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...

Here's what I know about high achievers in early November. You're looking at December like it's an approaching storm. Work deadlines stacking up. Holiday obligations multiplying. Family expectations rising. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet voice asking: "How am I going to get through this without losing myself?" Most years, you push through. You survive December. And you start January exhausted, resentful, and already behind. What if this year could be different? Not because...

Hey there, For years, I believed a lie that kept me stuck. I thought I had no options. That I was trapped. After twelve years of church planting without the results I'd hoped for, I was burned out and disillusioned. The nagging thought wouldn't go away: There must be more than this, right? Then I pursued my coaching certification with Bridges Coaching, and everything shifted. My coach didn't give me answers. She asked me a question that broke the illusion: What if you're not stuck? What if...

#4: Why You Can't Wait Until You're Empty to Rest (And What to Do Instead) Read on my website / Read time: 4 minutes “I don’t know how to rest.” This is what one leader said to me during a coaching session. Does that ring true for you? Most people think rest is something you earn after completing all your work, but the truth is the work is never done—which means rest isn't a reward, it's a rhythm you choose before you need it. That’s why I encourage people to rest first. The Missing Half of...

#2: The 24 Hour Habit That Can Change Everything Read on my website / Read time: 3 minutes What is rest? Most people can't answer that question. At one point, I couldn't answer it either, and I learned the hard way. But what began as a fall-down-on-the-floor nervous breakdown eventually became my greatest breakthrough. Brandon's Breakthrough A few weeks ago, I told you about Brandon—the CEO who went from 15-hour days to 4-hour days without his company suffering. But I never told you how he...

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...