Rhythms of REST

Thursday, May 11, 2023 Twenty seconds of insane courage can change your life. Last week, I shared about 5 Ways to Use Fear to Your Advantage where I touched briefly on courage. What is courage? Courage is action in the face of fear. In the movie, We Bought a Zoo with Matt Damon, he takes his two children to the restaurant where he met his now deceased wife. Walking by on the street, he suddenly spotted her through the window and stopped dead in his tracks. He thought to himself, All I need is...

Brandon, a successful CEO of an education company, hadn't taken a day off in years. The company was doing fine—growing revenue, adding new accounts, and preparing to sell. But when we first talked, he couldn't remember a thought walking from one room to the next. Until we started working together. 2-3 months later, he went from working 12-15 hours per day to 2-4 hours per day. Today, he is a different person. Here's what I've learned from Brandon and dozens of other high achievers: The...

Weekly insights and actionable advice for high achievers. Find fulfillment without sacrificing success. Read on my website / Read time: 4 minutes This is part of the summer series where I revisit my most popular newsletters from the 2024-2025 season. This post originally appeared on October 10, 2025. Things have been tough lately, meaning clients and revenue have been stagnant. Sometimes when that happens, I find myself questioning everything. That’s part of why I’m writing this article—so I...

Weekly insights and actionable advice for high achievers. Find fulfillment without sacrificing success. Summer is here, and that means changes, at least for me, but I suspect for you, too. More on how to handle the summer slowdown next time. Today, I want to share a personal update and ask for some feedback from you. Take the 2-minute survey to tell me what you want >> As you may know, I ruptured my patella tendon and had surgery three weeks ago. I’m doing well overall, but I also have...

Weekly insights and actionable advice for high achievers. Find fulfillment without sacrificing success. Read this on my website >> (2.5 minute read) "Should I end this?" were the last words I said before collapsing to the ground in excruciating pain. The only thing I ended was my basketball career ⛹️! On Sunday, May 18, 2025, I ruptured my patella tendon playing basketball with my boys. We were playing a game of P.I.G., and it was a simple layup but hard to replicate. But when I planted my...

Hey there Reader, Early in my leadership journey, , I would’ve told you I was doing “fine.” From the outside, things looked great. I was leading, producing, showing up. But under the surface? I was barely holding it together. Most nights, I crashed into bed anxious, , emotionally drained, and spiritually disconnected. It wasn’t until I hit a wall—several years later —that I realized something had to change. Those experiences eventually led me to develop a framework I now call Rhythms of...