In this episode of LLI, Chad Veach discusses the importance of rest and why taking intentional breaks is essential for sustainable leadership. Chad explores how breaks bring clarity, restore joy, and ultimately make leaders better listeners, thinkers, and decision-makers. He also unpacks the hidden costs of refusing to slow down, including the mental, physical, and emotional toll that burnout creates. Through practical leadership insights, Chad explains why you can’t give away what you don’t have and how a lack of rest can gradually turn leaders into the very things they dislike—more controlling, defensive, irritable, self-reliant, and overwhelmed. This episode is a timely reminder that rest is not a luxury but a promise, and that sometimes the most productive thing a leader can do is take a break before they break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices