For a life that won’t fit in a sound bite.
There’s power
in the paradox.
Ambition and contentment. Conviction and curiosity. Meaningful work and a life beyond it. The best things ask us to hold more than one truth.
Essays & honest conversations with Tim Sweetman.
Who are you when you stop proving yourself?
Tim Sweetman × Trevor Hightower
01 / The Tension Podcast
Stay curious.
Go a little deeper.
Conversations about the questions we live with. With people willing to wrestle with the answers.
All conversations
02 / Field notes for being human
A little friction.
A different perspective.
On identity & worth
I Am Not My Scorecard
Who are you when the numbers stop telling the story you hoped for?
On hospitality
Intentional Inefficiency
What if the thing slowing you down is the thing that matters most?
On work
Real Work vs. Fake Work
The uncomfortable distance between staying busy and doing something that matters.
The person behind the questions
I’m Tim.
I live in these tensions, too.
Husband, father, Chick-fil-A Owner/Operator, and writer. I’m fascinated by the places where faith, leadership, and ordinary life meet—and where easy answers stop working.
A little more about meKeep a little room for a different perspective.
Let’s hold the
tension together.
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