132: You’re Invited to Hooky Headquarters (HHQ)

It is a small miracle of motivation that you are listening to this episode. When it was time to record, I had just come out of a foggy, groggy week at HHQ: Hooky Headquarters. Hooky Headquarters is where you go when you need a break—and if you don’t take it, you might find yourself in full-on BIADM (Burn It All Down Mode), burned out and no longer working in a sustainable way. Today, I’m sharing five reminders to honor your need for deep rest when HHQ beckons.

🌟 5 Key Reminders / Notes to Self:

1. Your body and mind must need the rest. Take stock of all that you have been doing, any recent project sprints or travel, and consider any coming up. HHQ is likely recharging you in between. 

2. Trust yourself to bounce back, but only if you rest enough. Martha Beck describes it as an infinity loop: rest until you feel like playing (ideally, you align your work to feel like play), and play until you feel like resting.

3. Refocus on what is truly urgent. Give yourself permission to set the rest aside. Does it need to be done at all? Who can help if so?

4. Rethink your approach to the work. Tackle items one by one, starting with what’s most urgent and important, perhaps with a different perspective. How would _______ (someone you admire) approach this task or deadline?

5. Put down your quiver of second arrows–the Buddhist term for the feelings and stories you tell yourself about your initial feeling or current state. Give yourself permission to be where you are, and to need what you need.

📝Permission: Join me at HHQ when you, too, need deep rest! Without firing any second arrows at yourself: drop any guilt, shame, blame, or shoulds and have faith in the process. 

✅Do (or Delegate) This Next: Create extra spaciousness in advance by blocking off a few extra “DNS” (Do Not Schedule) days in your calendar, even if you can’t think of an exact need for them at the moment. 99% of the time, you’ll be thankful when they arrive!

📘Books Mentioned:

• Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business 

• Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

• The Work Revolution: Freedom and Excellence for All 

• The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal 

• A World Without Email: Find Focus and Transform the Way You Work Forever 

• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

🔗Resources Mentioned: Martha Beck’s Article: I Rest My Pace

🎧Related Podcast Episodes: 

• 002: Eliminate Email with Cal Newport

• 028: When the Financial Tides Recede

• 126: Creating Time Buffer—7 Strategies for Spacious Scheduling

• 046: Time Margin—Are You Drowning, Treading Water, or Gliding?

• Pivot: 045: Post-Launch Pivot Point + Visit From the Furry Rest Monster

• Pivot: 251: Listener Q&A on (Furry) Imposter Monsters

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