{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68df6f255f95c3d4193089e4/6982c6fba4fd9ee5136e0cea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Surviving Corporate Burnout || Vanguard executive on his COVID wake-up call","description":"<p>Is your career success costing you your peace of mind? If you’ve ever felt trapped by the corporate grind or wondered if you're going through a midlife crisis, this conversation is the wake-up call you need.</p><p>In this episode of Don't Let the Old Man In, we sit down with Matthew Lumsden, a former high-level executive at Vanguard who did the unthinkable: he walked away from the status and salary to save his sanity. </p><p>Matthew opens up about the reality of corporate burnout, the toll it takes on men’s mental health, and how the COVID pandemic forced him to re-evaluate what wealth actually means.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we cover: </p><ul><li>Why a high salary, a big title, and corporate success can mask a deep, silent burnout</li><li>The COVID \"Fork in the Road\": How the pandemic forced a choice between returning to a \"normal\" that wasn't working or blowing up the blueprint to start over.</li><li>The reality of who you become when you hand back the title that defined you for 20 years.</li><li>Why leaving a job feels like a death in the family</li><li>Financial Freedom vs. Life Freedom: Practical insights on how to financially plan an \"escape\".</li><li>Japanese Wisdom for Midlife Men: <em>Shibui</em> (Elegant Simplicity)</li><li><em>Manzoku</em> (Deep Satisfaction): Why chasing \"happiness\" is a young man's game, and why \"satisfaction\" is the superior goal for men in their 40s and 50s.</li></ul>","author_name":"Pod O'Sullivan"}