{"product_id":"whats-wrong-with-me-paul-bridel-9798271224263","title":"What's Wrong With Me?: A survival guide for burned-out project managers and other professionals","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's 3am. Again. You're lying awake, mind racing, the same exhausting thoughts cycling through your head for the hundredth time. Worries about work, finances; desperation to find something else - perhaps something more satisfying, more enjoyable, less stressful. But one over-riding thought keeps coming up - \"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhat's wrong with me?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your exhaustion is always there; if your motivation has crashed (along with your confidence); if you're feeling increasingly cynical about work; and if you're feeling trapped and overwhelmed, then it's very possible that you're burning out, but you might not know it, or understand what's happening to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for the exhausted IT Project Manager, and the frazzled professional, or the mid-career specialist who feels stuck and trapped despite an outward appearance of success. It's for anyone who's been asking themselves \"is this all there is?\" and finding no answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by someone who's been exactly where you are, this isn't another generic self-help book telling you to \"follow your passion\" or \"think positive\". It's a survival guide that will help you understand what's actually happening to you, why your usual problem-solving approaches aren't working, and crucially, how to start taking back control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy burnout isn't a personal failing, but a signal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three types of burnout and which one is affecting you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy your success has become a cage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to rebuild your confidence and energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy you can't think your way out of this problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical steps to take right now, even when you're exhausted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to turn \"Project You\" into your most important initiative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to stay stuck, waiting until some unknown future time, hoping things will change. And you absolutely don't need to sacrifice your health and wellbeing to maintain a salary that no longer feels worth the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time to take back control. Your next chapter is waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Bridel is a coach specialising in helping exhausted IT Project Leaders and other professionals beat the overwhelm, so they can get back on track or pivot with confidence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor nearly 20 years, Paul worked as an IT Project Manager across a range of organisations, from nationals to muti-nationals. He also burned out.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding himself trapped between a well-paid job and a desperate need for something different, he spent years struggling in silence, exhausted and unable to see a way forward.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat experience of burnout - and the hard-won wisdom that came from working through it - is what drives his work as a coach today. Paul now helps frazzled professionals like you to understand what's really happening, to rebuild their confidence and energy, and to take back control of their careers and their lives.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is his first book. It's the one he wished someone had given him over ten years ago.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul is based in England, and can be reached via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com\/in\/paulbridel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Bridel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798271224263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Paul Bridel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170937676031,"sku":"9798271224263","price":10.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whats-wrong-with-me-paul-bridel-9798271224263","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}