Feeling alone? The real problem might be you. #Leadership #SelfAwareness #Growth

2 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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Donald Burns (speaker) argues that feelings of loneliness among leaders often stem from self-imposed isolation rather than from staff or family. He recounts an anecdote about a restaurant owner who believed others "didn't understand" him but had in fact built a "fortress" by taking on every decision and crisis. Burns positions himself as someone who can help leaders break this cycle and includes a direct call-to-action ("DM me").

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Here's the real reason you feel so alone. It's not your staff or your family. It's you isolating yourself. I worked with a restaurant owner who constantly said, no one understands me. You know, my staff doesn't care. My family doesn't get it. I feel completely alone. Sound familiar? The problem wasn't their staff or their family. It was them. They had built a fortress around themselves, taking on everything, every decision, every crisis, every shift that went wrong. Now I'm the one person who can help you break out of this cycle. DM me. The word goes.