Rest as a Strategy: The New Playbook for Leaders in 2026

How does rest help teams and leaders thrive and create long-term success?

Today our guest is Hannah Godfrey, Founder of I am pausing, which helps leaders and teams achieve sustainable high performance through a combination of science-backed psychology and embodied practices. Hannah has her own experience with burnout, so during the episode she shares how hustle culture impacts teams, the role the brain and body play in stress versus sustainable energy, and why rest is the answer to long-term growth.

Topics discussed in this episode include:
Hannah’s background in sales and how it led her to found I am pausing.
The view on hustle culture when she started her career and how that changed.
- Why always being “on” is not realistic for the long term.
Why doing more is not always better, and won’t get greater results.
The role that time management plays in maintaining sustainable energy.
How to integrate rest as a central part of performance in sales.
Where dopamine spikes in the sales process (and how this changes everything).
The seven different types of rest and what it might look like for you.
The biggest misunderstandings about rest and how to shift perspective.
What leaders can do to support a healthier culture in their organization.
How vulnerability (when it feels right) can help you embrace rest when you need it.
What to do when you identify a team member who might headed for burnout.
The power of breathwork and when to use it as a practice.
Hannah’s advice for women in sales who want to thrive without burning out.
Why women fit perfectly into the sales space almost innately.

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