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“It Is Not Your Job To Save The World.”
Davida Ginter on what needs to shift so change makers, social leaders and sustainability experts can avoid burnout and thrive.
LinkedIn is fast becoming one of my favorite places to meet like-minded people: like Davida Ginter.
Davida is the founder and CEO of Enkindle Global and a bright, articulate leader in burnout prevention and culture change. Our conversation shifted my thinking on burnout and work culture — and left me smiling and inspired.
What sparked your interest in burnout?
A conversation with a friend from my sustainability and leadership studies. We were talking about our industry, and we wondered: why do so many people in our field suffer from extreme stress? It seems ironic — people who care so much about sustainability yet forget to sustain themselves. I was very curious to know why.
I said to my friend, “We don’t need to suffer to reduce the suffering in the world.” This struck me as a great title for an article — so I started researching. The more I explored, the more I realized how immense this topic is. It’s everywhere: burnout is a cross-cultural, cross-sectoral phenomenon.
“We don’t need to suffer to reduce the suffering in…
