164: An Unconventional Method For Growth

As a peak performer, I struggle with relaxation, but in today's episode, I share my epiphany on why rest is essential to your long-term success. Like everything in life, we experience life in distinct cycles. If we spend too much time in expansion there is no room for healing, transition, or creation, all of which are essential phases of growth. It can be so tempting to envy those who have achieved monumental success and begin mimicking their routine, pushing yourself to your limits but stop and consider how much time these peak performers spend in relaxation. Without taking time to pause, even the best of us will experience burnout. In this episode, you will learn how to balance that masculine and feminine energy by utilizing both rest and productivity to reach your ultimate goals faster and with the energy needed to maintain those achievements. Key Takeaways: Roger Bannister: Resting is an essential component for peak performance [3:27] Stress + Rest = Growth [6:36] Constant stress without proper management can lead to burnout [7:00] Preparing your energy to receive [8:40] Without energy, you may not be able to maintain your new accomplishments [9:00] Embracing the cycles of life [10:00] You cannot expand into a new version of yourself without giving space to prepare [11:00] What season are you in?: Healing, transition, creation or expansion? [12:15] Balancing the Masculine and Feminine; both rest and action are essential [13:00] When you rest you can be more productive and be of more service [14:00] Memorable Quotes: "Stress isn't a bad thing, it's the amount of stress and the way that we manage stress that ultimately leads to burnout."[7:12] "What I see with a lot of people I work with is that they hit their new financial goal because they have stressed themselves out because they have overworked and are like "Yes I hit it" but then what happens is they fall four steps back and they lose it energetically, emotionally, physically because they didn't have the adequate amount of energy to hold it." [9:10] "Why many people don't quantum leap, or step into a really big and very expanded version of themselves or financial goal is because their energy is tired, it is depleted." [11:10] "We are human beings, we are not human doings and if we want to continue to have sustainable growth that makes a difference, that we are really able to hold with integrity for the long term, it's going to require us to do things differently and to create a different paradigm and to live in a different paradigm that really understands the importance of rest." [13:00] Know someone that should be on the podcast? Email us at: [email protected] Get instant access to Power, my 30-Day Activation Series for reclaiming your personal power and inner authority. https://www.carissajohnsen.com/poweractivation Join my free Facebook community, which is intended to build on our collective ideas on topics like personal power, divine purpose, spiritual leadership, and prosperity consciousness. https://www.facebook.com/groups/freedomdesigners CONNECT WITH ME: instagram.com/carissajohnsen/ www.carissajohnsen.com