Exhaustion is rarely one thing — which is why "just take a holiday" never works. Some things are outside your control. Some things are outside your control but you're spending energy on them anyway. And some are internal — patterns, habits, the stories you tell yourself at 2am. What most executives miss is that the body is part of the equation. Poor sleep, no movement, the wrong nutrition — they compound everything. Sometimes a hard workout does more for your clarity than any strategy session. Burnout is what happens when this goes unmanaged for too long. The exhaustion you feel right now might not be burnout yet. But it's a signal worth taking seriously.