SelfWork YGTG: The Power of Pause
The SelfWork Podcast
Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2022
⏱️ 4 minutes
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Summary
If you’ve been watching March Madness recently, hopefully you’ve seen the new commercials, sponsored by Powerade, supporting the power of pause. They feature premiere such as Simone Biles, Premier League soccer manager Antonio Conte and Olympic Gold diver Tom Daley as they take pause to relax and enjoy unexpected hobbies. Also featured are former NBA stars Chris Webber and Jason Williams.
Let me quickly say that I have no relationship with Powerade; my fascination is with the power of this campaign – not only for athletes but for driven perfectionists - no matter what their field.
“I’ve come to recognize the power of the pause and the Powerade brand’s campaign is a timely reminder to take a moment when we need it—whether for a deep breath, a timeout or even a season out,” Biles said in a statement. “We push ourselves hard physically and emotionally to achieve our dreams but if we are not our best mentally, then we are not maximizing our full potential. I want to help encourage everybody to be kinder to themselves, because that’s when we’re at our strongest and we can achieve the most.
Here's the commercial!
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Adweek Article talking about The Power of Pause
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to another episode of YGDG, or you get the gist. |
| 0:12.1 | I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford, and I'm so glad you're here at Selfwork. |
| 0:15.5 | We're going to be talking about the power of pause. |
| 0:20.2 | If you've been watching March Madness recently, hopefully you've seen the new commercials |
| 0:24.2 | supporting the power of pause. |
| 0:26.6 | They feature premier athletes, coaches, football players, anyone in sports field who has |
| 0:31.4 | reached the pinnacle of their professional performance life, and their spokesperson's |
| 0:36.3 | Simone Biles, the premier league soccer manager Antonio Cante, and Olympic gold diver Tom |
| 0:42.8 | Daly. |
| 0:43.8 | Also featured are former NBA stars Chris Weber and Jason Williams. |
| 0:48.2 | What are they all doing? |
| 0:49.2 | They're taking a pause to relax and enjoy unexpected hobbies such as knitting and dance, |
| 0:54.8 | or just taking a break from working nonstop on perfecting themselves, and they're supporting |
| 1:01.2 | you doing the same thing. |
| 1:03.5 | Maybe not going forward in a competition, taking the time to develop another part of |
| 1:07.6 | yourself that has nothing to do with your specific talent area. |
| 1:12.5 | It's about rounding yourself off and taking care not only of your professional life, but |
| 1:17.6 | of your personal well-being, better said, your mental health. |
| 1:22.7 | Let me say quickly that I have no relationship with power aid. |
| 1:26.0 | My fascination is with the power of this campaign, not only for athletes, but for driven perfectionist |
| 1:32.6 | no matter what their field. |
| 1:34.3 | Here's what Simone Biles says. |
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