https://welcometoelemental.com/blog-elementalfieldjournal daily 0.75 2024-09-27 https://welcometoelemental.com/blog-elementalfieldjournal/therepotretreat monthly 0.5 2024-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66465c5831f0b50bdf0301e2/31ed9d23-d799-4d12-a8c0-c1c1a2c6510f/IMG_3188.jpg Field Journal - Epic #4 : The Repot Retreat Well… not quite in the middle of “nowhere” but I couldn't see another human-made structure or any actual humans for so many miles it sure felt like it. Homebase was a tiny cabin in the Big Hole Valley with an entire wall of windows facing the Pioneer Mountains. If you’ve spent time in Southwest Montana you quickly realize why our beautiful state is known as “Big Sky Country”. The 2.5 hour drive from my house was the perfect transition of open road, endless blue sky and towering mountains to set the stage for the reflection and perspective I was seeking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66465c5831f0b50bdf0301e2/7108098b-e88e-4aea-a4c2-5d794c6817e0/IMG_3231.jpeg Field Journal - Epic #4 : The Repot Retreat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66465c5831f0b50bdf0301e2/d5e08d64-581b-4456-be07-cf432da105eb/IMG_3219.jpeg Field Journal - Epic #4 : The Repot Retreat I needed space to breathe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66465c5831f0b50bdf0301e2/86450bef-37f1-47e4-b4dd-2b401aa408c7/IMG_3212.jpeg Field Journal - Epic #4 : The Repot Retreat Over the next 2 days I took frigid walks, and wrote. I drank tea and made meals for 1. I became re-energized about what my team and I had created from the ground up, what it had enabled, and where it could possibly go in the future. I also answered questions honestly about what I wanted my own life to look like - in the day to day, in a year, and how I wanted to show up for myself and for others inside and outside of the business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66465c5831f0b50bdf0301e2/3e028674-3d85-47ef-ac7b-d573c8727f5f/IMG_3233.jpeg Field Journal - Epic #4 : The Repot Retreat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66465c5831f0b50bdf0301e2/f4020b96-104d-443c-8bb2-bf8a2503216d/IMG_3661.jpg Field Journal - Epic #4 : The Repot Retreat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://welcometoelemental.com/blog-elementalfieldjournal/ayearofepics monthly 0.5 2024-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66465c5831f0b50bdf0301e2/100b620f-772f-4f05-8f90-1b37c9e77062/IMG_1539.jpg Field Journal - A Year of Epics Bright Angel Descent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66465c5831f0b50bdf0301e2/fa87e220-c785-467a-8954-a9f0a4650533/IMG_1739.jpg Field Journal - A Year of Epics 1/ Reaching bigger goals requires a different playbook : What got you here won’t get you there, and this is especially true for rising leaders. Even if you are the very best “do-er”, the next level requires more from you in the areas of self-awareness, self-command, and mental resilience. These are not things we are traditionally taught in school or even rewarded for on the path of achievement. (More in a future post about that deceptive path of achievement.) 2/ Fueling (and rest!) is key: Traversing the Grand Canyon was a perfect lesson in pacing. The 45-minute fueling plan kept us resourced to tackle the steep climbs, monotonous straights and most importantly it kept our systems from crashing. Careers are long and varied with many obstacles and opportunities thrown in along the way. I learned the hard way that submitting to a perceived expectation to sprint, hustle and “do all the things” would spill over into my personal life - leading to exhaustion, frustration and burnout. It doesn’t have to be that way. 3/ A peer support system is not optional: My running buddies are dear friends, and they are also leaders pushing boundaries and mapping new territory in their own careers. We’ve each navigated and negotiated really hard things in life and in work. 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