Summer Vacations — A Must for Business Success
We have just returned from an adventurous summer vacation. Challenges each day as we cycled the Erie Canal Trail in upstate New York with our daughters on tandem bikes with all of our gear. The ride was fun, challenging and educational. The bikes were massive. We visited museums, National Parks, State Parks and historic sites. We met new people and even dug for Herkimer Diamonds!!
Each day an adventure. But what the real wisdom of the trip was turning off the technology, the computer. For the first time in many years I totally disconnected from work and the Internet. No computer and despite the phone that we carried I didn't check email, or Facebook, or any other social media network.
This is one of those stories of the “do what I say, not what I do…”– I teach people everyday to take time and disconnect, but I hadn't mastered it myself. Its one of the lessons in my own Bizology.Biz program. A whole lesson on play. I have developed leisure planning retreats and workshops. I KNOW this!! But sometimes life lessons are elusive or have to be learned over and over again.
The learning for me personally that occurred was incredible. I enjoyed being disconnected. I felt relaxed, focused on our family and our time together rather than business, connections and all.
My wisdom for the summer is to take that time, to really focus on your business when you are in it and then when you can disconnect (as often as possible) DO IT!! Disconnnect!
With Recreation as my background it makes sense to focus on play, recreation and personal development. Each are wise choices for entrepreneurs and business leaders. As leaders we each need to be sure that we are giving our staff opportunities for personal time, personal playtime, recreation time and rejuvenation. It ends up benefiting our businesses.
Be wise this summer. Make sure that you take time off, create playtimes and invest in yourself in this way.
DONNA PRICE
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