What a Conversation With Coach Drew Keller Taught Me About Rest, Purpose, and Money

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from coaching, it’s this:

Clarity doesn’t always come from effort — sometimes it comes from slowing down enough to hear yourself again.

This truth came into sharp focus during a recent conversation with Coach Drew Keller, a fellow financial coach whose journey, faith, and heart for helping families left an impact on me. We sat down as part of my Clarity Conversation Series — a simple experiment to understand how people think about money, purpose, and the lives they’re building.

The lessons that came out of this interview were too powerful not to share. Today, I’m passing those lessons on to you.

A Story Rooted in Purpose — and Experience.

Drew has spent nearly 20 years in the federal space working with messy data, strategy, and numbers. In his personal life, someone helped him and his wife get organized financially — an experience that changed everything.

They paid off debt.
They hit a million-dollar net worth.
They found peace.

And from that transformation, the Keller Coaching Group was born — part ministry, part calling, and part practical support for people navigating growth and change. If you’re curious to explore more of Coach Drew’s work, you can find his organization online at kellercoachinggroup.com.

He’s helped hundreds of families overcome debt, stop living month-to-month, and reclaim confidence. And as Drew put it:

“You should be able to say yes to God, but your bad financial choices shouldn’t be the thing holding you back.”

Whether you share Drew’s faith background or not, that idea hits hard:
Your life should not be limited by money stress.

The Real Challenge: Scaling a Calling.

When I asked Drew what he wants most right now — personally or financially — he didn’t hesitate.

He wants to scale.
He wants to reach more families.
He wants more people to find financial peace.

But scaling isn’t about algorithms or fancy funnels for him. It’s about:

• trust

• personal connection

• confidentiality

• emotional safety

• community

• testimony

• and honoring his faith

As he put it:

“People are funny about money. It takes time to build trust.”

He’s right. No matter what job you’re in, money is emotional before it’s mathematical.

The Weight of Helping People Change.

When I asked what gets in the way of his goals, Drew got real:

• Managing a demanding job, he loves

• Being fully present as a husband and dad of four

• Feeling drained

• Protecting his marriage and faith

• Balancing opportunity with peace

• Delaying marketing because it feels inauthentic or distracting

This is something many of my readers — especially busy professionals — will recognize:

Burnout doesn’t come from doing too much. It comes from doing too much without rest, clarity, or alignment.

Drew said something that stopped me:

“I can see people victorious in the future — but they can’t see it. I know they can do it.”

If you’ve ever felt stuck, avoided your finances, or pushed off change because you were overwhelmed… this is exactly why coaching matters.

Someone else can see the future version of you long before you can.

Marketing, Calling, and the Tension Between the Two.

Drew struggles with something a lot of purpose-driven people struggle with:

“How much should I market… and how much should I trust timing and calling?”

He doesn’t want gimmicks.
He doesn’t want influencers' tactics.
He wants people to be drawn by sincerity and purpose.

So he’s delayed:

• launching programs

• creating digital resources

• speaking opportunities

• building out group classes

• public exposure

Not because of fear.

But because of integrity.

Because he wants to stay small enough to care deeply.

Because he wants coaching to feel sacred, not transactional.

The Moment of Insight: Rest Brings Clarity.

Toward the end of our conversation, I asked:

“If you could advise someone in your same situation, what would you tell them?”

His answer was one I wish every overwhelmed professional could hear:

“Rest. A rested version of me is the best version of me.”

He continued:

• We minimize the Sabbath.

• We work ourselves into the ground.

• We spin our wheels trying to force clarity.

• We stay digitally overstimulated.

• We forget that stillness reveals direction.

And then he said something beautiful:

“It might be as simple as helping one specific person instead of launching a whole new Instagram channel.”

Isn’t that a stunning reframe?

Sometimes the path forward isn't harder work — it’s quieter work.

It’s the next honest conversation.
The next clear step.
The next small decision in alignment with who you are becoming.

What This Means for You.

Whether you’re a coach, a corporate professional, or someone just trying to create some order in your finances, here’s what Drew’s story teaches:

1. You don’t need unlimited time — you need aligned time.

Clarity doesn’t come from hustling harder.

2. You don’t need a massive audience — you need the right next step.

One action done consistently beats big ideas left undone.

3. You don’t need to fix everything at once — you need a starting point.

Your starting point might be your spending, your budget, your savings, or simply understanding where your money is going.

4. You don’t need perfection — you need rest.

A rested mind makes better decisions.

And that’s exactly why tools like my Quick-Start Budget exist — not to overwhelm you, but to give you one clean page to breathe, organize, and begin again.

Final Reflection.

What I loved most about talking with Drew is how deeply it affirmed this truth:

Clarity is not a destination — it’s a practice.
A moment.
A quiet decision to listen inwardly.
A willingness to see your own story with compassion.

I’m grateful for his honesty and the reminder that financial peace is as emotional and spiritual as it is practical.

And if you’re ready for clarity in your own life, you don’t have to do it alone.

If Drew’s insight resonated with you, imagine what an honest, quiet conversation about your life could open up.

That’s what a Clarity Interview is for.

It’s not coaching.
It’s not sales.
It’s not pressure.

It’s simply a guided, grounding conversation designed to help you slow down, look inward, and get clear on where you are, where you want to be, and what’s quietly getting in the way.

If you’re curious — if something inside you is asking for clarity, or rest, or direction — I’d love to invite you to learn more.

Visit us at blog.dollarharmony.com/post/clarity

Here you'll learn why I’m offering these interviews, what questions we’ll explore together, and what you can expect to walk away with.

If you’re ready for a moment of clarity in your own life, I’d be honored to talk with you.

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