Their economy survives a summer off.
Your business can't survive a Tuesday.
That's not a cultural difference. That's a design flaw.
If the company stops when you stop, you didn't build a business. You built a job with a single point ...of failure — and the point of failure is you.
Permission to Unplug is about fixing that. Not "take more vacation." Building something that grows faster when you're not in it.
Comment UNPLUG and I'll send you Chapter 1 free, plus the link to grab the book (out Sept 8).
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Your phone is a slot machine, and most of us are playing it dozens of times a day without realizing it. Every notification is engineered to give you a small hit of dopamine so you come back for more — and here's the part that surprises people: studies show just having your phone nearby, even... face-down and silent, quietly drains your ability to focus. The fix isn't more discipline. It's removing the temptation entirely.
Turn off notifications for email, social, news, and shopping apps. Leave texts on. That's it. Try it for three days and watch how much of your brain comes back online.
This is one small tactic from Chapter 7 of Permission to Unplug — Comment "Unplugged" below to get a copy of the 1st chapter and a link to order.
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You want to grow faster? Get in rooms where you're the least successful person there.
That's not ego — that's strategy.
Suite lounges on cruises. Luxury resorts. High-end events. The people in those rooms paid to be there — which means they've ...built something real. And the second you start asking "how did you get here?" the conversation shifts everything.
When you're around people at a bigger level than you, you can't help but appreciate up.
That's Chapter 10 of Permission to Unplug. Growth doesn't live in familiar places. 🎬
Comment Unplug below and I'll send you Chapter 1 of my new book Permission to Unplug being released September 8th.
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There's something that happens when you travel. Your mind becomes free. Your body starts to let go as your chemicals get back into balance.
You need this.
Book the trip and truly unplug. Explore the world and see who you find. It might just be a new you.
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Recieved this text last night from my son @marcusanthony.bm who just read my new book Permission to Unplug. Words can't express what a cool feeling this was to hear this.
I'm not crying, you're crying.
I can't wait for others to read this a hopefully get ...something from it. Available September 8th everywhere books are sold.
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My new book, Permission to Unplug is not just about unplugging on vacation. Its also about unplugging and being present while learning.
I'm at the @tomferry Success Summit in Anaheim this week. Its day 2 of the event and I looked around today and noticed how many agents, who spent ...money to be here, are working on their laptops, walking out to take phone calls or just chatting with friends.
If they knew how to unplug, think how much more they could come away from this conference to actually grow their business.
Give yourself Permission to Unplug and be present wherever you are..
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You never notice the 40 pounds.
Someone else does. They see you after six months and go "holy crap, look at you." Meanwhile you've been staring at the same face in the mirror every morning, seeing nothing.
Here's what nobody tells you about stepping... away from your business: the change doesn't show up on a scale.
There's no before-and-after photo for the founder who stopped being the bottleneck. No visible proof that you finally trained your team, documented the process, took the weekend and didn't check email once.
But it's there.
I see it in the entrepreneurs I know who've done this work. Not in their bodies — in their eyes. Something lifts. They're not glossed over anymore. They're not dark. They're present in a way they weren't a year ago.
You won't see it in yourself. You're too close to it.
That's exactly why you keep telling yourself it isn't working.
Chapters 5 and 6 are about this: unplugging is a muscle, not a reward. And you build it in microexperiences long before you take the month.
Comment SCORE and I'll send you the Experience Quiz — it'll show you where you actually are, since you can't see it yourself.
📖 Permission to Unplug — September 8. Pre-order link in bio.
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