Name: Let your ambition light you up, not burn you out
Uploaded: 2025-05-29T14:51:47Z
Duration: 7 min 18 s
Description: Burnout shouldn’t be the price of success, but setting boundaries at work is easier said than done. Tarveen Forrester, who oversees workplace culture at Kickstarter, shares practical strategies for protecting your time and cultivating “sustainable ambition,” so you can crush your goals — without letting them crush you.

Tarveen Forrester: Let your ambition light you up, not burn you out

Let your ambition light you up, not burn you out

Burnout shouldn’t be the price of success, but setting boundaries at work is easier said than done. Tarveen Forrester, who oversees workplace culture at Kickstarter, shares practical strategies for protecting your time and cultivating “sustainable ambition,” so you can crush your goals — without letting them crush you.

Success does not require sacrificing well-being or burning out. With at least one in four employees worldwide experiencing burnout, the real danger lies in letting exhaustion dim ambition. Setting clear boundaries gives ambition structure and resilience, transforming short-term hustle into lasting progress. Creating non-negotiables, managing time like a limited resource, and communicating limits clearly are the keys to sustaining energy and dreams.