RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership Podcast

Kent Murawski
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Build a thriving business/organization without sacrificing what matters most. I'm your host, Kent Murawski, leadership coach and author, and I'm on a mission to help high performers achieve sustainable success—the kind that doesn't cost you your soul. After my own burnout at 27, I discovered it's not about balance or productivity hacks. It's about the the right rhythms—Relational, Emotional, Spiritual, and Tangible—working together like the four chambers of the heart. Come with me on this journey every other week as we explore what it takes to lead powerfully while staying whole. Learn more about coaching and resources at https://KentMurawski.com.

  1. Sep 6

    Episode 12: Leadership Burnout Isn't a Self-Awareness Problem (Most Leaders Already Have That)

    I used to believe that saying "I'm burned out" was most of the work. It's not — it's the starting line. In this episode, I trace my own breakdown at 27 and a near-repeat at 39 to show why insight alone never held, and what finally did: rhythms built to flex instead of a routine built to resist. What You'll LearnWhy naming your burnout out loud hasn't moved the needle — and what actually willWhich of your four rhythms (Relational, Emotional, Spiritual, Tangible) is quietly running you into the groundWhy the vulnerability you've already mastered is the opening move, not the winWhat shifted for one CTO's entire team once his own rhythm changedWhy fixing your own rhythms carries more weight than you think, even if you don't run the whole organizationKey Quote from the Episode"Burnout isn't a feelings problem you talk your way out of. It's a structural problem you build your way out of." Episode HighlightsI trace my burnout at 27 and a near-miss at 39 to show why insight alone didn't protect me the second timeThe skyscraper metaphor: rhythms built to flex hold weight that rigid ones can'tNew Vistage data shows CEO burnout climbing to 70% occasional, 28% frequent or dailyCliff's story: how one CTO's entire team shifted once his relational rhythm didWhy "fix your own rhythms first" isn't a small answer — it's the leverage point (Maxwell's Law of the Lid)Take the RHYTHMS OF REST AssessmentThe RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you which of your four rhythms is breaking down and give you one move to make this week. Not next quarter. This week. Five minutes. Free. 👉 kentmurawski.com/rest-assessment Subscribe to the NewsletterJoin hundreds of other high achievers who receive honest, inspiring, and practical insights every other Sunday to help you live and lead from internal rest instead of burnout. No fluff—just simple and tangible RHYTHMS OF REST ℠ that help you slow down without losing momentum. 👉 kentmurawski.com/newsletter Connect on SocialInstagram: https://instagram.com/kentmurawski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmurawski X: https://x.com/kentmurawski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentmurawski YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMurawski

  2. Aug 30

    Episode 11: If You Feel Like You're Winning at Work and Losing at Home… This Episode Is for You

    Burnout isn't new for high-capacity leaders — it's been quietly wrecking us for years, and it just keeps finding a new decade to show up in. In this episode, I get honest about the second time it nearly took me down, right as I was heading into my 40s, and the one shift in posture — not a system, not a hack — that finally broke the cycle. If your calendar is full but you're still running on fumes, this one's for you. What You'll Learn: Why the fix for burnout was never "try harder" — and what actually broke the cycle for meHow to tell the difference between releasing control and abdicating responsibilityWhy your brain may be getting sharper, not slower, past 40 — and what to do with thatWhy one of my coaching clients scaled her company the same season she cut her work nights in halfThe one question to ask yourself the next time anxiety starts building"Work is a priority. It is not the priority." Episode Highlights: The CEO story that proves burnout isn't a new problem — it's an old one leaders are finally naming out loudThe ordinary Wednesday afternoon that changed how I think about rest for goodWhy the "illusion of control" might be running your calendar right nowWhat the research on fluid vs. crystallized intelligence means for leaders past 40Valeria's story: fewer work nights, more revenue — not lessThe RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you which of your four rhythms is breaking down and give you one move to make this week. Not next quarter. This week. Five minutes. Free. 👉 kentmurawski.com/restassessment If the calendar is full but the energy is not, the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you exactly which of your four rhythms is most out of sync and give you the order of operations to fix it. Five minutes. Free. Results in your inbox. KentMurawski.com/assessment. 👉 kentmurawski.com/newsletter Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentmurawski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmurawski X: https://x.com/kentmurawski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentmurawski YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMurawski

  3. Aug 23

    Episode 10: Balance Won't Fix Your Burnout (These Four Rhythms Will)

    I had two breakdowns twelve years apart — the second one while I was doing everything the wellness industry told me to do. In this episode, I break down why six trillion dollars in global wellness spending hasn't moved the burnout numbers in over a decade, and I introduce the four-chamber framework, Rhythms of Rest, that finally did. What you'll learnWhy "balance" is a physics metaphor that was never built for a human life, and the perspective that actually works insteadThe four rhythms behind sustainable leadership: Relational, Emotional, Spiritual, and TangibleHow to name the one rhythm quietly driving your burnout, without a twelve-step auditThe "keystone rhythm," borrowed from the psychology of keystone habits, and how to pick yours this weekWhy "self-care" language keeps you stuck, and the words that actually holdKey quote from the episode"Most people think they're burned out from too much work. They're actually burned out from the wrong rhythms." Episode highlightsI relive the morning I ended up face down on my kitchen floor at twenty-seven, and the second breakdown at thirty-nine that scared me moreWhy six trillion dollars in global wellness spending hasn't made a dent in executive burnoutThe Rhythms of Rest framework, explained through the four chambers of a heartbeatBrandon's story: a founder who cut his hours from 12–15 a day, seven days a week, to 2–4 hours a day, six days a week — a seventy percent dropThe ancient story of Daniel in Babylon, and what a ten-day trial period proves about keeping your own rhythm inside someone else's systemTake the Rhythms of Rest assessmentThe RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you which of your four rhythms is breaking down and give you one move to make this week. Not next quarter. This week. Five minutes. Free. 👉 kentmurawski.com/rest-assessment Subscribe to the newsletterIf the calendar is full but the energy is not, the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you exactly which of your four rhythms is most out of sync and give you the order of operations to fix it. Five minutes. Free. Results in your inbox. KentMurawski.com/assessment. 👉 kentmurawski.com/newsletter Connect on socialInstagram: https://instagram.com/kentmurawski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmurawski X: https://x.com/kentmurawski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentmurawski YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMurawski editor/social media manager: Instagram @murawskifilms

  4. Season 2 Trailer

    Season 2 Teaser: 3 Arguments I'm About to Make That the Wellness Industry Never Will

    The wellness industry made six trillion dollars last year telling you how to fix your burnout. And burnout among leaders like you hasn't gone down — it's climbing. This trailer opens three weeks of arguments that industry would rather you never heard, starting with the one hiding in plain sight. What You'll Learn The specific dollar figure behind the wellness industry, and why it matters that burnout keeps climbing despite itWhy "I did everything right" is often the exact sentence right before someone burns out a second timeThe reason behind the three-week schedule break, and why it's happening now instead of laterA free way to see, in under three minutes, exactly which of your four rhythms needs attention firstKey Quote "Most of us think we're burned out from too much work. We're actually burned out from the wrong rhythms." Episode Highlights The real distinction this season draws between too much work and the wrong rhythms, and why the difference changes everythingThree previews land over the next three weeks: doing everything "right" and still breaking, the grind that built a career becoming the grind ending it, and why performing vulnerability isn't the same as real changeWhy this trailer breaks the usual every-other-week rhythm, and what that says about how seriously this argument is meant to be takenA direct prompt to notice which of the three previews lands hardest — that's the one to listen to firstTake the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT The RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you which of your four rhythms is breaking down and give you one move to make this week. Not next quarter. This week. Five minutes. Free. 👉 kentmurawski.com/restassessment Subscribe to the Newsletter If the calendar is full but the energy is not, the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you exactly which of your four rhythms is most out of sync and give you the order of operations to fix it. Five minutes. Free. Results in your inbox. KentMurawski.com/assessment. 👉 kentmurawski.com/newsletter Connect on Social Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentmurawski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmurawski X: https://x.com/kentmurawski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentmurawski YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMurawski Editor: @murawskifilms on instagram

  5. Jun 21

    Episode 9: You're Not Burned Out From Too Much Work (You're Burned Out From the Wrong Rhythm)

    You've tried the menu. Exercise. Meditation. The morning routine. More time off. And somehow you keep ending up back on the same floor. This episode is about why — and what the last twenty years finally taught Kent that no one in the wellness industry has been willing to say out loud. What You'll Learn: Why "balance" is a borrowed physics metaphor that has never described how a human life actually worksHow to identify which of the four rhythms — Relational, Emotional, Spiritual, or Tangible — is dragging the other three down right nowThe one keystone change that moves everything else downstream (without a five-pillar overhaul)Why most burnout isn't caused by too much work — and what it's actually caused byWhy calling it "self-care" keeps you stuck inside the frame that already failed youKey Quote: "Most people think they're burned out from too much work. They're actually burned out from the wrong rhythm." Episode Highlights: Kent's nervous breakdown at 27 — face down on the kitchen floor, supposed to be heading to a leadership conference, no idea why it was happeningThe trillion-dollar wellness industry data point that lands like a gut punch: more investment, more burnoutThe "close your eyes" exercise that exposes exactly why balance will never workThe story of a business owner who went from 12–15 hour days to 1–2 hours — without sacrificing resultsDaniel in Babylon: a 2,500-year-old case study in keeping your own rhythms under pressureTake the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT The RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you which of your four rhythms is breaking down and give you one move to make this week. Not next quarter. This week. Five minutes. Free.  👉 kentmurawski.com/restassessment  Subscribe to the Newsletter If the calendar is full but the energy is not, the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you exactly which of your four rhythms is most out of sync and give you the order of operations to fix it. Five minutes. Free. Results in your inbox. KentMurawski.com/assessment.  👉 kentmurawski.com/newsletter  Connect on Social  Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentmurawski  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmurawski  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentmurawski  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMurawski Podcast/social media editor: @murawskifilms on instagram

  6. Jun 7

    Episode 8: If You Feel Like Slowing Down Means Falling Behind… This Will Change Your Mind

    The Rhythms of REST guy is officially fried. And he's recording this episode anyway — because what's happening to him right now is probably happening to you, too. This episode is about what burnout, a bedroom floor in Cambridge, and one business owner's Friday experiment taught Kent about slowing down without losing what matters. What You'll LearnWhy slowing down in summer actually increases momentum instead of killing itHow to identify the three places in your calendar where you're scheduled against the seasonWhat the Spiritual and Tangible rhythms have to do with why you can't let go of controlThe three R's for summer — Rethink, Re-evaluate, Ruthlessly Eliminate — and how to use them practicallyWhy rest is preparation, not quitting (and the Roger Bannister story that proves it)Key Quote from the Episode"You don't have to understand or control everything to live and lead from a place of rest." Episode HighlightsKent shares the real-time signs he was heading toward burnout — and why by the time you feel it, you're already further along than you thinkTim Ferriss removed himself from the bottleneck and profits went up 40% — Kent breaks down why this matters for how you approach summerThe Wednesday afternoon in 2014 that rewired how Kent thinks about control, outcomes, and restCoaching client Jesh took Fridays off all summer — and hit his annual revenue goal six months earlyYour Rhythms Check: one calendar adjustment in the next 24-48 hours that costs less than you thinkTake the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENTThe RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you which of your four rhythms is breaking down and give you one move to make this week. Not next quarter. This week. Five minutes. Free. 👉 kentmurawski.com/restassessment Subscribe to the NewsletterIf the calendar is full but the energy is not, the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT will tell you exactly which of your four rhythms is most out of sync and give you the order of operations to fix it. Five minutes. Free. Results in your inbox. KentMurawski.com/assessment.  👉 kentmurawski.com/newsletter Connect on SocialInstagram: https://instagram.com/kentmurawski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmurawski X: https://x.com/kentmurawski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentmurawski YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMurawski Podcast and social media edited and managed by Kole Murawski. Instagram: @Murawskifilms

  7. May 29

    Episode 7: Why I Refuse to Let AI Write My Newsletter — Even When I'm Drowning

    You have rules about AI. What nobody warned you about is that the hardest part isn't enforcing them with the tool — it's enforcing them with yourself. This episode is about the temptation to hand AI the things that were never supposed to leave your hands, and what it quietly costs you when you do. What You'll Learn Why "keeping AI in its lane" breaks down when you're tired, overwhelmed, and behind — and what that moment is actually telling youHow to use AI to reclaim 4–8 hours a week without giving up your voice, your thinking, or your integrityThe one thing AI will never be, no matter how advanced it getsHow your Tangible and Relational Rhythms reveal exactly where AI helps — and where it harmsWhy overwhelm isn't a productivity problem — it's a signal worth listening toKey Quote from the Episode "My integrity is worth more than a deadline." — Kent Murawski Episode Highlights Kent's real confession: the temptation to let AI write his newsletter — even when he knows betterScott Galloway's gut-punch line: AI isn't taking your job — someone who understands it willThe two decisions about AI that hold up under real pressure, not just in theoryAI fatigue is real — and what human connection gives you that no tool ever willWhere Tangible and Relational Rhythms intersect, and why that line matters more than any productivity hackFree Resource — Build a Claude Project That Actually Works Kent's free step-by-step guide to setting up a Claude Project that knows your context, runs on your instructions, and saves you 4+ hours a week. 👉 https://kentmurawski.kit.com/00d50c35bf Take the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT Discover where you are on the burnout scale — from thriving to critical. Takes less than 5 minutes. 👉 kentmurawski.com/restassessment Subscribe to the Newsletter Bi-weekly insights to help you lead from rest, not burnout. No fluff — just practical tools. 👉 kentmurawski.com/newsletter If you want to put any of this into practice, I've built a free step-by-step guide on how to set up a Claude Project that actually works—one that knows your context, runs on your instructions, and doesn't start from scratch every time: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18lp8bC-H9JoaaRrjjoVrEkC3x3kH3CFb/view?usp=sharing Connect on Social Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentmurawski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmurawski X: https://x.com/kentmurawski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentmurawski YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMurawski podcast and social media edited and managed by Kole Murawski. Instagram: @Murawskifilms

  8. May 10

    Episode 6: Why You Feel Exhausted After a "Day Off" (And What Actually Replenishes You)

    Ever finish a "day off" more drained than when you started? Most driven leaders confuse rest with inactivity — and it leaves them more depleted, not less. In this episode, I unpack why "doing nothing" backfires for high-capacity leaders and what actually replenishes you. What You'll Learn: • Why your "day off" leaves you more tired — and what actually refills you • How to identify the keystone rhythms inside your Emotional and Spiritual life • A Heschel-inspired test to design rest that actually works • The hidden cost of letting fear and anxiety drive your day off • How to protect a weekly rhythm of rest without losing momentum Key Quote: "Rest is active replenishment. It's doing the opposite of the thing that drains you all week." Episode Highlights: • I break my own rule and open the laptop out of fear — then catch myself • Why propagating plants quieted my mind when strategy couldn't • The Heschel principle that reframes Sabbath for modern leaders: if you work with your mind, rest with your hands • Where Emotional rhythms (fun and hobbies) and Spiritual rhythms (a weekly day of rest) intersect • A 24–48 hour action step to schedule one replenishing activity this week • The reflection question every driven leader needs to sit with: What are you avoiding by staying productive? Take the RHYTHMS OF REST ASSESSMENT Discover where you are on the burnout scale — from thriving to critical. Takes less than 5 minutes. 👉 kentmurawski.com/restassessment Subscribe to the Newsletter Bi-weekly insights to help you lead from rest, not burnout. No fluff — just practical tools. 👉 kentmurawski.com/newsletter Connect on Social Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentmurawski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmurawski X: https://x.com/kentmurawski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentmurawski YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMurawski

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Build a thriving business/organization without sacrificing what matters most. I'm your host, Kent Murawski, leadership coach and author, and I'm on a mission to help high performers achieve sustainable success—the kind that doesn't cost you your soul. After my own burnout at 27, I discovered it's not about balance or productivity hacks. It's about the the right rhythms—Relational, Emotional, Spiritual, and Tangible—working together like the four chambers of the heart. Come with me on this journey every other week as we explore what it takes to lead powerfully while staying whole. Learn more about coaching and resources at https://KentMurawski.com.

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