You did not start this to become the bottleneck. You started it because something called you to it. Somewhere along the way the thing you sacrificed for became the thing crushing you, and you told yourself the exhaustion was the price you pay to care this much.

It is not. The sacrifice feels like proof, and it is starving the very thing you love. Every decision waits for you. Every problem routes through you. The work is not stalling in spite of your sacrifice. It is stalling because of it.

Exhaustion Is Not Devotion is a workbook, not a book. You do not read it. You complete it.
Across a handful of guided movements you will name the sentence you repeat to yourself, score honestly where you actually stand, and walk away having handed off one real thing to a person or a service you trust, with a rule that holds when you are not in the room.

It is for the founder who is dedicated to a model she has outgrown, whether she runs solo or leads a team. You do not have to drown to prove you are devoted. Devotion is building something that outlives your stamina. Start with one small thing this week, and let it hold.