Why smart people stay stuck. How I’m learning to ensure I didn’t peak in high school and how I’m actively choosing to achieve more by aiming for imperfection.

We live in a world that glories the grind. And I used to think that the more busy I was, the more worthy I became. The problem? There’s no finish line. Join me as we uncover the art of slow productivity and doing enough without doing it all.

Long time know hear!

It’s so good to be back to recording this podcast - I’ve missed it. Although I needed the break and the time to reflect, stepping back has shown me how much I love this creative process and the personal journalism In This Season gives me!

The podcast needed a new direction, I needed a new direction. So welcome back to In This Season hosted by Rae.

This episode chats about one of the biggest lessons I learnt in my “step back” period, about our humanness (mine especially) and the importance of having grace with yourself.

A friend asked me earlier today what is one thing I learnt going from first year to second year in my university journey, I gave her two things:

1. Audit the wall on which your ladder is leaning (ensure that your habits now are aligned with where you want to end up someday in the future)

2. Have grace with yourself (don’t use it as an excuse but forgiving yourself for human errors and moments of weakness is actually much more productive than harboring bitterness and disappointment).

How can we live above the line?

The line that we are talking about it the line between “thriving and surviving,” the line of burnout - the red zone. God does not desire for us to be living on a hamster wheel, He wants us to have abundant life and enjoy His creation.

But in a world so obsessed with statistics and climbing the success ladder, how can we ensure that we remain emotionally healthy whilst still fulfilling the call of God for our lives?

While burnout is commonly linked to working too hard, and taking too few breaks, it is also, and perhaps more frequently, a result of unresolved, distressing conflict with others.

It is a trap I often fall into, getting anxious about tense relationships leading to me living in a burnt out state.

This week we’re exploring another element of Elijah’s emotional energy journey band assessing how his life as a prophet applies to our lives and how we can ensure we’re being sustainable in our following of Christ’s plan for us.