For the first time in 300+ episodes, I'm doing something terrifying:
I'm not releasing a podcast for three weeks.
Philip and I are heading to Tahiti for our 25th anniversary, and somewhere between planning the trip and Googling whether our hotel had good Wi-Fi, I had a moment:
Girl. What the hell are you doing?

When you build an entire podcast around going Off Duty, eventually you have to actually… go Off Duty.
So I am.

And no, it's not because I've "earned" three weeks off. That's the exact bullshit I'm trying to stop buying into. If rest only comes after everything is done, we're all screwed. There will always be another email, another person who needs something, another Target run for the one thing you forgot on the last Target run.

Your to-do list is never going to tap you on the shoulder and say, "Excellent work. Go to Tahiti."
At some point, you have to decide you're done.

In this Off Duty episode, I'm talking about what it's taken for me to actually clock out, why I'm not doing a dramatic digital detox (I'll have my phone. I won't have my inbox.), the boring health stuff that comes with me no matter where I go, and the question I want you thinking about while I'm gone:
What are you afraid would happen if you made yourself unavailable?
Maybe not for three weeks.
Maybe for an afternoon.
Maybe for an hour.
Pick one thing you're convinced can't function without you and let it function without you.
See what happens.

As for me? I'm going to eat the food, drink the drinks, read the books, stare at the water and hopefully forget what day it is.

While I'm gone: Binge an old episode, leave a review, or join the Off Duty Club
Off Duty Life will be back November 4.

Until then, friends…
I am officially OFF DUTY.

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