Ep 17: Tackling Burnout and Embracing Self-Care: A Live Coaching Session with Pilar Torcal

Today on our Live Coaching Episode, Pilar Torcal, a designer and illustrator with an incredible fast-paced career shares the truth about her relationship to burnout and how her mindset has contributed.  In this episode, we unpack Amina’s four part framework on burnout looking at biology, visible labor, invisible labor, and tolerations. Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your wellbeing and take your business to the next level.

In this episode, you will be able to:

• Utilize powerful burnout prevention techniques focusing on self awareness, limiting overwork through invisible labor and releasing tolerations.

• Understand how visible and invisible labor, tolerations and biology can lead to burnout.

• Develop the essential skill to honor your true nature and hold boundaries around your work.

• Transform your scarcity mentality and shift your confirmation bias around opportunities. 

My special guest is Pilar Torcal

Meet Pilar Torcal, a talented designer and illustrator hailing from Barcelona. Growing up in the 80s, she dreamt of being a gymnast and an archaeologist. Pilar's career flourished in New York, where she worked with small studios and major digital design agencies. Eventually, she returned to her hometown to embark on her independent journey. Today, her impressive client roster includes big names like Wired US, WWF, Puerto de Indias, Microsoft, Fast & Co., and TEDx. Pilar's insights on managing burnout are invaluable for entrepreneurs, as she's learned to navigate this challenge and maintain her creative passion.

Connect with Pilar Torcal 

Website: https://pilartorcal.co/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pilartorcal/

The key moments in this episode are:

00:02:20 - The Burnout Epidemic

00:03:08 - Pilar's Burnout Journey

00:06:27 - Biology and Burnout

00:10:57 - Tolerations and Values

00:13:33 - The Three Causes of Overwhelm

00:15:04 - Overcoming Underearning

00:16:45 - Flipping the Confirmation Bias

00:19:01 - Making Miracles Happen

00:27:00 - Limiting Beliefs Around Hard Work

00:28:36 - Prices as Portals

00:29:47 - Healing in Community

00:31:01 - Follow Pilar's Work

Connect with Amina AlTai

Website: aminaaltai.com

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