695: (Solo) I Was Winning. So Why Was I Falling Apart?

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan · Aug 17, 2026 · 12m

A few years ago I started waking up in the middle of the night, heart pounding, cold sweats, this overwhelming feeling of dread I could not explain. And the strangest part was there was no crisis. The business was good. Revenue was up. Everything on paper was working. But something was deeply wrong, and it took me weeks to even name it.

Here is what nobody tells you about burnout: it does not always show up when things are falling apart. Mine showed up during the best run of my professional life. And when you are winning, you keep going, because why would you stop?

In this episode, I get…