#198 - Burnout vs. Misalignment: Leadership Lessons from Coach Rizwani

Coach Rizwani spent a couple of decades in corporate leadership, including time at a Fortune 50 company, before burnout pushed him to leave. A second burnout, years later in a business he helped build, pushed him to rebuild his work around purpose. He is now the founder of Sahara Supplements, which he describes as the first halal-certified sports nutrition company in North America, and he coaches leaders on health and wellness. In this conversation with Ryan Watts, he explains how he told the difference between a hard stretch and a real misalignment, and why six months of new morning and evening routines did not fix it. You will hear: Why "keep pushing through the wall" stopped making sense once he had kids What he told himself the week before he knew he had to leave How he defines discipline: what you say no to Why environment, including the people around you, decides whether consistency holds How he built a bootstrapped, self-funded company that avoids debt and interest Why he chose to manufacture in Canada and stack third-party testing and certifications How his definition of success moved from net worth to impact Which international market he enjoyed most, and why Sahara Supplements Sahara Supplements store: https://saharasupplements.com. I opened it, and it is the official site Listed on the official Sahara site (I didn't open these) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saharasupplements/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saharasupplements Ryan Watts (host): https://ryanwattscoaching.com/thepersonalsuccesspodcast https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanwattsmba Listener offer: Coach Rizwani is offering listeners 10% off the entire Sahara Supplements store. If this conversation raised a question about your own leadership, follow The Personal Success Podcast for more conversations like it.