#29: The Unexpected Gift of Rest: How the Best Self Challenge Changed My COVID Isolation

 

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The Twist of Fate That Brought the Be Your Best Self Challenge to Life

Wham! Bam! This is the episode I didn’t plan.

After dodging COVID-19 for nearly five years, it finally got me. And while my instinct was to push through and keep working (hello, workaholic tendencies), something surprising happened instead.

The Be Your Best Self in 2025 Challenge—the very challenge we’ve been doing together—showed up for me in a powerful, unexpected way during my 9-day COVID isolation.

Instead of overworking, I surrendered. Instead of pushing through, I embraced the break. And in doing so, I learned a huge lesson about slowing down, self-care, and believing in transformation before it can happen.

This was an episode I didn’t plan, but I had to share these takeaways with you. If you’ve ever struggled with resting without guilt, believing in big changes, or trusting the process, this episode is for you.

GRAB YOUR BE YOUR BEST SELF IN 2025 CHALLENGE WORKBOOK:

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Here’s a glance at this episode:

Download your workbook to catch up or simply settle in with a coffee in your plushest robe as you put yourself into a slower pace of mindset for:

  • [01:55] The powerful lesson job sharing taught me about stepping back and why it was the perfect structure for a workaholic like me.
  • [05:54] The conversation that stopped me in my tracks and made me rethink working through COVID.
  • [8:02] How a change of environment (and a neighbor’s Airbnb) gave me the space I needed to truly rest.
  • [10:06] The unexpected way our Best Self Challenge showed up for me—and how each challenge exercise played a role.
  • [13:03] Surrendering vs. pushing through: My Word of the Year showed up in real time.
  • [14:51] How reading The Let Them Theory gave me a huge realization about control, peace, and personal growth.
  • [17:31] How to manifest the life you want in 2025 (and why slowing down is part of the process).
  • [18:22] My biggest personal takeaway from this entire challenge—and how it’s preparing me for a huge year ahead.
  • [19:46] Why the universe is always speaking to you—if you slow down enough to listen.

GRAB YOUR BE YOUR BEST SELF IN 2025 CHALLENGE WORKBOOK:

Grab your Be Your Best Self in 2025 Challenge Workbook here!

Listen in, because the time to make your next bold move for your career and life is NOW!

Your job share, your career shift, your dream life—it’s all possible when you believe it’s possible.

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And remember: You become what you believe. It’s all in you.✨ 2025 is YOUR year!

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Melissa Nicholson job shared for nearly a decade and is the Founder & CEO of Work Muse. Work Muse drives the adoption of job sharing in business as a source of competitive advantage while helping individuals find work-life balance. Join the #JobshareRevolution here.

 

 

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