Progress is in the Pause

Friend, stop. Let’s lean into the power of the pause. 

In this episode of The Rest of Us podcast, host Dana Tenille Weekes names five life moments that call for us to pause: (1) when worrying; (2) when your body says so; (3) when you should celebrate; (4) when in the midst of change; and (5) when you are stuck in the familiar. (There’s also a sixth moment Dana sneaks in.) 

Are you looking for how to make meaningful progress in your life? Maybe it’s time to settle into this episode and learn there’s progress in the pause. 

What You’ll Settle Into

• The importance of the relationship between Dan’s definition of rest and the necessity of pausing to fully embrace yourself.
• A story Dana shares about how few people, specifically her friend Mia, understood the true pause she needed after resigning from the firm. How Mia understood what Dana was searching for was in the pause.

Key Quotes & Insights

People are constantly chasing success. But all chasing does is normalize the feeling that we’re not enough, that to be enough is complicated—that we must go running after our mythical selves. (The self we put on the pedestal to chastise us for not meeting the “should” standard.)

“It is often said that comparison is the thief of joy. But I think when you’re comparing yourself to your mythical self … comparison is the thief of self.” We must realize that we never have to chase a blessing.

Pausing allows you to stop chasing yourself.

LENGTH: 32 minutes