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Tuesday, Jun 16, 2026 · 58 min

288. How to Stop Burning Out While Building Your Dreams with Michelle Razavi

Show Notes

If you've been checking every box, hitting every goal, and somehow feeling further away from yourself than ever, this episode is for you. Our guest today is Michelle Razavi, and she’s back with an important message. Since she was last on the show, she and her co-founder Nikki have grown their business Elavi into a multimillion-dollar business now in Costco, Whole Foods, H-E-B, and Thrive Market. Michelle is one of the rare founders who builds with absolute tenacity and protects her peace. In this episode we get into the neuroscience of why hustle mode is working against you, the tech boundaries that actually hold, the real psychology of why you won't delegate, and what it takes to build as a woman of color when the odds are stacked against you. 

MIchelle’s links:

Website: https://elavi.co/ 

Visit ⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ to grab a copy of our free Side Hustle Skill Finder to figure out exactly which of your existing skills can make you money!


Intro 

Energy management vs. time management

Executive function vs fight-or-flight 

Getting comfortable being uncomfortable

"Why isn't it happening for me?" 

Urgent vs. important

"Can it wait?" and "Is this serving me?"

The physical first signs of burnout 

When online harassment becomes a panic response

You can't go from chaos to calm in two minutes

The five senses checklist + sitting on the ground

Redefining relationships and "balance" across seasons

Technology boundaries that actually hold

Let's rebrand delegation: accepting 80%

Building as a woman of color when people doubt you

Envy as information

One small shift this week: put your phone away

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