Hello there, it's Rosie.
Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Tuesday.
So if you've been listening this week, you know I wear a lot of hats.
In addition to being a mindfulness teacher here at Headspace,
I'm an author, an independent podcast host, and a yoga teacher.
The list goes on.
As I sit here writing this episode in a themed week about progress,
it got me thinking about all of the overachievers out there, myself included.
So this episode is for anyone who can relate to the pressure to do it all.
There's a major challenge that people who are highly motivated face,
the constant drive to achieve and produce.
You can call it being an overachiever, a type A personality,
or having shark syndrome, which is probably my favorite description.
Apparently, in order for sharks to breathe, they must constantly be in motion.
For many people who have this, let's call it a trait,
we've all felt the eventual spontaneous combustion of it.
Finding stillness and stopping isn't quitting.
It's a way for you to meet yourself where you are and learn what is working and what isn't.
I went to a meetup during one of my first forays into the world of mindfulness.
It was a group coaching circle that was created by one of my yogi friends in Venice Beach,