Last Saturday, I took the whole day off.

Not a scheduled sabbatical. Not a Saturday afternoon “catch up on errands” kind of break.

I mean I truly let go for once.

It started by accident. I thought a BBQ was at 5 or 6pm. Turned out, it was at 12:30. After ten hours of much-needed sleep, I sat on the couch, played a little Stardew Valley, and didn’t open a single doc. No list. No note. No sneaky inbox check.

And when I got home, I made a decision that went against everything my entrepreneurial drive usually tells me to do:

I decided not to “ruin the rest.” I carried this mantra into the evening:

“When it comes to rest… a whole day is OK.”

Why Rest Still Feels Like a Risk (Even When You Crave It)

Let’s be honest. Rest isn’t unfamiliar. You know how to rest.

The real problem?

You’re still the engine.

Your presence is still required to create momentum, make money, and move things forward.

And no matter how committed you are to slowing down… if you’re the only one steering the ship, it never really stops.

What I’ve found (and what my clients discover during an Impact Intensive) is this:

It’s not your mindset that needs adjusting.

It’s your architecture.

You haven’t failed at balancing work and rest. You’ve just outgrown the business model that once worked when things were smaller, simpler, or slower.

The Real Marker of Growth: Not Just Revenue, but Recovery

What if the truest sign of business maturity wasn’t how much money you’re making…

…but whether the business keeps moving when you rest?

If you’re still the bottleneck in content creation, client delivery, admin, or strategy, of course stepping away feels like a risk.

But here’s the shift:

Rest isn’t the reward for scaling. It’s a sign you’re building the right systems.

It’s not about automating everything overnight. It’s about choosing one place where your presence is still required and asking:

“What would need to exist here so I could step away for one day?”

Maybe it’s a template. A boundary. A scheduler. A handoff.

Maybe it’s the decision to stop tolerating friction in places that should flow.

This is how you stop building a business that only works because of you and start building one that works for you.

Try This: A Rest-Ready Diagnostic

This week, try this simple self-check:

1. Identify where you still have to show up.

   Not out of alignment, but necessity. What can’t move without you right now?

2. Ask what’s missing that would allow you to step away for one day.

   Think systems, assets, automation, or support.

3. Build one piece.

   Not everything. Just one thing that reduces the pressure you carry.

This is how rest stops being a luxury—and becomes something your business actively supports.

If You’re Ready to Stop Holding It All Yourself

Inside my Impact Intensive, we uncover exactly where your business is over-reliant on your effort—and design a 90-day plan that frees you up without slowing growth.

Because rest isn’t the opposite of success. It’s the foundation for sustainable expansion.

And if you’re still navigating the early stages of this shift, this week’s podcast episode goes deeper into how I realized this firsthand.

You’ll hear:

• The story behind the mantra that changed how I treat time off
• The structural reason most spiritual entrepreneurs can’t fully rest
• One diagnostic shift you can make this week to create more spaciousness

🎧 Listen to “A Whole Day Is OK” now.

You don’t have to wait until everything’s automated. You don’t have to run yourself into the ground to prove you care. You don’t have to earn rest with burnout.

Just remember:

When it comes to rest… a whole day is OK.