Having just returned from a vacation to Cancun Mexico, I am happy to say that I am not only relaxed but revived!! For the last year, I have been going, going, going and had not really taken any time for myself. I have always been a busy person and someone who just keeps chugging along trying to get everything done. But the lesson I learned on this vacation is that you need time out so that you can be productive!!!
On my first day of vacation, I actually took my blackberry to the beach with me! I know, what was I thinking? But as I was there longer I eventually forgot that I even had it with me and used this great concept of a watch to see what time it was. After, another day or two I thought who cares what time it is and left the watch in the room also!!
As I sat on the beach soaking up the sun, I realized that in the last month the only thing that I had accomplished was getting my client moved out of one house and into another. Not that this was not a feat in and of itself. But, I had not accomplished one thing that I had on my own list of goals and action items. I had been pushing myself so hard for so long, that I let an entire month of productivity disappear into thin air by not taking time out for myself.
We don't always have the option of sitting on the beach but we do always have the option of taking a time out and enjoying the life we have around us! So, thinking about it now I guess I actually learned several lessons on vacation. 1 - I am human and need a break!! 2 - Even as an organizer, I am human and can not always have it together 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year! & 3 - Make time for your self! By doing this you will accomplish more in a couple of hours than you can in an entire month of non-stop working!! So go out and relax a little everyday!
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