The Hidden Cost of High Performance | Zertashia Awan

The Hidden Cost of High Performance | Zertashia Awan

🧪 1N Labs — consciously formulated nicotine products for adults who already use oral nicotine, made with high-quality ingredients and tested in UK labs. 👉 https://www.1nlabs.comNicotine is a highly addictive substance and is for adult consumers only, 18+.In this video, Zertashia Awan shares how years of high performance, resilience, and pushing through warning signs eventually led her body to force a hard stop.She reflects on growing up between cultures, rising from a contact centre role to senior leadership, writing Toxic Resilience, and learning how to build success without sacrificing your health, relationships, and sense of self.Mentioned in the Episode📖 Toxic Resilience by Zertashia Awan — https://zertashiaawan.com/🌐 Toxic Resilience Book Resources — https://zertashiaawan.com/resources/🔗 Zertashia Awan on LinkedIn — https://ae.linkedin.com/in/zertashiaawan🌐 1N Labs — https://www.1nlabs.com🛵 GoPuff — https://www.gopuff.com📺 Dubai Bling — https://www.netflix.com/title/81462121Thank you to 1N Labs for sponsoring this episode.🧪 1N Labs — consciously formulated oral nicotine products for adults who already use oral nicotine, made with high-quality ingredients and tested in UK labs. 👉 https://www.1nlabs.comNicotine is a highly addictive substance and is for adult consumers only, 18+.TIMESTAMPS00:00 💥 "I Had to Work Harder Than the Men"00:29 👋 Meet Zertashia Awan — From Amazon to DoorDash01:53 🤫 The World's Most Hopeless Introvert04:47 🌍 Growing Up Between Cultures07:20 👀 The Microaggressions That Stay With You11:49 👨‍👧 Losing Her Dad at Five14:12 ❓ The Question That Changed Her Family's Future20:29 🚀 From Contact Centre to VP23:40 🏥 When Her Body Finally Shut Down28:23 ⏳ "I Don't Have Time to Be Unconscious"31:17 ✍️ Writing the Book She Needed34:04 ☠️ When Resilience Turns Toxic35:42 🚦 The S.I.G.N.S. of Burnout36:56 📵 The Red Flag She Still Watches For38:28 🎯 The 80% Rule for Perfectionists41:33 🪞 Realizing "I'm the Toxic Boss"44:07 🧨 The 5 Toxic Boss Types46:00 📝 What to Do When You Can't Leave52:20 👩‍💼 Why High-Performing Women Burn Out Faster55:35 🧘 What Rest Feels Like Now57:21 ⚡ Quick-Fire RoundMusic: "Palms Down" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://www.sessions.blue)License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/#atworkwith #toxicresilience #burnout #leadership #womeninleadership #resilience

A BBC Journalist on Grief: The Ugly, Honest, Unfiltered Version

In this episode, Barbara Want shares how the death of her husband, BBC Radio 4 presenter Nick Clarke, reshaped her understanding of grief — and why she believes loss never diminishes, only the life around it grows larger.She reflects on 20 years of carrying that grief forward, what the world gets wrong about bereavement, and how to support both adults and children through one of life's most isolating experiences.Mentioned in the Episode📖 Why Not Me?: A Story of Love and Loss by Barbara Want — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FXCSAY🎙️ Fighting to Be Normal — Nick Clarke's BBC Radio 4 audio diary (2006): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00799pn (flag for verification — see Phase 3)🌐 Winston's Wish (childhood bereavement charity) — https://winstonswish.org🌐 Cruse Bereavement Care / Cruse Bereavement Support — https://www.cruse.org.ukTIMESTAMPS00:00 👋 Meet Barbara Want — BBC Producer, Journalist & Widow01:00 🎓 Growing Up in Pinner & Getting into Cambridge02:17 📺 Buying a TV Just to Ace Her BBC Interview06:32 🎬 The Reality of Life as a BBC Producer09:35 💑 Meeting Nick Clarke 11:00 🎉 A Party, a Published Book, and Days Left of Joy11:52 💔 The Diagnosis That Changed Everything13:00 🏥 The Amputation & the Moment She Collapsed14:21 🎙️ Recording "Fighting to Be Normal" While Living It16:44 📞 Re-Diagnosed18:50 🤝 "You Are the Best Friend I've Ever Had"19:00 ✨ Why Nick's Death Was, in Its Own Way, Beautiful20:05 📖 The Brutal Truth About Grief22:09 🪨 "Grief Never Ends"25:43 🚪 Winston's Wish & Why Bereaved Children Are Invisible27:44 🏫 What Schools Get Right (and Wrong) About Children's Grief30:00 📅 20 Years On — Does It Still Feel Like Yesterday?31:58 🫂 Friendships Lost in the Wreckage34:33 💪 How Her Relationship with Grief Has Changed35:50 📣 Real Advice for the Bereaved (No Instagram Memes)37:48 🌟 What Gives Her Joy Now38:15 ⚡ Quick-Fire Round:#atworkwith #grief #bbc #journalist

Trailer: BBC Journalist and Author, Barbara Want.

TW: cancer, loss, and grief. I cried on camera for the first time. Five episodes in, and I've kept it together through every conversation. But sitting across from Barbara Want, hearing her tell this story, I couldn't. June 2005. Barbara had just published her first book. She threw a party. Her 3-year-old boys were there. Her husband Nick got her a little desk mount that said "author" because he knew she'd always wanted to publish a book. She was so excited. So proud. It was the most beautiful moment. And within a few days, the whole thing crumbled. Nick had cancer. Barbara was angry at herself for not having suspected. She went with him to the operating theater, trying to stay strong for him, for the boys. The minute he went through the doors, she collapsed on the floor. Sitting there, listening to her, I realized this is what At Work With™ is actually about. Not just the wins. Not just the career pivots or the success stories. The moments when your dream arrives and your life falls apart at the same time. And what it takes to rebuild after that. 🎧 NEW EPISODE Monday — Barbara Want, BBC journalist, author, and one of the most vulnerable conversations I've ever had.

A Coach Told Him He'd Never Make It. He Won Olympic Gold | British Rower Morgan Bolding

In this video, Olympic gold medalist Morgan Bolding shares how growing up in care, being adopted by his grandparents, and entering rowing through a state school — not the private school pipeline — shaped an 18-year journey to winning gold at Paris 2024.He breaks down his three Ps framework for resilience, reveals the brutal politics of subjective team selection, and offers an unfiltered take on what it actually takes to build an Olympic career when the system wasn't built for you.🔗 CONNECT WITH MORGAN BOLDING💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-bolding📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganboldingTIMESTAMPS00:00 🌟 Meet Morgan Bolding01:19 🧒 Morgan's Formative Years01:54 🌍 From Bosnia to Leeds 03:00 👴 Finding Stability with His Grandparents04:28 🚣 Rowing Found Me 05:52 🔥 When Did Rowing Become Everything?07:57 🎓 Does British Rowing Have a Class Problem?10:12 🏛️ The Political Side of Selection 12:41 💪 The Discipline Question 13:56 ❤️ Purpose Over Gold 14:42 📅 Finally Selected, Then the Olympics Get Postponed18:03 🧠 The Three Ps 21:01 ☕ The Ritual That Kept Them Sane22:03 ⚖️ Why Rowing Selection Is So Subjective26:08 😤 The Darkest Years — 2019 to 202227:09 🔁 Inputs Don't Always Equal Outputs30:01 🏋️‍♂️ A Typical Training Day 32:50 🍕 What an Olympic Athlete Actually Eats36:08 📱 IWhy Perfection Is Dangerous Advice38:16 🏔️ Winning Gold, Then What39:45 😢 The Most Emotional Moment41:43 💬 What He'd Tell That Kid in Care43:17 🔄 Life After the Olympics45:31 ⚡ Rapid Fire Round#atworkwith #podcast #rowing #olympics #paris2024 #goldmedalist #resilience #mentalhealth

Why Hard Work Isn't Enough: The Truth About "Unfair Advantages” | Hasan Kubba

In this video, entrepreneur and best selling author Hasan Kubba shares how an unconventional, non-linear path — from dropping out of biomedical science to building a passive-income SEO business — led him to co-author a bestselling book on success that challenges hustle culture. He breaks down the MILES framework for identifying your unfair advantages, explains why disadvantages are often double-edged swords, and offers a grounded, honest take on what it actually takes to get a traditional publishing deal without a platform.🔗 CONNECT WITH HASAN KUBBA🌐 Website: https://www.hasankubba.com📚 The Unfair Advantage: https://www.theunfairacademy.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/startuphasan🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/StartupHasanTIMESTAMPS00:00 🌟 Meet Hasan Kubba00:18 💡 The Core Idea: It's Not Just Hard Work00:54 👋 Welcome to At Work With01:19 🧒 Growing Up Shy — Hasan's Formative Years02:12 🌍 From Iraq to the UK — Cultural Expectations of Success03:28 🎓 Economics Degree — And Why Banking Wasn't the Answer05:08 😰 The Fear, Perfectionism & Procrastination Nobody Talks About07:46 💼 Getting Jobs in Sales to Light the Fire08:30 🌴 Making It Work — Passive Income and Traveling Southeast Asia10:33 📖 How the Book Idea Was Born — Meeting Co-author Ash Ali12:07 🤔 Why "Just Work Hard" Is Dangerous Advice14:18 🏆 Introducing the MILES Framework15:01 💰 M — Money (Resources at Your Disposal)15:21 🧠 I — Intelligence and Insight16:27 📍 L — Location and Luck16:49 🎓 E — Education and Expertise17:56 👑 S — Status (The Most Powerful of All)19:05 🔄 How Disadvantages Can Become Advantages20:40 🪞 Self-Awareness Is Step One22:09 💪 Double Down on Your Strengths, Not Your Weaknesses22:16 📚 Getting a Book Deal Without a Following24:37 💡 The "Idea Worth Spreading" Test for Your Book27:08 🗺️ The Map Is Not the Territory31:20 🎬 Fight Club, Office Space, and Defining Success on Your Own Terms33:23 🧔 Hasan's Dad, the Pub, and Structural Barriers to Promotion37:09 🤖 Adaptability Is the Key Skill in the Age of AI38:21 ⚡ Rapid Fire Round41:38 👨‍👧‍👦 What Hasan Will Tell His Kids About Success#atworkwith #podcast #business #entrepreneurship #unfairadvantage #advantage #success