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.

Episodes

  1. 18h ago

    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

    28 min

  2. 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

    20 min

  3. 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

    21 min

  4. Apr 26

    Episode 5: What to Do When You're Doing Everything Right and Still Drowning

    You're doing everything right — and still feel like you're underwater. In this deeply personal episode, Kent opens up about his own season of sadness, anger, and overwhelm, and shares the three anchors that held him steady when his usual strategies stopped working. What You'll Learn: How to keep moving forward when your go-to rhythms aren't cutting itWhy your anchor routines matter most on the days you feel like skipping themHow treating your emotions like people — not problems — unlocks what they're actually trying to tell youThe 90-second rule that changes how you handle emotional overwhelmWhen "pushing through" is the answer — and when it's making things worseKey Quote from the Episode: "Sometimes the most spiritual, most productive, most courageous thing you can do is the next boring thing in front of you." Episode Highlights: Kent's raw confession about feeling sad, angry, and overwhelmed — and what happened the Wednesday it all hitThe "chop wood, carry water" principle: why transformation hides in the mundaneHow Kent's patella tendon rupture stripped away nearly every rhythm — and which one carried him throughWhy seasons have a beginning and an end, and if yours doesn't, it's not a season — it's a lifestyleThe difference between letting emotions rule you and letting them speak to youTake 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 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentmurawski   Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentmurawski  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmurawski   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMurawski

    30 min

  5. Apr 12

    Episode 4: Looking Strong Won’t Make People Follow You (But Doing This Will)

    A room full of entrepreneurs watched Kent cry. And it turned out to be one of the most important leadership moments of his life. In this episode, Kent shares the raw story of what broke open in him during a mastermind Q&A in Austinwith Ryan Levesque — and why your vulnerability, not your wins, is the most powerful leadership tool you're not fully using. What You'll Learn Why driven leaders stay successful on the outside but invisible on the inside — and how to close that gapThe difference between transparency and true vulnerability (most leaders confuse the two)How to share vulnerably as a leader without undermining confidence or oversharingWhy your emotional and relational rhythms determine whether people follow your title — or actually follow youA simple 24–48 hour action step to practice real vulnerability this weekKey Quote from the Episode "It's your vulnerability, your humility, and your weakness — that's going to speak to the people you lead." Episode Highlights Kent gets emotional in front of 15 entrepreneurs and unpacks exactly why — it's not what you'd expectRyan Levesque's table exercise: what your 4-year-old self would shout — and what it reveals about your ambitionThe "scars not wounds" principle — how to know what's appropriate to share and whenWhy Kent's heart grew callous over years of leadership and how one moment cracked it back openThe cost of leading without vulnerability: shallow relationships, transactional teams, and a life spent performing 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

    27 min

  6. Mar 29

    Episode 3: You Have a Plan for Everything—Except Your Life

    You have a business plan, a financial plan, a marketing plan — but do you have a plan for your actual life? In this episode, Kent unpacks why the beliefs running beneath your behavior may be the real reason you feel stuck — and how to replace them without starting over. What You'll Learn: How to identify the faulty belief driving your hustle-and-grind cycleThe doom loop: why anxiety reinforces the very patterns you're trying to escapeHow to use neuroplasticity to rewire limiting beliefs into ones you actually believeWhy defining your "enough number" stops the endless strivingHow pain becomes the foundation for purpose — not just sufferingKey Quote: "If you want to change what you do, you have to change your belief." Episode Highlights: James, a 28-year-old business owner, kept skipping his personal values to work on company values — revealing a toxic belief underneathThe difference between hustle as a tactic and hustle as a lifestyle (and why one will destroy you)Viktor Frankl's three sources of purpose and how Kent's breakdown at 27 became the doorway to the Rhythms of REST frameworkShalom isn't just peace — it means wholeness, and wholeness is a direction, not a destinationThe four rhythms (Relational, Emotional, Spiritual, Tangible) and why all four chambers have to beat togetherTake 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

    25 min

  7. Mar 10

    Episode 2: How to Do Your Best Work in Less Time — Without Grinding Harder

    What if the reason you're falling behind isn't effort—it's a broken definition of productivity? In this episode, Kent Murawski dismantles the desk-grinding myth and gives you three practical frameworks to protect your creative energy, work from your Zone of Genius, and finally produce the results that actually matter—without the burnout. What You'll Learn How to redefine productivity around outcomes, not hours loggedWhy your best ideas will never come from your desk—and where they actually liveHow to identify and protect your peak creative window every single dayThe three-zone energy framework that restructures your entire workdayA 4-step strengths-based prescription for leaders who manage teamsKey Quote from the Episode "Sitting at your desk for 10 hours straight is not an idea factory. It's an idea graveyard." Episode Highlights Why "measurable results" is the only productivity definition worth keeping—and the follow-up question most leaders never askThe neuroscience of the default mode network: why walking, showering, and low-demand tasks unlock your most creative breakthroughsHow Friedrich Nietzsche walked 8 hours a day through the Swiss Alps and produced his most influential work in a single decadeKent's full weekly schedule—blocked by day and by hour—for sustainable creative output and actual momentumThe 4-step team prescription for strengths-based leadership that builds loyalty and drives real resultsTake 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

    35 min

  8. Feb 24

    Episode 1: You've Been Resting Wrong — And It's Why You're Still Burned Out

    You've been told to rest. You've tried. And somehow, you're still exhausted. That's not a discipline problem — it's a definition problem. In this episode, Kent Murawski dismantles the most pervasive myth about rest and replaces it with a framework that actually works for leaders wired to move. What You'll Learn Why "just rest" is the worst advice you can give a driven leaderThe ancient Hebrew definition of rest that reframes everythingHow one founder reduced his work hours by nearly 400% with a single weekly practiceWhy one type of rest can't fix all four types of depletionHow to identify which rhythm needs your attention most right nowKey Quote "Depletion doesn't get fixed by doing nothing. It gets fixed by doing things that replenish you." Episode Highlights Rest is active, not passive — it's doing what replenishes you, not what drains youThe Hebrew word shâbath (root of "Sabbath") means to cease, stop, and celebrate — a radically different frameAfter a painful leadership conflict, Kent retreated to his garage and refinished furniture for months — working with his hands was what healed emotional depletionBrandon went from 12–15 hrs/day, 7 days/week to 2–4 hrs/day, 6 days/week after one consistent day of restRelational, Emotional, Spiritual, and Tangible depletion each require a completely different kind of restorationTake 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

    17 min

  9. Feb 12

    Episode 0: You Don't Need Balance. You Need This.

    You've been sold a lie. Work-life balance doesn't work — not for driven leaders whose calendars are color-coded and still overflowing. Not for someone crushing it professionally while running on fumes personally. What if the problem isn't how hard you're working, but the framework you've been handed? This intro episode is where it all begins. I'm Kent Murawski, and at 27 I had a fall-down-on-the-floor nervous breakdown. I spent the next 20 years figuring out what actually works — not tips and tricks, but real rhythms. The kind that build sustainable success without costing you your soul. What You'll Hear in This EpisodeWhy work-life balance is the villain — and what rhythm actually looks likeThe four rhythms every driven leader needs: Relational, Emotional, Spiritual, and TangibleWhat becomes possible when all four are working together: harmony at home, mental clarity, physical energy, and meaningful workA preview of Brandon's story — from 12-15 hour days, seven days a week, to 2-4 focused hours daily. All from one simple rhythm.Your first RHYTHMS Check: one action you can take in the next 24-48 hoursYour First RHYTHMS CheckSit with this question: If you had to cut your work hours in half tomorrow, what would you stop doing first? Your answer reveals what you already know isn't essential. Drop it in the YouTube comments or tag me @kentmurawski on Instagram. I read every one. Resources🔗 Free Rhythms of REST Assessment (5 min) → kentmurawski.com/assessment 📧 Bi-Weekly Newsletter → kentmurawski.com/newsletter New episodes every other week. Every episode ends with a RHYTHMS Check — one thing you can do within 24-48 hours to build sustainable success.

    4 min
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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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