wasn’t good enough.

So now I’m stuck in this weird place where I know I want more, but I don’t know what the next move is.

I’m trying to understand whether this is self-sabotage, burnout, fear of failure, a bad self-image, lack of clarity, or some kind of mental blockade I need to work through.

I’ve even considered high-end coaching or something similar, just to get my head out of my ass and finally move forward.

Has anyone been through something similar? What actually helped you get unstuck?

I’m open to practical advice, personal experiences, books, therapy, coaching, frameworks, or anything that helped you move through this kind of phase.

PS. Discipline is not the issue. I quit smoking 1 year ago, I am going to gym for 1 year plus, gave up alcohol and other harmful habbits.

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u/Honest_Shopping_798 — 1 day ago

I feel mentally blocked from moving to the next level in life. Is this self-sabotage, burnout, or something else?

I’m 33. I have had a stable job for the past year, but I’m starting to feel tired of the area I work in.

I’ve been in this industry for around six years. Before that, I worked in real estate. I also had my own agency around two years ago, but it slowly died because it never really turned into a proper agency. In reality, I was acting more like an interim CMO. I would get hired by founders or companies, then end up dealing with very demanding people, unclear expectations, and poor boundaries on my side.

Looking back, I don’t think I structured the offer properly. I also didn’t set clear limits, so eventually everything became exhausting and I got tired of the industry.

Now I’m in my current job, and part of me wants to make more money, develop more, and move forward. But I feel stuck mentally.

I haven’t found a business model that really resonates with me. I looked into automation. I looked into marketing. I’m honestly tired of marketing. I also tried building products, but I didn’t get very far. I either quit too early, convinced myself I wasn’t good enough, didn’t stick with the idea long enough, or kept telling myself the idea wasn’t good enough.

So now I’m stuck in this weird place where I know I want more, but I don’t know what the next move is.

I’m trying to understand whether this is self-sabotage, burnout, fear of failure, a bad self-image, lack of clarity, or some kind of mental blockade I need to work through.

I’ve even considered high-end coaching or something similar, just to get my head out of my ass and finally move forward.

Has anyone been through something similar? What actually helped you get unstuck?

I’m open to practical advice, personal experiences, books, therapy, coaching, frameworks, or anything that helped you move through this kind of phase.

PS. Discipline is not the issue. I quit smoking 1 year ago, I am going to gym for 1 year plus, gave up alcohol and other harmful habbits.

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u/Honest_Shopping_798 — 1 day ago

I feel mentally blocked from moving to the next level in life. Is this self-sabotage, burnout, or something else?

I’m 33. I have had a stable job for the past year, but I’m starting to feel tired of the area I work in.

I’ve been in this industry for around six years. Before that, I worked in real estate. I also had my own agency around two years ago, but it slowly died because it never really turned into a proper agency. In reality, I was acting more like an interim CMO. I would get hired by founders or companies, then end up dealing with very demanding people, unclear expectations, and poor boundaries on my side.

Looking back, I don’t think I structured the offer properly. I also didn’t set clear limits, so eventually everything became exhausting and I got tired of the industry.

Now I’m in my current job, and part of me wants to make more money, develop more, and move forward. But I feel stuck mentally.

I haven’t found a business model that really resonates with me. I looked into automation. I looked into marketing. I’m honestly tired of marketing. I also tried building products, but I didn’t get very far. I either quit too early, convinced myself I wasn’t good enough, didn’t stick with the idea long enough, or kept telling myself the idea wasn’t good enough.

So now I’m stuck in this weird place where I know I want more, but I don’t know what the next move is.

I’m trying to understand whether this is self-sabotage, burnout, fear of failure, a bad self-image, lack of clarity, or some kind of mental blockade I need to work through.

I’ve even considered high-end coaching or something similar, just to get my head out of my ass and finally move forward.

Has anyone been through something similar? What actually helped you get unstuck?

I’m open to practical advice, personal experiences, books, therapy, coaching, frameworks, or anything that helped you move through this kind of phase.

PS. Discipline is not the issue. I quit smoking 1 year ago, I am going to gym for 1 year plus, gave up alcohol and other harmful habbits.

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u/Honest_Shopping_798 — 1 day ago

Coaches managing over 5 clients:

  1. Where do athletes log food? (Cronometer, screenshots, spreadsheets?)
  2. How do you review it?
  3. How much time do you spend per athlete?
  4. What is the worst part of the current setup?

Asking because I've been tracking my own macros but I am overwhelmed by the thought of tracking my all of my client macronutrients as well, week over week. I have 9 in total

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u/Honest_Shopping_798 — 17 days ago

Coaches managing over 5 clients:

  1. Where do athletes log food? (Cronometer, screenshots, spreadsheets?)
  2. How do you review it?
  3. How much time do you spend per athlete?
  4. What is the worst part of the current setup?

Asking because I've been tracking my own macros but I am overwhelmed by the thought of tracking my all of my client macronutrients as well, week over week. I have 9 in total

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u/Honest_Shopping_798 — 17 days ago