When Jumpstarting Your Life Doesn't Work 🥴

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Damon Brown
January 14, 2026

This edition is brought to you by Bankrate’s High Yield Savings Account guide (HYSA). Learn more below 👇🏾

Hi reader,

If you run your business for a while

You naturally come up with ways to get motived

A cold shower.

Several cups of coffee.

Mindlessly scrolling to rest your brain.

But what happens when none of these work?

Well, nothing.

Unless we put aside our checklists for a moment

And recognize that it could be something deeper 🤔

*More below after a word from Bankrate 👇🏾

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We often forget that we need to rest

It isn’t a luxury

It isn’t self care

It is a literal necessity.

The good news is that there are at least seven ways we can rest

Sure, you can try to sleep in

But you an also connect with community

Take in beauty doing a quick walk or listening to music

Or turn off some of your senses by being in quiet or closing your eyes.

When my kids were babies and toddlers

The idea of taking a break was some distant dream.

You may feel the same way with limited financial, physical, or time resources.

But it gives us the opportunity to find new ways to recharge

Put down the usual tropes we pursued to find our rest

And perhaps get another tool in our restorative kit 🧰

Ready to actually have work-life balance?

On BringYourWorth.tv Live, we’re sharing systems to prioritize rest in even the busiest schedule.

We’re live, so bring your questions, comments, and pillows 🛏️

Wednesday, January 14th

1:11 pm PT

👉🏾 Join us

🙋🏾 I’m Damon! (http://www.damonbrown.net) I help side hustlers, solopreneurs & others like yourself bloom. As a bestselling author, 2x startup founder & 4x TEDTalker, I co-founded the popular connection app Cuddlr and led it to acquisition within a year while being a stay at home dad with my infant son.

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