Wayne has devoted his life helping others build vibrant working relationships and life-giving environments, being convinced that healthy things grow regardless of the person, enterprise or activity.  Wayne recently retired after 45 years in both for-profit and nonprofit business. His diverse experiences include organizational leadership, resource development, business management, and culture transformation.Growing up in Indiana, Wayne loves college basketball and football, hunting, fishing, and everything golf. A growing passion for Wayne and his wife, Laura, is to create hospitable spaces for others that usually involve great food, beverages, and meaningful conversation. Wayne earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana State University, and a Master of Arts degree from Fuller Seminary, California. Wayne and Laura have three grown children and one granddaughter. These words best capture who Wayne is: Friend, Builder, Reformer, Influencer, Relator, Listener, Learner, Communicator.

In this episode Steve and Wayne discuss:

• The need for rest
• Caring for a person and carrying a person
• Fix things, not people
• Taking advantage of downtime

Key Takeaways: 

• When you’re “in it”, you often won’t realize just how much rest you really need. When downtime is all you have, you’ll realize fully just how much you needed it all this time. 
• There’s a difference between caring for a person and carrying that person. It’s good to help out, guide and care for people - but if you’re not careful you'll be overly responsible
• Fixing things is a gift, just as long as you realize that relationships and people are not things to be “fixed”. 
• The gift of stopping - it allows for you to have perspective. When you do stop, take advantage of it, do some reflection. 

“Downtime - it’s a gift. It’s a gift to just say ‘let me look at the last several days… How did I behave? What are the things that I constantly find myself addicted to?” - Wayne Patterson

Connect with Wayne Patterson:

Website: https://uedpartnership.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-patterson-0841867/

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

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