Business is at full-throttle. You love your work, which leaves you in an exhilarated, heady mood at the end of a productive day.
But you can have too much of a good thing.
The same tasks that give you a mental buzz can also stress you out if you don’t take a breath and relax now and then. Before you know it, you’re fried to a crisp, which has a number of implications: You’re tired, exhausted, uncreative, unhappy, and maybe even sick.
We don’t want you to lose the fun factor in your work, or your passion for what you do. This is why we strongly feel that it’s critically important for you to take mental time-outs. Even toddlers get a chance to simmer down in time-out, and there’s no reason you shouldn’t revert. Soothe your inner kiddie when things get out of hand. You’ll regain and be able to retain your inner strength and creativity. Work – and life – will be enjoyable again.
Spur-of-the-moment vacations
You can take a vacation anytime. We’re not just talking about hopping a plane to Fiji, but taking time during the day to just walk away from the madness. Take a power nap. Play a computer game for 10 minutes. Listen to a song from your high school days that brings out your carefree 15-year-old. Walk down the block and get some java (make it decaf this time).
At StartupNation, we’ve each learned to grab the mini vacations we need.
Rich: I’m a a yoga teacher, and I know the value of stopping for a few minutes to meditate or take nice, deep “cleansing” breath.
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