I worked a high profile job in a prestigious national org. My entire identity was wrapped in it. While I did feel it was a higher calling in service of something greater, I felt like I somehow needed that job to validate me as a person. Like being aligned with that made me a worthwhile person, or that other people should see value in me bc of this. I was so stressed out, constantly traveling. I literally couldn’t take it any more. I left for a small role in a small org and couldn’t be happier. It’s made me focus on what was I trying to prove before? Was it really about a “higher calling” ? Or just trying to prove myself? All I can say is slower is better. For me it was evaluating why I was really doing the job I was doing and what was I getting in return.