My Year in Review: What This Year Taught Me About Capacity (Part 2)

In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia continues his Year in Review series with Part 2, and this one is all about capacity. Not time on the calendar, but the actual energy it takes to keep saying yes, keep moving, and keep chasing the next experience. Hunter breaks down what happened after a season of constant travel, tour dates, and personal plans stacked back to back, and the moment he realized that being grateful and being burned out can exist at the exact same time.

If you have ever wondered why you can technically “fit it in” but still feel like you are running on fumes, this conversation will hit. Hunter shares how he is learning to make decisions from a place of self respect, plan ahead with intention, and build a life where fulfillment is not only reserved for the biggest trips or the biggest moments.

Key Takeaways:

🧠 Capacity Is Not The Same As Time: Why having an open day does not automatically mean you should say yes, and how to tell when your energy is tapped out.

🧳 The Hidden Cost Of “Chasing It All”: What it looks like when your schedule gets so packed that even the best things start to feel heavy.

🌿 Recovering From Burnout Without Running Away: How Hunter found relief by creating smaller adventures closer to home, instead of relying on big trips to feel alive again.

🗓 Planning Ahead As Self Protection: The shift from last minute chaos to intentionally budgeting time, money, and space so life feels sustainable.

✨ Choosing Joy In The Small Stuff: Why fulfillment is often hiding in your everyday life, and how to stop overlooking it while you wait for the next big thing.

Why You Should Listen:

If you are a high performer who keeps pushing, keeps stacking goals, and keeps thinking you will rest later, this episode is your permission slip to zoom out and tell the truth about what your pace is costing you. You will walk away with a new way to think about capacity, a more grounded approach to planning, and a simple challenge to reflect on what this year actually held, before you sprint into the next one.

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