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The Career Advice Harvard Never Taught: Burnout, Fear & Flow | Pooja Venkatraman - E712
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Executive coach Pooja Venkatraman (Harvard College, Harvard MBA, ex-BCG, ex-Capital One) explains why burnout has almost nothing to do with how many hours you work, and everything to do with the mental soundtrack running while you work. She breaks down the two flavors of burnout high achievers miss, why "just quit" is bad advice, and the framework she uses to help Ivy League grads and operators get unstuck.
For founders, VCs, and operators across Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia, this is a candid look at building a career that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside: navigating career pivots, imposter syndrome, and high-pressure decisions without burning out. Pooja also shares her non-linear path from aspiring screenwriter to coach, and why every move was a hypothesis worth testing.
Learn more about Pooja: https://poojavcoaching.com/
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00:00 The biggest misconception about burnout
00:39 Intro: from HBS classmates to executive coach
03:35 The writer years: Harry Potter to Harvardwood
08:22 Pivot to business: Capital One and the secret writing job
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