Day 6: Disconnecting Is for the Brave

It felt right for a long time. Then it started to feel off.

• You cannot sleep.

• Your shoulders feel heavy.

• You feel jumpy and easy to trigger.

• You float above your life.

It is your system asking you to pay attention.

Investigate your feelings.

The story might sound like this:

• “If I perform, I will be chosen.”

• “People depend on me, so I cannot leave.”

• “I have always been successful doing this. Why is it not fulfilling anymore?”

Investigate your stories.

Ask yourself:

• “What belief am I living inside right now?”

• “What am I tolerating that I keep calling normal?”

• “What conversation am I avoiding because it would force a decision?”

Investigate your beliefs.

Then, open a conversation. With your boss. With a colleague. With a team member.

Ask:

• “Am I next to be promoted?”

• “How can we work better together, even if we do not see things the same way?”

• “Can we agree on a plan and a timeline?”

Make one clear bid to discuss it openly. Then watch the response. If they engage honestly, you have something to build. If they deflect, stall, or punish you for asking, you have your answer.

Investigate perspectives.

People matter. A real relationship requires mutual learning and mutual accountability. When that is missing, you end up enduring instead of growing. Endurance turns into resentment. Resentment spreads into your health, your patience, and your ability to think clearly.

From there, choose cleanly.

• You can stay with an explicit agreement.

• You can advocate with clear terms and a timeline.

• You can leave.

Investigate your options.

Leaders who thrive in the age of AI update their relationships. They connect to an idea, disconnect when reality changes, and interconnect into a better belief system.

If your body is sounding the alarm, do not ignore it. Our time in our bodies is limited. Investigate. Attempt repair. Get clarity. And if it is not mutual, trust yourself enough to move forward.

Investigate disconnecting.