Skip The Emails. Take A Vacation Instead. (Story)
A lot of us lose site of the reason we get into online business in the first place. We get so consumed in our business that we forget what we really want out of life.
Most of us got into this industry so we could gain not only financial freedom, but LIFE freedom. The freedom to do the the things we like, whenever we want to do them.
I am a college student and this past week was my spring BREAK and my plan was to spend the whole week working on my business. (Sounds fun right??) Well, I actually do not mind working on it, in fact, I find it kinda fun! It's great to love your work.
Anyways, my friends asked me if I wanted to go to the beach. I told them that the beach was great and all but I was kind of busy and wanted to finish a few things I was working on.
It was in that moment that I caught myself.
I asked myself, "Would I really rather work than go to the beach, hang out with my friends, and just relax for a day?"
The answer was that I was afraid of not using every valuable ounce of time to propel my business forward. I was afraid that by going to the beach, I would be wasting my time.
I was reminded of Tim Ferriss and his book the 4-Hour Workweek. Tim talks about how he was afraid to go on vacation because he thought his business would fail. Then one day he outsourced all of his work and just got up and left and was gone for months!
When he returned, he was surprised to see that his business did not disappear, but had actually GROWN in size!
Not only did his business multiply, but his mind was fresh to begin work again. Him and his business became more productive than ever before.
I called my friends back and ended up going to the beach not once, but 3 times during the week and we had a blast!
When I came back home, my business was right where I left it and had actually grown while I was gone. I felt energized and more motivated than ever to begin working on it again.
So today I encourage you all to get out from behind the desk. Leave your work for a day, a week, a month. Go on a vacation! It is not a waste of time. It is an investment. Your business will still be there when you get back and the results may surprise you.
Go to the beach. Go see a movie. Go for a walk. Do something that makes you smile.
Relax your body. Refresh your mind. Come back with a clean slate and you will be amazed at the amount of energy and vitality you will possess to destroy your to-do list and do BIG things.
Most of us got into this industry so we could gain not only financial freedom, but LIFE freedom. The freedom to do the the things we like, whenever we want to do them.
I am a college student and this past week was my spring BREAK and my plan was to spend the whole week working on my business. (Sounds fun right??) Well, I actually do not mind working on it, in fact, I find it kinda fun! It's great to love your work.
Anyways, my friends asked me if I wanted to go to the beach. I told them that the beach was great and all but I was kind of busy and wanted to finish a few things I was working on.
It was in that moment that I caught myself.
I asked myself, "Would I really rather work than go to the beach, hang out with my friends, and just relax for a day?"
The answer was that I was afraid of not using every valuable ounce of time to propel my business forward. I was afraid that by going to the beach, I would be wasting my time.
I was reminded of Tim Ferriss and his book the 4-Hour Workweek. Tim talks about how he was afraid to go on vacation because he thought his business would fail. Then one day he outsourced all of his work and just got up and left and was gone for months!
When he returned, he was surprised to see that his business did not disappear, but had actually GROWN in size!
Not only did his business multiply, but his mind was fresh to begin work again. Him and his business became more productive than ever before.
I called my friends back and ended up going to the beach not once, but 3 times during the week and we had a blast!
When I came back home, my business was right where I left it and had actually grown while I was gone. I felt energized and more motivated than ever to begin working on it again.
So today I encourage you all to get out from behind the desk. Leave your work for a day, a week, a month. Go on a vacation! It is not a waste of time. It is an investment. Your business will still be there when you get back and the results may surprise you.
Go to the beach. Go see a movie. Go for a walk. Do something that makes you smile.
Relax your body. Refresh your mind. Come back with a clean slate and you will be amazed at the amount of energy and vitality you will possess to destroy your to-do list and do BIG things.