Mistake # 501 (and counting) I’ve made in business

Coach Michelle Spalding Author

Not planning a vacation.

Sure, as my “own” boss, I could, but I didn’t. I was busy, I let work take over and I didn’t plan for time off. Then, before you know it, the year was over.

Funny, this was exactly what happened in my old career as a real estate paralegal. Guess there is truth in the old saying, “Some habits are hard to break”.

Then, one day my coach and I talked, and she helped me plan a vacation into my schedule. GOSH, it felt good and scary at the same time!

So the next year, I planned for another one and then another one.

Sometimes it was just a long weekend. Other times it was a longer adventure in a foreign country.

Each one left me recharged, refreshed, and ready to tackle my work when I returned.

My biggest mistake was not planning it into my schedule.

This year, as I work on plans, goals, and dreams for next year, you better believe there are scheduled days off on my horizon.

I share this mistake with you – and the lesson I’ve learned so you don’t have to make the same mistake(s). Or if you’ve done this too, that next year, you make a shift and take some time off.

Your vacation doesn’t have to be anything fancy unless you want it to be; you have to honor your commitment to yourself and TAKE THE TIME OFF!!

You’ll thank yourself for it when you return refreshed and recharged.