Every team needs a bye week. A moment to rest, reset, and remember what they’re playing for. It’s not a luxury — it’s strategy. And maybe life works the same way.
We all love to stay in motion. To keep producing, performing, pushing. But just like a team that runs the same plays too long, we eventually hit a wall. That’s when the bye week mindset steps in — when you realize rest doesn’t mean losing momentum. It means protecting it.
Sometimes the smartest thing you can do is step back, look at your field, and see what’s working and what isn’t. You’re not quitting; you’re evaluating. You’re learning where your energy has been going and where it actually needs to go next.
Players use their bye week to heal, to stretch, to catch their breath before the next drive. We should too. Rest isn’t an interruption in progress. It’s the reason progress can continue.
I’ve learned that clarity comes when you finally give yourself time to process everything you’ve already accomplished. The goals, the setbacks, the small wins that went unnoticed. The bye week mindset reminds you that recovery is a responsibility, not an afterthought.
You can’t play your best game if you never leave the field. You can’t keep giving your all if you never recharge what “all” even means.
Take your bye week. Step back. Adjust the playbook.
Then come back stronger — mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
First & Jenn 
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