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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2026 · 12 MIN

Ep.10 Decompress relentlessly - The Chaos of Scale

from The Chaos of Scale · host Andy Golding

In the chaos of scale, stopping can feel like failure.Switching off feels indulgent. Rest feels like something you haven’t earned yet.In this episode, we're challenging the hustle narrative head-on and making the case for something both simple and deeply uncomfortable: decompressing relentlessly.Drawing from personal burnout, lived experience, and the reality of high-pressure scale-ups, Andy explores why exhaustion isn’t a badge of honour, why you can’t sprint a marathon, and why rest isn’t laziness — it’s maintenance.This is an episode about permission. Permission to pause. Permission to protect your energy. Permission to play the long game on productivity.Decompression isn’t what slows you down — it’s what keeps you going.#LeadershipPodcast #ScaleUpLife #BurnoutRecoveryShare Your Chaos!Explore More and join us on the Socials:Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | TheChaosOfScale.com

In the chaos of scale, stopping can feel like failure. Switching off feels indulgent. Rest feels like something you haven’t earned yet. In this episode, we're challenging the hustle narrative head-on and making the case for something both simple and deeply uncomfortable: decompressing relentlessly. Drawing from personal burnout, lived experience, and the reality of high-pressure scale-ups, Andy explores why exhaustion isn’t a badge of honour, why you can’t sprint a marathon, and why rest isn’...

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