Rest isn’t recovery
My primitive mind says it’s irresponsible, ill-advised, inconceivable.
Yet, I did it anyway.
I’m talking about my annual winter sabbatical. Don’t misunderstand. It’s not vacation, holiday or time off at year's end. Quite the opposite in fact.
My sabbatical, accompanied by a digital hiatus, is how I begin.
Rest is my strategic imperative. It’s how I prepare for what’s next.
THINKING. DREAMING. BELIEVING.
Leading myself in this way generates enormous clarity and focus. It's how I cast a big, bold vision that inspires me.
Not about what I’ll do but far more powerfully, who I will become.
Hustle and grind are frighteningly familiar.
Achievement and productivity at a standard of perfectionism
still hold a very strong allure. I can quite easily work longer, harder, with more urgency, intensity, and complexity than anyone I’ve ever met.
I'm surrendering that identity.
Refraining from work? That’s the real work. Learning to tolerate stillness in the present enables me to purpose my potential for the future. I’m unapologetic about allocating my time, energy and mindshare to cultivate the most valuable meta-skills.
Want to explore more about this topic? Listen to this excerpt from a recent podcast I did on rest.
