Ep147: [CASE STUDY] From Total Burnout to Shooting for the Moon (Literally) | with David J. Turner

<p>You would think that being nominated for an Eddie Award for your first feature documentary credit would be a dream right? For <strong><a href="https://www.davidjturn.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">David J. Turner</a></strong>, the editor of <em><strong><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Making-Waves-Art-Cinematic-Sound/dp/B083TF25G4/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound</a></strong></em> it absolutely was...but making it the finish line of a grueling project that took years to complete came at a pretty steep price, not the least of which was ending up in the emergency room just weeks before picture lock.</p> <p>Which begs the question...<strong>what price are you ultimately willing to pay to hold whatever your version of a gold statue is?</strong></p> <p>And more importantly, do you have to make that choice at all, or is there a better way to pursue your professional goals while maintaining some semblance of work-life balance?</p> <p>As a filmmaker and storyteller who wears multiple hats beyond editing such as composing, cinematic sound editing, sound design, and documentary filmmaking and shooting, David found himself under an immense amount of self-induced pressure to deliver on his very first big project. When he found my article, <strong><a href= "https://optimizeyourself.me/dear-hollywood-normal-wasnt-working/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dear Hollywood: We Don’t Want to “Go Back to Normal." Normal Wasn’t Working</a></strong> he felt relieved that many others out there were feeling like he was - burned out, exhausted, and fed up with having to make the choice between health and success. At this point he was questioning whether he still wanted to be in the business at all anymore. Desperate to find a better way David decided to join my <a href="https://optimizeyourself.me/optimizer" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Optimizer coaching & mentorship program</strong></a>.</p> <p>In today’s candid discussion David I talk about the steps he took to slowl