Sometimes life calls for a breather. An
inhalation that is not filled with an intake of stressors: client deadlines,
navigating relationships, analyzing complex excel documents, professional happy
hours,….
I just came back from a vacation where I took time to watch the sunset Every. Day.
For 6 days, I did not open my to-do list one time and I limited my laptop time to the writing of reflection pieces. Now I’m back, and life pretty much has been going at warp speed for two hours. With my to-do list open, Power Points needing attention, and emails drafted, I wonder how I will get back to the sunset.
Joan Solotar, a Senior Managing Director of the
Blackstone Group, talks of work life balance in a HBR blog
posted a few months ago saying “Draw lines in the sand. Know what it is you
absolutely won't give up and stick to it. No one will thank you for not having
a life outside of work, never taking vacation. The most successful people I
know weave their lives and work together throughout the week. This gives them
both career longevity and life fulfillment.”
As I take my head out of the clouds of
vacation, I look forward to taking a little bit of sunset with me in my everyday
activities.
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