Are You Burning Out or Breaking Through? A Fortune 1 Executive Turned Coach Explains.

She had a bald spot the size of her fist. Her body had been sending signals for months — and she kept flipping her hair to hide it. She had worked for the world's largest retailer, managed multimillion-dollar budgets, traveled to 40 countries before 40, and climbed every rung she had set out to climb. And then her body simply refused to get out of bed. Lynn Wong's burnout story is not a cautionary tale. It is the origin story of one of the most compelling coaches working with high achievers today.In This Episode:Lynn's journey from Singapore to Atlanta — how a girl who majored in "people watching" (sociology) ended up running global teams for Fortune 1 companiesWhy Lynn noticed she had benefited almost entirely from male mentors — and what she decided to do about itThe burnout that stopped her cold: alopecia, 12 steroid injections, and the day her body refused to get out of bedThe three things she committed to during her sabbatical — and why she refused to add a fourthThe REST framework: the four-step acronym Lynn uses to help high achievers recover without losing themselvesThe moment during her sabbatical when she said for the first time: "I think I'm going to become a coach"What CliftonStrengths coaching actually is and why Lynn got her certification as a birthday gift to herself at 40The Canadian tech founder who sold her company, lost her identity, and came back to salsa dancing and communityThe warning signs of burnout that high achievers routinely dismiss — and why Lynn knows exactly what they look likeWhat it means to be "the one you've been waiting for"About Lynn WongLynn Wong is an executive and life coach, founder of LW Coaches, and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. A Singapore-born corporate leader who spent two decades managing global teams across Fortune 1 companies, Lynn knows the cost of high achievement firsthand — she burned out, recovered, and rebuilt her life around helping others do the same without paying that price. She specializes in high achievers who are burning out or breaking through, and works at the intersection of coaching, neuroscience, and yoga.Connect with Lynn WongWebsite: lwcoaches.com (free starter kit and burnout assessment available)ResourcesWeCanDoItWomen.com — join Debra's community