Vacation Philosophy- Part one
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The primary resource for creating wealth in your life is you. Think of vacations as an investment to increase the size and value of that asset. A vacation is an opportunity to expand your Horizons by travelling to new places, signing up for new experiences and creating memories that sustain you . As a bonus you meet interesting and extraordinary people and create relationship that enhance either your personal or professional life.
Vacation Philosophy - Part two
Stress vs New Vistas
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When you are loaded with multiple pressures of work, your body reacts with the survival response of flight or flight. Sustained challenges lead to constant stress, which does not go away even when you go home. Being stressed prevents you from thinking straight and impedes your analysis and actions at work. When you take a vacation, you immefiately reduce the stress in your life and give your self the space and time to get back to work with a clear mind.
On vacation, you are exposed to new enviroments, different human behaviours, cultures and diverese ways of doing business. You learn there is no single way to either deal with life of work. What matters is how many different tools and perspectives you have at your disposal to navigate responsibilities and challenges. Vacations serve UNCONSTRUCTED education for you where you absorb and imbibe fresh perspectives.
Vacation philosophy - Part three
Family Time
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While working, you tend to compromise on your relationships, especially within your family. As work deadlines take priority you miss out family gatherings and regular bonding opportunities. You canot compensate for lost time and opportunities by waiting for retirement. Make up for lack of quantity by increasing quality and intensity when you take time off. According to me a holiday are your ideal investment as travelling together is the best way to relationship.
Are you afraid you are in a hyper competitive enviroment and taking vacations may lose you the bext promotion to your colleague who never takes a day off??? Or are you worried that you will get laid off simply because you availed of some authorise leave ? Survey shows that there is no evidance to show that people who are promoted took no vacations. on the contraray people who rise fast usually have balance lives.
How to Take a VACATION
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Step One - : More and Shorter
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Many short vacation do more for you than one long one . Instead of taking three weeks of together, imagine a week of including two weekends every four months. What about 15 weeks in a year when you take a friday off to travel three days ? This means minimum impact on work and maximum help to you .
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Step Two - Day to Do list
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Are you always swamped with critical work at the last minute just before you head to the airport or station for your holiday ? Most of us fail to plan a vacation. Make a pre vacation to do list including tasks to be handed over , communication with people and finish off urgencies a day prior to your holiday .
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