Just the last two weeks, I took a vacation out of Los Angeles to my family’s home in the Northwest part of the United States…. great scenery, absolutely beautiful summers, a REAL treat and getaway from the hustles of city life!
I spent an entire day out at a nearby lake, fishing … it was my day off…..
It was a way to replenish my mental muscles.
We all get so caught up in the heat of things, whatever our revenue or business goals, that everyone forgets to take more time off.
So do yourself a massive favor this or next week and take one day, just one day off. Doing nothing but something you enjoy and REFLECT. You’ll see a lot of things that have been holding you back, in whatever endeavor you’re doing.
When things get so heavy … I remember a quote by Ross Perot … “Work and business are not that important”. Of course you and I know they are, but for one day… just leave it out of your mind.
I remember a long time back, while I was working at various affiliate marketing techniques and couldn’t figure out why something would not convert. I slammed my head everywhere …
It was that week that a colleague and I took our planned trip over to San Francisco for a seminar. It was those days that took my mind off and the answers hit me like waves without effort.
I went back and almost instantly, they did solve my original problem.
It’s been argued that these things occur because we all know the answers within ourselves (think about how much we learn everyday, reading, trial-and-error, etc)…. it’s just a matter of them coming out. If you know any elite athletes or lawyers or whoever is amazing in their field, you know they train super hard, but when it’s time to perform, they just trust their own skills (almost instinctual) to take them to new heights. Isn’t that funny and ironic?
This time, I hope it does the same for me. Try it out, whatever obstacles you currently have in life. You’ll surprise yourself at whatever new comes to fruit. Something, perhaps a solution, that was dormant in you.
