Burned Out? The 3-Morning Rule That Boosts Focus 70%

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If you’ve been feeling stretched, distracted, or like you’re working all day but not actually moving the needle, you're not imagining it.

Because what most people call “burnout” right now often isn’t really about workload at all.

It’s about attention.

We’re working inside a completely new environment, one where our focus is being pulled in a hundred directions at once. Our phones, inboxes, notifications, meeting invites, AI tools, Slack pings, and constant context switching. The average person now switches tasks every 3 to 6 minutes. And leaders are the most affected.

So if you’re tired, it’s not a personal flaw; it’s a system problem.

And the system isn’t designed for deep work, strategic thinking, or clear decision-making. It’s designed for constant reaction.

But there is a way to take back control, and it’s been backed by research for 25 years.

🎧 This Week’s Episode

Burned Out? The 3-Morning Rule That Boosts Productivity 70% with Leadership Expert Wendy Cole

👉 [Full Episode - Listen here]

Wendy breaks down something called The Quiet Protocol, a simple shift where teams block three mornings a week for deep work only. No meetings. No inbox. No last-minute “quick calls.” No notifications.

And the result? A 63–70% lift in productivity, without anyone working longer hours.

It’s one of those concepts that feels almost too simple to matter… until you realise how much of your best thinking gets lost in constant interruption.

That’s also where the AI conversation becomes essential.

AI can help you draft, summarise, ideate, automate and accelerate, but it can’t do your thinking for you.

If your attention is fragmented, all AI does is speed up the chaos.

That’s the real currency now.

Not time. Not effort. Attention.

Inside the episode, we get into:

• The 3-Morning Rule and how to start it this week

• Why your phone is not rest (and why it’s draining your energy)

• How to lead with boundaries without looking unavailable

• The 90-day planning rhythm that cuts through noise and reactivity

• How to use AI as a thought partner, not just a task tool

• The one weekly habit that gets leaders promoted faster

• The mindset shift that turns productivity into clarity, not burnout

The Bold Move - Live Event (this Thursday)

We’ve also officially sold out our final Sisterhood Social of the year this Thursday 🥳

If you grabbed a ticket, you’ll receive all event details in a separate email this week.

I can’t wait to see you there!

If you want to put your name on the waitlist for tickets, you can do so below

What I want you to take away this week

You don’t need more hours.

You don’t need more meetings.

You don’t need to prove how busy you are.

You need more protected time to do the work that actually matters.

ESPECIALLY NOW - IN THE AGE OF AI!

That’s the shift happening now, from urgency to clarity, from noise to depth, from burnout to intentional focus.

See you inside the episode.

With Confidence,

Georgie x

P.S. With just over two weeks until the launch of my book, "The Bold Move," now is the perfect time to secure your copy (plus I saw Amazon have decided to take 25% off the book in the build-up to launch)