Many of us are working ourselves into pain: Executive coach shares how to stay driven for career success without losing yourself to burnout

Executive coach, Amina AlTais journey from high achieving entrepreneur to near medical collapse highlights the hidden cost of relentless ambition. After severe burnout left her close to organ failure, she reframed her approach to success. AlTai now distinguishes between painful ambition driven by inadequacy and purposeful ambition rooted in wellbeing. She encourages self awareness, celebrating wins, honoring personal energy and taking restorative pauses to pursue achievement without compromising health.