I recently worked with a business owner who was reflecting on his family holiday and said “There came a time, towards the end of the second week when I completely let go and suddenly everything was back in perspective”. He returned to work with a clear head about priorities, filled with a fire in his belly and expecting that his business partner can experience the same on his forthcoming holiday.
Not everyone has the luxury of a holiday to step back and get a fresh perspective on their business. What about the two million businesses in the UK with no employee to share the load? Yet a short session with a coach can leave you feeling able to achieve more with less time and effort. As a coach, I work with small business owners as well as corporate execs to find clarity and motivation, especially at times when taking a holiday isn’t feasible. If you could benefit from some space to think then contact me for a coaching session.
Holidays provide more than a break, they allow real playtime for us grown ups as well as the kids. Yet why should playtime we something we regularly miss out on? Here’s a thought to check the quality of your working life. ‘Am I getting enough playtime?’ When you look in your diary and identify the breaks, ask yourself: ‘Where is the real fun here?’ How much time out do you get that is not task-focused? Are you happy with what you see in your schedule? Have the hours devoted to work crept up on you or become so intense that there is no downtime?