by Rhett Smith | May 18, 2020 | Leadership, Running
It’s hard to know where to begin when describing my friend Marc Payan. Just Google his name and see what comes up. Marc is a leader everywhere he goes, and like few people I have seen before, he inspires and encourages those around him to life a transformed...
by Rhett Smith | May 18, 2020 | Leadership, Podcast
It’s hard to know where to begin when describing my friend Marc Payan. Just Google his name and see what comes up. Marc is a leader everywhere he goes, and like few people I have seen before, he inspires and encourages those around him to life a transformed...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 17, 2020 | Anxiety, Podcast
Part of being human is that we get anxious. And no human can opt out of experiencing anxiety. It visits all of us at varying times in our lives, and to varying degrees. But what if you can reframe anxiety in a way that you see it as a friend, rather than a foe. What...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 17, 2020 | Anxiety, Videos
Part of being human is that we get anxious. And no human can opt out of experiencing anxiety. It visits all of us at varying times in our lives, and to varying degrees. But what if you can reframe anxiety in a way that you see it as a friend, rather than a foe. What...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 17, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Videos
In this with The SouthCity Group CEO Todd Sandel, we discuss the importance of play and rest within the home and in organizations. If families and leaders continue to press for more and more productivity, without pausing to play and rest — the result most likely...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 16, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Videos
This is a difficult time for many leaders as they are trying to navigate this uncertain time — not only for themselves and their families — but for their organizations as well. In this video, Todd Sandel (The SouthCity Group) and I discuss how leaders can...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 15, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Podcast
Todd Sandel (CEO and Founder of The SouthCity Group) and I discuss the importance of play and rest at home and in organizations. One of the most important things leaders can do is model from top down the importance of play and rest to their teams. Link to Episode...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 15, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Podcast
Todd Sandel (CEO and founder of The SouthCity Group) and I continue our conversation around leadership during this time of uncertainty due to COVID-19. In this episode we address leadership drift due to overworking and trying to prove ourselves worthy of adding value....
by Rhett Smith | Apr 15, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Podcast
In my ongoing conversations with Todd Sandel (CEO and founder of The SouthCity Group), we discuss the difference between personal wellness and productivity. One leads to burnout, while the other can lead to a thriving home and organization. Link to Episode...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 15, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Podcast
Todd Sandel (CEO and founder of The SouthCity Group) and I continue our conversation about leadership during this time of uncertainty. In today’s episode we focus on the habits and routines that help leaders and their organizations thrive during this time. As...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 15, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Podcast
In this interview I chat with CEO and founder of The SouthCity Group Todd Sandel about how leaders can navigate this time of uncertainty. We discuss the metaphor of trimming the sails and how leaders and their teams can identify and prioritize what is most important...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 15, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Videos
Todd Sandel, the CEO and founder of The SouthCity Group, and I, discuss the difference between productivity and personal wellness. One can lead to burnout, and the other to a thriving organization and relationships. Knowing the difference between the two during this...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 15, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Videos
In this continued series, Todd Sandel, the CEO and founder of The SouthCity Group and I, discuss the needed habits and routines that families and organizations need to thrive during this time of uncertainty due to COVID-19. We also discuss the importance of daily...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 15, 2020 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Videos
In this interview, Todd Sandel, the CEO and founder of The SouthCity Group, and I discuss the importance of identifying what is most important for yourself, your relationships, and organizations — during this time of uncertainty due to COVID-19.
by Rhett Smith | Apr 13, 2020 | Intentional Living, Videos
It was 34 years ago this month that I lost my mom to breast cancer when I was 11 years old. I’ve been reflecting on that loss a lot this season. It is important that we don’t rush ahead to looking for new things, or try and return to “normal”...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 8, 2020 | Intentional Living, Videos
During the quarantine due to COVID-19, I think that we are experiencing a compression of space. Relational space. Physical space. This compression of relational and physical space messes with boundaries and raises important questions about our identity. Questions like...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 8, 2020 | Anxiety, Videos
“I’m doing fine.” “I’m doing good.” Those have typically been our responses to the question posed by others: “How are you doing?” And they are typically what we are hearing during the stressful time of COVID-19. But...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 6, 2020 | Mental Health, Videos
Two of my most influential mentors, Terry and Sharon Hargrave, put together a helpful video this last week regarding relationships/families, and navigating COVID-19. I highly recommend it.
by Rhett Smith | Apr 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Leadership, Podcast
Yesterday I posted a short video on the movement from orientation to disorientation to new orientation. I first learned it by this name and paradigm by reading Walter Brueggemann’s work, The Message of the Psalms. The movement itself is as old as humanity, and...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Videos
The hope is that we don’t go back to what was (pre-COVID-19), but that we move forward into something new. What that something new will look different for everyone. But in a season of disorientation, the hope is that one grows from the experience into something...
