Show notes
Change is a constant in this industry, and this episode is all about preventing burnout in real estate before it takes you out. We're joined by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board certified internal medicine physician and workplace well-being consultant, who literally wrote the book on rest (it's called Sacred Rest, and if you haven't read it, add it to your list).
We get into how to handle the constant change happening in our industry right now, why "I'm so tired" isn't specific enough to actually help you, and the seven types of rest most of us have never even thought about. Dr. Saundra breaks down mental, emotional, social, sensory, creative, spiritual, and physical rest, and gives real, doable ways to work each one into a packed agent schedule, no sabbatical required.
We also get personal about our own burnout patterns, from Alissa's summer of learning to not answer every email immediately, to Katy's non-negotiable need for extra sleep. If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right and still exhausted, this conversation is going to feel like a permission slip.
Here's what we cover in this episode: -Why stress is really just our response to change, and why you can't manage change, only your recovery from it -How to find the pros in even the toughest industry shifts -The seven types of rest: physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, social, sensory, and creative -Why saying "I'm tired" doesn't give you or anyone else enough to work with -How to figure out logistically which type of rest you're actually missing -Why creative rest means appreciating what's already been created, not making something new -How habit stacking makes it realistic to build rest into an already packed day -Simple habit stacking ideas like changing your lock screen, noise canceling headphones, and a five minute sensory reset between meetings -Why mindless scrolling is usually escapism, not rest, and how to make your scroll time actually restorative -The difference between sleep and rest, and why hours of sleep doesn't always equal quality rest -Why there's no one right bedtime or wake time, and how to find what your body actually needs -Mental rest deficits like forgetfulness and trouble concentrating, and why they're not a sign something is wrong with you -Why multitasking makes you more likely to make mistakes, and how time blocking your email can fix it -How agents can set realistic response time expectations with clients without losing professionalism -The gifts that come from consistent rest, including boundaries, reflection, and freedom -Alissa's real story of retraining herself to stop checking email constantly over a summer with her kids home
Key quotes from this episode: "We don't manage change, we manage the recovery." - Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith "Saying I'm so tired is the same as telling a doctor 'I hurt.' It doesn't give enough specificity for anyone to help you, and definitely not enough for you to help yourself." - Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith "If you don't have leads, you're losing, that's what the industry says. Here at Hustle Humbly, we are very diligently working to flip that around into quality." - Alissa "We are not emergency room doctors. If we don't respond immediately, nobody dies in our industry." - Alissa "You will be a more efficient, more fulfilled, more satisfied, more effective person if you function with how your body functions, rather than trying to make it fit the bubble of what somebody else says is normal." - Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
Products, people, and previous episodes mentioned: -Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, board certified internal medicine physician and author of Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity -RestQuiz.com, Dr. Saundra's free rest deficit assessment -DrDaltonSmith.com -Atomic Habits by James Clear
Leave us a review at http://ratethispodcast.com/hustlehumbly
Get your FREE Database Template: http://hustlehumblypodcast.com/starthere
Email Templates 101: http://emailtemplates101.com
Agent Systems 101: http://agentsystems101.com
All Resources: http://hustlehumblypodcast.com
Submit your topic ideas and toasts to Team@HustleHumblyPodcast.com
Music:
Straight A's by Connor Price → https://connorprice.shop/
The Good Life by Summer Kennedy → https://soundcloud.com/summerkennedy/the-good-life
Be The One by Matrika → https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/be-the-one
Our TOPPODCAST Picks 
Stay Connected
