If you're reading this, chances are you've felt it too—that persistent tension between accomplishing everything on your plate and sustaining the energy to lead effectively over the long term. You're not alone. What we're experiencing has reached epidemic proportions in the executive ranks.

Recent research paints a concerning picture:

• 79% of senior leaders report experiencing symptoms of burnout
• 68% of executives admit to making poorer decisions when operating under sustained pressure
• 45% of high-performing managers consider leaving their positions due to stress—not for better opportunities, but for relief

These statistics tell only part of the story. Behind each percentage point are real people—talented, committed professionals who entered leadership roles driven by purpose but now find themselves caught in cycles of reactivity and exhaustion.

My recent certification in PR6 Driven Resilience + Big 5 Personality profiling has transformed how I understand the relationship between purpose and sustainable performance. While traditional approaches to resilience often focus on recovery after hardship, the PR6 framework reveals a more nuanced truth: resilience is a proactive capacity we can cultivate before challenges arise.

The framework identifies six domains of resilience that work together as an integrated system. 

Understanding these domains is one thing; integrating them into your leadership practice is another. Through my work with executives across industries, I've observed that significant resilience improvements often begin with small, consistent changes. 

Perhaps the most counterintuitive insight from the PR6 framework is what I've come to call the "resilience paradox": acknowledging vulnerability is a prerequisite for building true strength. The executives who maintain energy through prolonged challenges aren't those who deny their limitations, but those who recognize and work within them.

As Ralph Waldo Emerson wisely noted, "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." This perspective invites us to view setbacks not as failures but as essential components of growth—opportunities to reinforce our resilience foundations.

If the challenges described in this article resonate with your experience, I invite you to consider: What area of your leadership could benefit from intentional resilience-building? The question itself begins a powerful process of awareness that often leads to meaningful change.

For those interested in exploring these concepts more deeply, I'm offering a limited number of one-on-one resilience coaching sessions using the PR6 framework. Together, we'll identify your unique resilience profile and develop practical strategies to transform overwhelm into purposeful action.

The executives I work with consistently report not just improved performance, but a renewed sense of meaning in their leadership roles—a reconnection with the purpose that brought them to leadership in the first place.

In the words of author and researcher Brené Brown, "Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome." Perhaps true resilience lies not in avoiding difficulty, but in approaching it with both purpose and perspective—qualities that define not just effective leadership, but meaningful lives.