Erin Treacy Coaching

09/06/2026

Football season reminds us of something we tend to forget the rest of the year. Even the best teams do not play every quarter at full sprint. They rotate players, call timeouts, and rest between plays, because sustained effort without recovery breaks people down, no matter how strong they are.

We rarely extend ourselves the same grace. Most of us treat rest as something we earn only after we have proven we deserve it, instead of something built into a sustainable pace.

Heading into a long weekend, I hope you find a genuine break somewhere in it. Not a guilty one. An earned one.

09/02/2026

Burnout rarely shows up as exhaustion. Most days it looks like competence, the person who always has the answer, the one everyone counts on to just handle it.

I was that person for years, and I didn't see what it was costing me until I was forced to slow down. One small habit, repeated often enough, quietly built the exact burnout I was trying to outrun.

I wrote about it honestly in this week's blog post, including what it taught the people around me without me ever meaning to teach it.

If you have ever felt like the only one who can do things right, this one is worth five minutes of your time.

Read it here:

Signs of leadership burnout often hide inside habits feeling responsible, like taking work back from your team instead of coaching them.

09/01/2026

A football team can't move the ball a few inches or 40 yards if they aren't working as a team. It takes every member of the line, the QB seeing what's unfolding, and the recievers and rushers to make each and every down. They work as 1 team with 11 players on the field.

At work the same mentality applies. It takes everyone to move the business forward. One missed block or mistimed pass the game could change completely.

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09/01/2026

Five words that sum up the entire conversation.

Nobody owes you a raise because you're tired. They might owe you one because the work changed, the results are there, and the evidence backs it up.

Bring the second thing. Leave the first thing at home.

08/31/2026

Everything feels urgent right now. Work, family, home, it all seems to need you at once, and by the end of the day your mind is still running even when you finally sit down.

Running on Fumes is a real, in person workshop built for exactly that feeling. You will learn to notice the warning signs of burnout, decide what actually matters right now, and make small changes you can use immediately.

Join me Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 5:30 p.m. at Vera Cafe in Huntington, WV. Early bird registration is $37 through Sept. 12.

Learn more and save your seat: https://bit.ly/4cfJJSJ
Food is included.

Leadership and business coaching that helps professionals and teams improve communication, build trust and grow with confidence.

08/29/2026

If you've ever asked for a raise and gotten a vague "we'll see," you already know the difference this makes.

A real no, with a real reason and a real date to revisit it, is something you can actually plan around. A no that goes nowhere just leaves you stuck.

If you're a manager, this one's worth sitting with.

08/28/2026

Have you ever felt like life is moving 100 mph and everything around you is starting to blur?

The messages. The meetings. The family needs. The work pressure. The full calendar. The constant feeling that someone needs something from you right now.

Most people don't recognize burnout while it is happening. They call it busy or tired. They're “just getting through the week.”

I've been there and that's why I created this workshop.

Running on Fumes: How to Slow the Blur Before Burnout Takes the Wheel

This is a real-life reset for overloaded people who are tired of everything feeling urgent.

📍 Vera Cafe, Huntington, WV
🗓 Tuesday, September 22
⏰ 5:30 p.m.
🍽 Food provided

Early bird registration is $37 through Sept. 12.
👇See link in comments.

Leadership and business coaching that helps professionals and teams improve communication, build trust and grow with confidence.

08/27/2026

This is the framework that changes how people ask for what they're worth.

Not "my rent went up." Not "I work hard." Just a plain, honest look at the business you're already running: your time, your output, your value.

Once you see it that way, the whole conversation gets easier.