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RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership Podcast
Kent Murawski is an executive coach, author, and speaker who helps business owners, executives, and leaders to grow their companies without it costing them their health, their families, or themselves. He is the creator of the RHYTHMS OF REST℠ framework, newsletter, and leadership podcast. Like a heart where all four chambers must work together for proper blood flow, your life depends on four key rhythms working in harmony: Relational, Emotional, Spiritual (faith or a philosophy of life), and…
Episodes
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 16: Why Leaders Come Home Empty (and Netflix Won't Fix It)
You can be home for dinner every night and your family can still be getting your scraps. I lived that way for most of a year, physically present and…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 15: The Friends You Need (Why Every Leader Needs Two Close Friends)
Leaders have plenty of people around them and very few they can say the hard stuff to. When something goes sideways, it all lands at home, and your family ends…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 14: It Wasn’t the Hours (What Actually Breaks High-Performing Leaders)
If you've tried everything the wellness and balance menu has to offer and ended up right back where you started, I know what it feels like. I lived in that…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 13: Why Working Less Made These Two Business Owners Grow Faster
Every time Jesh thought about taking Friday off, his chest would tighten. He was afraid one day off would cost him revenue, the same assumption almost every…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastSeason 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…
RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership PodcastEpisode 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…