Don’t rush

The topic of disconnecting from work comes up frequently when I’m working with coaching clients.

It’s easy to think that disconnecting means taking a day off.

Or going away on vacation.

But it can be as simple as not looking at your phone the hour before you go to bed.

As a leader, you need rest.

Not just physical rest.

But also mental rest.

Staying on email, Slack or messages right up until you go to bed is like trying to drive into a parking spot at 40mph.

You need to slow down to enter rest.

So you can actually disconnect.