#29 Escaping Busyness

In this episode, Roy and Catherine ask a pointed question: are you too busy to notice you're too busy? Catherine compares chronic busyness to dehydration past a certain point — where you stop even wanting the thing you actually need, because busyness fills every sense to the edges and functions like a suit of armor against feeling anything, including vulnerability. She traces some of it back to the Protestant work ethic — the idea that your worth equals how hard you've worked, even when that work is taking you in completely the wrong direction. Her way out is counterintuitive: not thinking harder to escape busyness, but stopping completely, surrendering to the overwhelm and panic underneath it, and letting it clear before coming back — including a standing arrangement with a friend who's allowed to tell her to go lie down for five minutes when she's overrevving. Roy shares his own recent version of this after launching the Authority Alliance and a stack of new podcasts — recognizing "the wheel is turning, the hamster's dead," and building in deliberate resets: stepping back for a day or two, reassessing what's actually serving him, and dropping daily habits (like tracking social media) down to something more sustainable, like once a week.   Roy Coughlan · The Podfather Network Website: https://roycoughlan.com/ Virtual Assistants: https://va.world/ Private Networking Group: Learn about a Private Networking Group in 50 US States & 47+ Countries with 700+ Members https://connectedleaders.academy Brain Upgrade: https://brainupgrade.org/ The Authority Alliance: A Foundation of Experts — community for entrepreneurs, coaches, and thought leaders to connect, collaborate, and grow their authority together: https://theauthorityalliance.com/   Make the most of your calling. Book an Exploratory Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/#explore 🤝 Join Catherine's Being Space Community ✦ Website: https://beingspace.world ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinellewellynbeingspace/ ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld #DifferentPoints #Busyness #Burnout #Mindfulness #PersonalGrowth #Podcast #BeingSpace #CatherineLlewellyn #RoyCoughlan