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by Janine Mathó (Author)
"If you're a high achiever who hustled your way to success but lost yourself along the way, this book delivers. Janine Mathó offers a grounded, practical path to align your ambition with what matters most to you." --MEL ROBBINS, New York Times bestselling author of The Let Them Theory and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast
A Reset for High Achievers Ready to Redefine Success--Without Losing Themselves in the Process
You've done everything "right." Built the career, chased the promotions, hit the milestones. From the outside, it all looks like success. But inside? You feel the pressure, the fatigue, the quiet ache for something more.
After the sudden loss of her mother in 2020--just months before the world shut down--global learning executive Janine Mathó hit a wall. Burned out and grieving, she stepped away from work to recover, only to discover she wasn't alone. What she found was a deeper truth: high achievers everywhere--then and now--are wrestling with how to sustain success without sacrificing themselves and what matters most to them.
Determined to find a better way, Mathó spent two years combing the literature across various fields--from neuroscience to leadership, personal development, and ancient wisdom--ultimately interviewing more than 200 high achievers across different industries. The result is Live Your Opus--a 12-week framework to help high achievers reclaim their energy, realign with what matters, and create success that's sustainable, not sacrificial.
Grounded in neuroscience, lived experience, and the transformative Opus 8 Energy System, this book is a lifeline for anyone ready to move from overdrive to purpose--without sacrificing their ambition or themselves.
You'll learn how to:
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Shift from reactive overwork to intentional impact
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Align your identity and ambitions with your future--not just your past
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Reconnect with what truly matters and let it shape your decisions
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Build a rhythm that fuels your energy instead of draining it
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Thrive without burning out, selling out, or numbing out
Within weeks, your focus sharpens, and your energy returns. And you begin to feel something you haven't felt in a long time--yourself.
Whether you're burned out, in transition, or just ready to stop performing and start living, Live Your Opus offers a practical, soul-centered path forward.
You don't have to abandon success to find meaning. You have to redefine it.
Your life is your greatest work. Live Your Opus is how you begin treating it that way.
