Adele, Taking Breaks, and Feeling Like You Have To Earn Rest

Last week I shared a social media post that said:

"Adele released her first song in SIX YEARS yesterday. The video already have 25 million views on YouTube.

My takeaway? It’s clearly okay to take breaks.”

There were A LOT of likes and comments on this post on LinkedIn and Instagram - and most were positive.

One, however, disagreed with my message. They said you first needed to build an empire worthy of a break.

As you might imagine, I had some thoughts about this comment! Here they are:

This video will be especially helpful if you…

• Feel like you have to earn rest

• Feel guilty, uncomfortable, or just plain weird taking breaks

• Know you need to slow down and create some more space in your life

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