You’re probably here to learn more about me. Before the awards, accomplishments, or recognition, this is what matters most. The work I do comes from experience. Not just success, but overwhelm, mental exhaustion, and carrying too much for too long. For years, I pushed myself to keep functioning while ignoring what was actually draining me. From the outside, I was still showing up. Internally, I felt overloaded, unclear, and exhausted. What changed my life was learning how to slow down long enough to identify what was really causing the burnout. Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally.
Working with organizations like NASA and MIT confirmed something I already believed.
Even high performers silently struggle with stress, pressure, overthinking, and emotional exhaustion.
That is why I created the Burnout Identification Process, Burned Out, But Built for More, and the Going to Grow Wellness Center.
My goal is simple. To help people identify what is mentally and emotionally draining them so they can feel clear again and build healthier systems for their life. You do not need to have everything figured out.
Sometimes the first step is simply understanding what has been weighing on you for so long.
My hope is that the tools, conversations, and experiences connected to this work help you slow down, think clearly again, and move forward with more clarity, balance, and confidence.
You do not have to carry everything alone.
With encouragement,
“Pressure didn’t break me.
It revealed who I could become once burnout no longer led my life.”
Professional Bio
Cyrus Ausar is a Burnout Recovery Speaker, humanitarian, author, and burnout identification expert with more than 25 years of experience helping high performers regain clarity, confidence, and direction during high-pressure seasons of life.
He is trusted by organizations nationwide for his ability to meet people where they are and help them identify the mental and emotional pressure contributing to overwhelm, overthinking, emotional exhaustion, and burnout. Through relatable storytelling, structured frameworks, and practical tools, Cyrus helps professionals reduce mental overload, think clearly again, and move forward without sacrificing themselves in the process.
Cyrus is the author of Burned Out, But Built for More and creator of The Built for More media platform, where his videos, keynotes, and long-form conversations are widely shared for combining honest personal insight with clear, usable solutions.
He is also the founder of the Going to Grow Wellness Center in Massillon, Ohio. The center serves as a real-world wellness experience where high performers can step away from pressure, reset mentally and physically, and reconnect with clarity through immersive massage experiences, one-on-one conversations, and guided burnout recovery support.
His work has been featured on Fox 8, CBS, and Channel 3. Cyrus is the recipient of the United Way DeHoff Emerging Philanthropist Award, the Daymond Mumford Humanitarian Award, recognition as one of Stark County’s 20 Under 40, and Cyrus Ausar Day from the City of Massillon. Over the years, he has helped communities raise more than 6 million dollars for nonprofit initiatives and has spoken at more than 300 schools, organizations, and professional events nationwide.
Cyrus teaches from lived experience.
His mission is simple:
Help overwhelmed people identify what is mentally and emotionally draining them so they can feel clear again, rebuild confidence, and move forward with healthier systems for life and work.
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