Balance Your Ambition with Deep Rest, Play & Stillness with Jadah Sellner

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When we have big visions, dreams, and plans, and we’ve put a lot of effort and energy into them, what do we do when the unexpected happens? How do we create that space to replenish ourselves?

If you find yourself feeling unsettled, disorganized, and on edge, then this episode of the Lead with Love podcast is for you. Today I’ll share how to balance your ambition with deep rest, play, and stillness.

“I really wanted to heal the artist within me and unleash her, because I didn’t realize how dormant the creative in me has been for so many years.”

– JADAH SELLNER

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!)

• How I started 2020, and why it was such a beautiful and tender time for me [1:47]
• What I’ve noticed in myself, and clients, when it comes to setting priorities [4:22]
• Why we all need to “hibernate” – plus the ways that I do it [11:25]
• What to do before you start planning for the future [13:03]
• How I let go of the grief and guilt of not getting certain things done this year [23:57]
• The way I look at (and reframed) my habits [26:17]
• Tips and strategies for balancing our ambition with the true capacity of what we can handle [33:47]
• Specific questions to ask yourself during this process [35:19]
• A narrative that I’m working on changing for myself as we head into a new year [43:37]
• A special invitation I have for you around setting boundaries in 2021 and beyond [44:47]

Resources + links mentioned:

» Photo of Oprah & Jadah

» Lead with Love 140: Remembering and Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams with Dr. Tererai Trent

» Lead with Love 182: Follow Your Bliss with George Brian Sellner

» Waking up at the same time each night? The Chinese medicine “body clock” explains why.

» Hipline Dance Studio (free class promo code: TRYHIPLINE)

» More Myself by Alicia Keys

» The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

» Bossypants by Tina Fey

» Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck

» How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir by Saeed Jones

» Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix

Key Quotes:

• “When we have these big visions, big dreams, big plans and we put a lot of effort and energy into them, what do we do when the unexpected happens?”
• “You really have to honor the endings of things, even if they didn’t go the way that you planned.”
• “In order to plan from a very grounded and inspired place, we need to replenish our energy.”
• “We focus so much on the not doing, but what if we paid attention to actually what we did get done?”
• “I really wanted to heal the artist within me and unleash her, because I didn’t realize how dormant the creative in me has been for so many years.”
• “There’s something that feels really beautiful about looking for things that inspire you, where you also feel a little green, a little new and like a beginner.”

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