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Hello, and thanks so much for joining us here for episode 144 with Rachel Omera.

Rachel shares how to take an optimal pause or break a timeout to have big rejuvenation,

whether it's short or long,

and how to make the most of it.

So you'll learn, one, the critical benefits of taking a pause,

two, quick tools for making each pause deliver maximum refreshment and three how to turn

challenges into opportunities so if you'd like to check out the show notes or the

transcript or the links to items that we reference here.

That's over at awesome at your job.com slash EP1.44.

That's awesome at your job.com slash letters e p numbers one four and here's Rachel story

Rachel on mera is a transformational leadership coach assisting others to

fulfill their potential she is also a sales executive at Google

and hosts authors who have meaningful messages

about mindfulness and emotional intelligence

for the Talks at Google YouTube channel.

She writes regularly for the Huffington Post,

and has been featured in the New York Times and W.S.J.com.

She needs workshops and speaks on the practice of pausing.

She is certified in transformational coaching from the

right graduate university for the realization of human potential, I. C.F.

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