Entrepreneur Burnout and Isolation: I Love You, Don’t Touch Me
Release Date: 12/29/2025
Why Success Feels Worse Than Failure
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Why success feels worse than failure is a truth most entrepreneurs never expect and rarely talk about. In this season-finale episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton unpack why growth often brings more anxiety, pressure, and fear than struggle ever did. As businesses scale, expectations rise, comparisons intensify, and the margin for error feels thinner than ever. They explore why failure can feel familiar and survivable, while success introduces new threats: more to lose, more people watching, and more responsibility. From gratitude avoidance and comparison spirals to the constant...
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The Dopamine Trap: Why You Start But Never Finish
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Dopamine addiction in entrepreneurs is the hidden reason so many businesses feel busy but stuck. In this episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton break down the dopamine trap; the cycle of chasing new ideas, tools, and chaos while struggling to finish the work that actually creates momentum. They explain why dopamine isn’t driven by outcomes, but by the anticipation of outcomes and how that chemical loop turns entrepreneurs into serial starters who lose interest the moment the excitement fades. From unfinished projects and constant pivots to creative highs followed by crashes, this...
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Namaste but Also F* Off: The Lie of Toxic Positivity
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Namaste but also f*** off is the phrase that perfectly captures one of the most damaging lies entrepreneurs tell themselves: that positivity alone will fix everything. In this episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton dismantle toxic positivity, spiritual bypassing, and the self-help addiction that keeps entrepreneurs avoiding the real work while convincing themselves they’re “growing.” They break down how mantras, routines, books, and podcasts become emotional anesthesia — a way to feel productive without actually changing anything. You’ll hear why constantly chasing mindset...
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Entrepreneur Burnout and Isolation: I Love You, Don’t Touch Me
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Entrepreneur burnout and isolation often show up together — craving people, energy, and connection while simultaneously wanting everyone to leave you completely alone. In this episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton unpack the exhausting push-pull cycle that quietly runs so many entrepreneurs’ lives. You say yes to the invite, dread it all week, either don’t go or show up late, then beat yourself up no matter what you choose. They break down how obsession, ADHD, addiction patterns, and burnout fuel isolation — and why the belief that you should be able to “will your way out of...
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Al Capone Syphilis Syndrome: Willful Ignorance in Business
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Al Capone Syphilis Syndrome is what happens when entrepreneurs know something is wrong in their business — and choose to ignore it anyway. In this episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton unpack the most dangerous habit business owners develop: willful ignorance. Just like Al Capone ignored the warning signs until it destroyed him, entrepreneurs often double down, justify bad decisions, and convince themselves “this time is different.” This conversation breaks down why excitement overrides judgment, how pride and ego fuel denial, and why entrepreneurs repeatedly make the same...
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Entrepreneur Self-Sabotage: How You Create Your Own Chaos
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Entrepreneur self-sabotage shows up in ways most business owners never recognize until everything feels like it’s falling apart. In this episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton break down how entrepreneurs unintentionally create their own chaos — from identity fusion with the business, to shame-driven decision making, to the overwhelming pressure of feeling responsible for every employee’s livelihood. Through real stories of payroll disasters, tax surprises, personal crises, and emotional spirals, they reveal the patterns beneath the panic. You’ll learn why so many entrepreneurs...
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Fear of Being on Camera Is Killing Your Marketing
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Fear of being on camera is killing your marketing, and most entrepreneurs don’t realize how much it’s costing them. In this episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton break down the psychological hang-ups that keep business owners hiding behind Canva graphics, PDFs, and perfectly curated posts while their competitors show up on video and win the trust of the audience they’re losing. From perfectionism and overthinking to fear of judgment, criticism, or simply hearing your own voice, this episode exposes the real reasons entrepreneurs avoid video — and why avoiding it makes you...
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Why People Don’t Care About Your Business Until You Do This
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Why people don’t care about your business comes down to one brutal truth: customers only care about what you can do for them. In this episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton break down why your marketing falls flat when you make yourself the hero — and how to immediately flip your message so it actually connects. You’ll learn why awards, years in business, and industry bragging rights never move the needle, and why customers scroll past businesses that talk about themselves. More importantly, you’ll learn the simple shift that makes people finally pay attention: focusing on the...
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You Attract What You Are: How Trauma Shapes Your Business
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You attract what you are and for entrepreneurs, that truth shows up in your clients, your team, your decisions, and the chaos you unknowingly create. In this episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton break down how unresolved trauma, childhood patterns, and anxious energy quietly shape your business outcomes. You’ll learn why your business often acts like a tuning fork, amplifying whatever is rattling inside you. More importantly, you’ll learn how to regulate that frequency, recognize your patterns, and stop letting your nervous system run the room. Matthew and Lance share real...
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Entrepreneur Burnout: Why This Podcast Exists
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Entrepreneur burnout is far more common than anyone admits, and this origin story reveals why this podcast had to exist. In this candid conversation, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton open up about the pressure, shame, and mental strain that come with building a business while pretending everything is fine. They break down how overwhelm leads to addictive work habits, how isolation becomes the norm, and why asking for help becomes the turning point that changes everything. This episode lays the foundation for what Entrepreneur Addict is all about: honest conversations, shared...
info_outlineEntrepreneur burnout and isolation often show up together — craving people, energy, and connection while simultaneously wanting everyone to leave you completely alone. In this episode, Matthew Tompkins and Lance Pendleton unpack the exhausting push-pull cycle that quietly runs so many entrepreneurs’ lives. You say yes to the invite, dread it all week, either don’t go or show up late, then beat yourself up no matter what you choose.
They break down how obsession, ADHD, addiction patterns, and burnout fuel isolation — and why the belief that you should be able to “will your way out of it” only makes things worse. From working nonstop through weekends to crashing hard, breaking promises to yourself, and turning to familiar numbing behaviors, this conversation puts language to an experience many entrepreneurs feel but rarely admit.
Matthew and Lance explain why this cycle isn’t a character flaw, why willpower isn’t the solution, and how awareness and radical acceptance become the first real steps toward change. If you’ve ever wondered what’s wrong with you while living a life other people envy, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar — and deeply validating.
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