Taking Conscious Breaks | Petro du Pisani
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The significance of a strategic pause.
In this episode, Laura-Jean Evens (an executive coach who enables leaders to recalibrate and re-author the next chapter) talks to Petro du Pisani - an award-winning podcaster (On-Change) and executive coach, focused on holistic life. She is writing a book on Conscious Breaks where she shares stories of transformation and reinvention.
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Petro du Pisani, a former high-flying mining executive who stepped off the corporate treadmill to design a life more aligned with her purpose and values.
Petro shares how she spent 25 years climbing the corporate ladder, only to realise that true success wasn’t about titles or perks — it was about living intentionally. She courageously took a year-long sabbatical to rest, reconnect with nature, explore coaching, and challenge herself with the Three Passes Trek in Nepal.
Together, we explore:
• The mindset shift from “busyness as a badge of honour” to intentional living
• How conscious breaks (whether a few minutes a day or a full sabbatical) can help you recharge and find clarity
• Practical ways high achievers can slow down without sacrificing impact
• How tiny, consistent habits can build towards transformational change
If you've felt the pull to redefine success on your own terms, this conversation will inspire you to pause, realign, and create a more meaningful future.
In this episode, Laura-Jean Evens (an executive coach who enables leaders to recalibrate and re-author the next chapter) talks to Petro du Pisani - an award-winning podcaster (On-Change) and executive coach, focused on holistic life. She is writing a book on Conscious Breaks where she shares stories of transformation and reinvention.
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Petro du Pisani, a former high-flying mining executive who stepped off the corporate treadmill to design a life more aligned with her purpose and values.
Petro shares how she spent 25 years climbing the corporate ladder, only to realise that true success wasn’t about titles or perks — it was about living intentionally. She courageously took a year-long sabbatical to rest, reconnect with nature, explore coaching, and challenge herself with the Three Passes Trek in Nepal.
Together, we explore:
• The mindset shift from “busyness as a badge of honour” to intentional living
• How conscious breaks (whether a few minutes a day or a full sabbatical) can help you recharge and find clarity
• Practical ways high achievers can slow down without sacrificing impact
• How tiny, consistent habits can build towards transformational change
If you've felt the pull to redefine success on your own terms, this conversation will inspire you to pause, realign, and create a more meaningful future.
