Burnt Out

Trina DasGupta is an award winning producer, director, and entrepreneur. http://www.trinadasgupta.com/ The company she founded, Single Palm Tree Productions, creates content that changes culture for the better. In this episode, Trina tells us about 3 times she's been burnt out in the past 10 years worth of hard work. Most of her burn outs, but also successes, have resulted in her saying, "Yes." "Yes" can sometimes mean taking a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but sometimes it can mean doing ALL the work yourself.   The Burnt Out Experience For Trina, entrepreneurship is simultaneously amazing and harrowing at the same time, but she wouldn't have it any other way. She can't imagine having a desk job. She does offer the advice though, that if you're the kind of person who values a steady paycheck, "don't become an entrepreneur just because it's sexy. You have to figure out what's right for you." Trina recalls three specific experiences of feeling burnt out in the last 10 years - one of which put her in the hosp