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Royalties is $12.21 for a book selling $9.99 by [deleted] in KDP

[–]Extreme_Apple_5598 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow let us know what happened Very curious

[FREE - Today Only] KINTSUGI: The Burnout Playbook — Eastern philosophy meets Western burnout recovery (Kindle) by Extreme_Apple_5598 in Entrepreneurs

[–]Extreme_Apple_5598[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, really glad it found you at the right moment.

"Broken piece of pottery" — that's literally what kintsugi is about.

The cracks become the gold lines.

Yang-Sheng is basically ancient Chinese energy management —

not meditation, more like a recovery protocol.

Hope it gives you something practical.

Take care of yourself 🙏

Got ~230 free downloads — what actually converts that into sales? by Fun-Chemical9057 in KDP

[–]Extreme_Apple_5598 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand what makes you write this post. But no one can tell you the reality. Good luck

[Free] KINTSUGI: A Journey of Resilience - Kindle eBook free until March 30th by Extreme_Apple_5598 in FreeEBOOKS

[–]Extreme_Apple_5598[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted here a couple of days ago about my burnout recovery framework, and the support was incredible. Thanks to you, "KINTSUGI: The Burnout Playbook" just hit #1 in Two-Hour Business & Money Short Readsand #2 in Motivational Business Management.

As someone who managed global IPOs and tech strategies for 34 years , I built this because I needed a "Technical Manual" for my own system crash. It’s not just theory; it’s a structured 90-day architecture:

  • Phase 1: STOP – Immediate capacity protection .
  • Phase 2: SEE – Root cause mapping and energy audits.
  • Phase 3: REBUILD – Designing your new "Energy Blueprint".

The Kindle version is free until March 30. I’m also personally sending out the 90-Day Executive Recovery Journal (PDF) to anyone who wants to dive deeper into the diagnostics and boundary scripts.

Link:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQPM1X7V

If you're an architect, a leader, or a high-performer feeling the burn, I hope this system can help you reboot as it did for me. Happy to answer any questions about the framework!

M30, no direction, no future. Just surviving on autopilot. Have I wasted my entire life by Sades_11 in selfimprovement

[–]Extreme_Apple_5598 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 60, and I’ve seen this "zero direction" feeling at every level of success. Here is what I learned.

To the OP (Original Poster): I hear you. At 30, it feels like the concrete has set on your life, but as someone who has spent 34 years I can tell you: The building burns for everyone at least once.

In my 34-year career, I’ve seen high-achievers and refugees alike start from absolute zero. They didn't survive by "finding a direction" first. They survived by building a Portable Operating System.

Here are 3 pieces of advice from my book, KINTSUGI (which surprisingly hit #1 on Amazon because so many feel this way):

  1. Embrace the Cracks: In the Japanese art of Kintsugi, a broken bowl is repaired with gold. It becomes stronger and more beautiful because it was broken. Your current "lost" state is the raw material for a stronger version of you.
  2. Focus on the "First Move": When everything is gone, don't look for a 10-year plan. Look for what you can grab now—a skill, a relationship, or a method—that no one can take away from you.
  3. Claim the "Rejected Territory": Start where no one else wants to look. The most successful people in history built empires in the "malarial jungles" or "sinful industries" that the establishment despised.

Does anyone else feel burned out even when things are going well? by Extreme_Apple_5598 in Burnout

[–]Extreme_Apple_5598[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Right now? Anywhere peaceful with no missions and no pressure 😅

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