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...

The #1 Mistake Leaders Make About Rest Read on my website / Read time: 4-5 minutes The worst advice you could give to anyone who thrives on forward motion is “just rest.” Here’s the #1 mistake high-capacity people make about rest—thinking rest means doing nothing. Case in point: what’s the immediate picture that comes to mind when you hear the word “rest”? A couch? A hammock? Bed? Bingeing Netflix in your pajamas? The core fear most leaders have around rest? The fear of doing nothing. Leaders...

Why Doing Nothing Makes Leaders More Anxious (And What Restores Them) Read on my website / Read time: 4 minutes Rest and inactivity aren't the same thing. It took me 25 years to figure that out. Not long ago, I performed a song with my daughter at an open mic. Did I feel like going out on a cold, dark Thursday night? Not really. Did it take effort? Absolutely. Was it restful? More than a nap ever could be. When my daughter suggested singing a song together at an open-mic night, I jumped at...

The Hidden Cost of Not Reading Read this on my website // Read time 4-6 minutes Nearly half of all Americans finished ZERO books last year. Reading 5 books per year puts you in the top 33 percent. Reading 10 books per year puts you in the top 21 percent. Reading 20, 30, or 40 books per year, puts you in rare company — among the top 10 percent of readers. Which camp do you fall into? Don’t worry, I’m not going to shame you, but I will challenge you. You see, I didn’t used to read much…maybe a...

#9: What Your Calendar Reveals About Your Values Read on my website / Read time: 3-4 minutes When was the last time you looked at your values and actually felt convicted? I created my personal core values years ago. Read them every day. Have most of them memorized. Use them as a decision-making compass. They are so ingrained in me that I can’t live any other way. To go outside of my values is failure. To live within them is success. The Reality Gap If only it were that easy. Though I do seek...

Hi Reader, December 28th. You're exhausted from the holidays, half-checked-out, frantically scribbling New Year's resolutions between family obligations. By January 12th, they're abandoned. Sound familiar? Here's the truth: Your 2026 goals are being decided right now. Not on New Year's Eve. Now. Nothing magical is going to happen between December 26th and January 1st. The leaders who actually achieve their goals don't wait until the last minute. They take three focused days in late November...