Nat Crawford - Executive Coach, Speaker, Leader

Depressed. I couldn’t even get off the couch. It was the 29 th birthday and I was down and out. “What’s wrong?” my wife asked. “I’m a loser,” I said.   “What are you talking about? “She said. “I’m 29 and I’ve accomplished nothing” I replied. Of course that wasn’t true, but as far as my career I had not achieved what I had wanted. I had spent a few years in my early 20’s owning and operating a small marketing company. That was fun and a good school of hard knocks. I had pursued opening up a salon to no avail. So there I was laying on the couch hitting bottom. I knew I was made for more. I had an idea of what God wanted for me. And thankfully, He allowed me to hit “career-life” bottom to get me to pursue my passion and goals. Many people ask, “Okay, so what’s the secret formula to getting life back on track and doing what you really want to do? It’s not that complicated – just hard. Even so, I believe everyone can accomplish their career life goals ...

Stressed out. Burned out. That’s the sentiments of 62% of American employees. This means 62% of Americans are extremely fatigued and feel out of control. 33% of Americans are a constant stream of stress, but feel it is manageable. This means 95% of Americans are stressed and 2/3 of Americans can’t handle the pressure. [1] I’ve been in my full-time ministry position for just under 1 year. It’s been fantastic experience and still it was time for a break. I wasn’t stressed out beyond belief. I simply needed to disconnect and be refreshed. My solution: a spiritual retreat . I have been told for years to take time away. Disconnect. But like everyone else, I had excuses why I couldn’t break away. You name the excuse, I’ve probably given it…legitimately. I am glad to say, the excuses stopped. I am now fresh off of a 30 hour spiritual retreat. I am convinced everyone should take a yearly spiritual retreat because of 4 life changing benefits. You clean the slate. It is re...