Why Burnout Is Both an Epidemic and a Call to Reset

Burnout isn’t just personal failure or occasional exhaustion. It’s a quiet epidemic affecting millions around the world, and increasingly, here in India too.

• In India, 62% of employees report burnout, nearly triple the global average of 20%. (1, 2, 3)
• Over 52% of Indian employees struggle with work-life imbalance, with over 23% regularly working beyond typical hours (The Economic Time).
• Asia-Pacific burnout rates are among the highest globally; 22% say they feel “extremely burnt out”, compared to 10–13% in other regions (DHR Global).
• Globally, 82% of workers are at risk of burnout, while in developed countries burnout contributes to 12 billion lost workdays annually, costing businesses over $1 trillion (4, 5, 6)

This crisis affect so many people across all walks of life.

• Individuals evident through with chronic illness emerging a decade earlier in India; 20% are even considering quitting because of burnout (7).
• Families who suffer because relationships fray when emotional energy runs out.
• Organizations in dilemma when 70% of burned-out employees say they’d leave their jobs causing increased staff turnover and drop in productivity(8, 9 10, 11, 12)
• Society deteriorates as mental and physical health risks multiply with immense societal cost.

Yet the signs are often missed or ignored until we’re buried too deep to notice subtle erosion: small irritations, indecision, disconnection.

That’s why ownership starts with awareness.

Before we act. Before we fix. Awareness is the reset that allows us to notice what’s happening and choose differently.

Over the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing what I’ve learned through lived experience, coaching leaders, and navigating burnout personally.

Together, we’ll explore simple yet potent tools and mindsets rooted in awareness, courage, rest, action, and nourishment that help us recalibrate, reconnect, and re-engage life.

Call to Action:
Burnout is not a badge of honour. It’s a silent epidemic that touches every part of our lives from our health to our relationships to the way we show up at work. The earlier we notice the signs, the easier it is to find our way back.

Over the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing what I’ve learned through lived experience, coaching leaders, and navigating burnout personally.

Together, we’ll explore simple yet potent tools and mindsets rooted in awareness, courage, rest, action, and nourishment that help us recalibrate, reconnect, and re-engage life.

If burnout or creeping exhaustion feels familiar, you’re not alone. And you don’t have to figure it out alone either. Your journey out of burnout begins with awareness. Will you commit to a reset today?

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