I just got back from a week at the beach. What a great time, reading, lying on the beach, playing in water, walking on the board walk, ice cream and crabs.
It was great to do nothing work related, I made a conscious decision to not think about work, to unplug and let my mind have a break.
As I came back I realized I had to do a bit of work this evening to get ready for my first day back because I did a vacation no no. I scheduled two out of the office meetings. This is not the way to come back off vacation! I know I should block off the first day back for two reasons. One, because I wasn’t dealing with emails there were some things I needed to take care of. But most important, even though I wasn’t consciously thinking about work while I was on vacation, my subconscious was and I need time to process those ideas and jot them down while they are still fairly fresh.
I hope you’ve enjoyed your vacation or time away from the office and that when you get back you give yourself sometime to process the ideas your subconscious has been working on for you. You never know what great ideas will pop up.
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Jane Lovas is a heart-centered Business Therapist, helping overwhelmed CEOs and Leaders regain their clarity of purpose, let go of ambiguity and uncertainty, and focus on their true goals and objectives. Being a CEO is a lonely job; it helps enormously to have a sounding board; someone who’s there to toss around ideas with you; someone with no personal agenda to sway you in a certain direction; someone who will listen as you sort through all the ideas and concerns swirling around in your head; someone who can quickly help you make sense of the chaos so you can move forward with confidence.
Jane is also one of the co-authors of Seen and Sustained: Best Practices in Communication that Increase the Visibility of Small and Diverse Businesses.
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