You’re Not Burned Out — You’re Just Flying Without Thermals

A few years ago, I had the perfect planner.

Color-coded calendar. Time blocks for everything.
Even “rest” was a task to check off.

I looked productive.
But I was falling apart inside.

Then came the crash.
One morning I woke up dizzy, my arms tingling, and couldn’t finish a sentence.
My inbox could wait. My body couldn’t.

That was the day I stopped asking, “How do I manage my time better?”
And learned to start asking, “What is draining me — and what restores me?”

That shift changed everything.

When I focused on energy instead of time, I unlocked a different kind of intelligence — one that science and ancient wisdom both point toward.

 Neuroscience shows:

Your brain runs on energy, not time.
Executive function, decision-making, and emotional regulation fluctuate with your internal rhythms — your ultradian cycles.
Pushing through these natural lows leads to fatigue, fog, and burnout.

Ancient traditions teach:

Your energy body is sacred.
Overexertion fractures your field, while aligned action restores power.
True power doesn’t come from force.
It comes from flow, presence, and purpose.

Just like eagles soaring across the sky, we weren’t meant to flap endlessly.

Eagles ride thermals — rising columns of warm air.
They use orographic lift — air pushed up by mountains.
Then they glide — purposefully, without strain — between those currents.

We can do the same.

You have thermals, too:
Those natural moments when your energy spikes, insight flows, and focus deepens.

Are you finding your air currents — or burning out your wings trying to fly without them?

Start today:
Notice the times of day when you feel most alive, clear, or centered.
That’s your wind. That’s your thermal.
Schedule your heavy lifts there — and glide in between.

You don’t need more time. You need to ride the wind — and enter at the right altitude.

 Curious when your brain’s portals open during the day?
Drop a 🧠 in the comments and I’ll send you the timing framework I use with leaders to align performance with biology.