Ep 527: What Counts As Clean Rest + What Doesn’t [Part 4: Clean Rest Series]

This is Part 4 of my 5-Part Clean Rest Series. There’s one mindset shift every perfectionist entrepreneur needs to make about clean rest:

Clean rest that doesn’t feel good is still clean rest.

Even when you’re feeling bored, restless, agitated, or like you “should” be doing something more productive… it still counts.

Clean rest isn’t about always feeling peaceful, recharged or inspired. Sometimes it will feel that way. But other times, it’ll feel uncomfortable. You might find yourself itching to check your emails or thinking about everything you “should” be doing instead. And that’s completely normal.

You’re a human, not a machine. You’re not supposed to feel happy or motivated 100% of the time. And if you’re judging the quality of your rest based on how it feels, that perfectionist thinking is sneaking in through the back door – making you overthink your time off and work harder to “rest the right way.”

This episode is a coaching call with PGSDer Jenna where we dive into all of this: what actually counts as clean rest, what doesn’t, and why it’s still valuable even when it doesn’t feel perfect. We talk about the discomfort that can come up when you’re learning to let yourself truly rest, and how clean rest supports you in working towards your business goals without burning yourself out.

If you’ve been trying to “do rest right,” or only allow yourself time off when you’ve earned it, this episode is exactly what you need to hear.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode527.

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