Brendon Burchard talks about rest, meditation, and prayer as ways to reconnect with your purpose. He explores how mind, body, and spirit connect, and why recovery matters for your energy and well-being.
We know that spirit is beyond body. You all know, like, you know what I'm saying there, like, there's a mind, body connection, but there's also a spirit, something else connection. That's why I also very much am emphasizing meditation or prayer to get our mind and our thoughts beyond our immediate feelings or impulses, needs or bodily sensations, and projecting, experiencing, or connecting beyond the body. And sometimes meditation or prayer are the most expansive and consistent ways to be able to do that. Spirit. Now, when I say spirit, it means something specific to me. And when research says it means something different. And it might mean something different to you. To me, because I'm a person of faith, I believe in God. Spirit, for me, is spirituality and is a connection with something beyond me in the highest realms. So for me, that's my belief. That might not be your belief, which is okay, because research would say spirit is also that sense of a deeper connection to the world and the things around us. Some people, it's like an intuitive connection. Other people, it's like a real, physical, vibrant feel. To the energy of the earth. As an example, like to the spirit of a team, right? Esprit de corps. It's a spirit, an energy. It's something that we can't exactly put our thumbs on. But you know, if your spirit is lacking or thriving, and the number one answer here, believe it or not, it's going to sound so basic. You're like, what? Really, Brendan, most people lack a sense of spirit, where that is connection with God, a connection with the moment, a positive buoyancy with the people they're around. If that's like esprit de cord or joie de vivre in either of those. Course either of those places. What's usually lacking is people are effing tired. They're tired. Sorry to be so obvious, but so many people don't feel a sense of spirit about life and thus a higher connection because they allowed themselves to get wiped out or something happened in life that has wiped them out. They're tired. Their focus doesn't need to be. I need a higher connection with God. Sometimes it's like, babe, you need eight hours of sleep for about, you know, a month. Just being honest. Sometimes it means stop poisoning your body. You're exhausted. Rest and recovery is so much of what we talk about here in Growth day. And if you watch any of the courses in Growth day or if you've listened to any of the coaches in growth Day, this topic comes up over and over and over again. This is if you read high performance Habits or you go through that course in your app, you will see that there's a whole chapter on that, that high performers generate energy. How do they generate energy? They protect their energy. They take pit stops, they rest well, they recover intentionally. They don't overwhelm themselves by setting boundaries. They care for meditation, exercise, diet and sleep. See, we know that spirit is beyond body. You all know, like, you know what I'm saying there, like there's a mind body connection, but there's also a spirit, something else connection. But the truth is, if you have a vibrant spirit and it's housed in a 55 gallon drum of toxins, we got a problem, right? You take the most beautiful imaginable butterfly and you put it over here and drop it in oil, we got a problem. Who knows what I'm talking about here? We have such a positive, unlimited, expansive, gorgeous, godly souls and spirits, but we drop it in a container that we keep poisoning and then we wonder what's happening. Why don't I feel the spirit? Why don't I feel God? Why don't I feel better? Because you need a nap, babe. Because you've been eaten, you know, popcorn and wine for 14 nights. Because you haven't walked around. And I know I'm preaching the choir. Growth day, remember, you guys are more healthy than the average cats by leaps and bounds. You all understand exactly what I'm talking about. You are striving for wellness, you are striving for energy. But I am just going to require and remind you, if you don't feel your spirit alive, could you get some rest? And sometimes this is also related to mental fatigue. Time to take a break. A few more breaks throughout the day. A few more mental breaks throughout the day. Like after I get done with this, I'm going to go for a walk. I have to reset, reset, reset mental breaks so that your spirit can be creative and thoughtful and expressive through the containers in which you got, through the form in which we experience and listen. I know when you're unhealthy, that's a hard ask. And so that's why also very much am emphasizing meditation or prayer to get our mind and our thoughts beyond our immediate feelings or impulses, needs or bodily sensations and projecting, experiencing or connecting beyond the body. And sometimes meditation or prayer are the most expansive and consistent ways to be able to do that. And so I'll encourage those of you meditation and prayer, or meditation or prayer, just choose one or the other. I think it could completely change your life, reinvigorate your spirit and make you feel more connected, don't.
