H is for Habits: You don't need more hustle, you just need new defaults

Let’s talk about burnout—but not the emotional kind.

🧭 Today’s belief shift: Burnout isn’t emotional. It’s habitual.

Most nonprofit leaders aren’t exhausted because they’re weak or disorganized. They’re exhausted because they’ve built habits that make burnout inevitable.

Jumping into decisions your team could handle.

Rewriting that donor email—again—because it’s “faster.”

Staying late just to catch up.

These aren’t quirks. They’re patterns. And they’re quietly bleeding your energy.

Today’s challenge: Pick one draining habit and ask—What structure or expectation makes this habit necessary?

📥 Download: Burnout Habit Audit Worksheet

🎯 Want to start building habits that protect your energy? The Leveraged Leadership Toolkit will help you create systems that support you—so you can lead without burning out.

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