Season 7 Episode 28: Rest: Seek Joy
Season 7 Episode 28: Rest: Seek Joy
Elite performance is linked to the ability to rest and recharge. This episode explores seeking joy in order to allow the mind and heart to rest so you can be at your best when your best is needed.
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Jason introduces Season 7 episode 28 of the podcast, Rest: Seek Joy. Welcome back to the podcast on corporate culture and leadership and thank you for listening. We engage thought leaders like CEOs, CFOs, managers, VPs, directors, and more for this podcast. We wish to create content that engages your mind and heart and allows you to step back and think and add some positivity to your life. We deep dive into today’s topic.
We can’t control everything but what we can control is our response. Still a lot of work to do but wanted to remind the audience what is within our control is the temperature we create in the organizations and teams we work with. If you have a suggestion, please send it to info@jasonvbarger.com
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If any of these topics are interesting to you please or you want a deep dive on any specific topics, please reach out to us at info@jasonvbarger.com
“The effectiveness of your future actions will thank you because of this time to slow down in order to speed up. You will be better prepared to be at your best when your best is needed”
3:00 – Jason introduces today’s topic. This is a multi-part series and this is the second part from last week’s episode intro about stepping back for greater effectiveness in the workplace. This is a micropod and shorter by design to carve out time and to rest a little. Stepping back and charging and resting actually shows that elite performance is connected to just that. Jason shares personal connections to rest that he carves out of his schedule to recharge and to study and allow new growth to emerge and not be complacent.
7:30 – When Jason wrote his second book, ReMember, he cited a study from the Harvard business review that stated that people switch tasks between 300-500 times per day. People buy into the busyness myth; they equate busyness with effectiveness. It leads to only at 30% productivity rate. The most effective people took time to slow down to speed up thus being more effective with tasks. In Jason’s latest book Breathing Oxygen, he talks about the power of rest and elite performance very well, I highly recommend checking it out. How we rest, how we recharge is as important as the hard work we have to put in.
10:30 – Elite performance is talked about and how we recharge for the future is as important as the hard work we put in. American’s leave 768 million hours of unused vacation time each year. We buy into the myth we can’t stop. That somehow will limit our performance.
11:30 – When Jason recharges he describes what he does to rest and grow during this time. Seeking joy plays an important part of resting. Jason says that one intention practice is to be very intentional about seeking joy. Jason identifies things that bring him joy on a day-to-day basis. One example for Jason is an early morning cup of coffee with no rush; sounds nice. Another is Jason allows time for a meandering walk during his vacation or even client ventures. Jason further has a purposeful workout, Jason seeks music that enlivens him also, and he challenges himself to get outside or be outdoors.
14:30 –Something important is that Jason seeks out laughter as well. The seeking is the goal, allowing time to seek is important. The compounded moment of joy become fuel for the action items when it is time to return to those. This is just one aspect and on future episodes we will talk about other aspects.
Stay tuned for more episodes coming out relating to maximizing performance the surprising way to do it by actually slowing down.
This episode was sponsored by Epcon Communities, we thank them for their support.
Questions to Ponder
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What would bring you joy in the next days or weeks?
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In what ways can you allow yourself time and space to seek joy, to experience joy with that lingering to-do list or next appointment or commitment?
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A thermostat is proactive. It sets the temperature in a room. Controls the temperature. Regulates the temperature. But in today’s distracted, fast-paced and digital world, it’s easy for individuals and organizations to act more like thermometers, slipping into reactionary thinking, becoming scattered and inconsistent. The most compelling leaders, teams, organizations, families, or collection of humans of any kind operate in thermostat mode. They calibrate their mind and heart to set the temperature for the vision and culture they want to create. Jason Barger, globally celebrated author, keynote speaker, and founder of Step Back Leadership Consulting, is the host of The Thermostat, a podcast journey to discover authentic leadership, create compelling cultures and find clarity of mission, vision, and values.