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Permission to Unplug : Why Your Business Grows Faster When You're Not There - Christopher W. Brown

Permission to Unplug

Why Your Business Grows Faster When You're Not There

By: Christopher W. Brown

Paperback | 8 September 2026

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What if the best thing you could do for your business is leave it?

Christopher Brown was living the entrepreneurial dream: running multiple successful companies, training for triathlons, coaching his son's soccer team. Then came the heart attack that changed everything. Just weeks after returning from a month-long family cruise, he flatlined in front of his wife. That wake-up call cemented a revolutionary truth: experiences are necessities that fuel creativity, leadership, and well-being today.

In Permission to Unplug, Brown challenges the culture of busyness that dominates entrepreneurial life. He combines neuroscience research with hard-won lessons from building businesses that thrive during his absence to show how strategic disconnection actually improves your performance.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:
  • Break free from the “someday” mindset
  • Redefine success beyond busyness and burnout
  • Step away without everything falling apart
  • Build a sustainable rhythm that supports both work and life

This book is your blueprint for breaking free from the "someday" mindset that keeps you postponing life. You'll discover how to systematize operations so your team can function autonomously, design experiences that rewire your brain for peak performance, and return from breaks with renewed vision and energy. From microexperiences that recharge your weekends to extended journeys that transform your perspective, Brown proves that when you embrace building a business capable of thriving without your constant presence, both your life and your business flourish.

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