Why High Achieving Leaders Can’t Switch Off | Burnout, Rest and Leadership

Why do so many successful leaders struggle to switch off?In this episode of An Evolving Man Podcast, I explore why high-achieving leaders often find it difficult to rest, sleep, stop working, put the phone down or be fully present with family.This is not simply a time management issue.For many leaders, the nervous system has learned to stay permanently “on”.Drawing on Jim Collins, Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness, Cal Newport, Kelly McGonigal, Emma Seppälä, Nick Duffell and Thurstine Bassett, I explore the psychology behind workaholism, burnout, boarding school conditioning and the importance of rest for real growth.We explore:• Why successful leaders struggle to switch off • The difference between hard work and workaholism • Why boarding school can train the nervous system to stay “always on” • Nick Duffell and Thurstine Bassett’s idea of “timetabling” • Why stress without rest leads to burnout • Why stress plus rest equals growth • Jim Collins on hard work versus compulsive overwork • Why scrolling, emails and social media are not real rest • Cal Newport’s “shutdown complete” practice • How a twilight hour can improve sleep and recovery • Why rest is not indulgence, but responsible leadership • Simple practices to calm the nervous system and switch offIf you are a founder, CEO, executive, coach or high achiever who finds it difficult to stop, this episode is an invitation to reframe rest as part of leadership.Not weakness.Not laziness.But essential.Piers Cross: https://www.piers-cross.com/Compassionate Leaders Global: https://compassionateleadersglobal.com/#AnEvolvingManPodcast #Leadership #Burnout #EmotionalIntelligence #CompassionateLeadership #HighPerformance #StressRecovery #BoardingSchoolSyndrome---Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boarding school issues, addictions and relationship problems. He also runs online men's groups for ex-boarders, retreats and a podcast called An Evolving Man. He is also the author of How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times. To purchase Piers first book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Thrive-Challenging-Times/dp/B088T5L251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=piers+cross&qid=1609869608&sr=8-1 For more videos please visit: http://youtube.com/pierscross For FB: https://www.facebook.com/pierscrosspublic For Piers' website and a free training How To Find Peace In Everyday Life: https://www.piers-cross.com/community Many blessings, Piers Cross http://piers-cross.com/