For the past several years (decades actually), I’ve worked diligently at a computer. When not working, I’ve spent a fair amount of time playing online games with family and friends… at the computer.
But even when I’m not working, I have a computer checking email every 2 minutes. Anything I get that’s work related takes priority and I answer promptly. But not yesterday!
I didn’t respond to a work email for 7 hours.
The email wasn’t from a client or prospect, but it was work related just the same. And you know what? The world didn’t end. That delay was nothing in the grand scheme. The rain still fell and spring green got greener…
Y’all probably think I’m crazy and making a big ole’ deal out of nothing at all. But for me, that step was monumental. I’ve been known to conduct business even on vacations (yup — on every single one of them).
And since the earth didn’t implode because I took a long time to respond to an email…
I may do the same thing again today. Heck, I may even take nap lessons from Merida because she’s a pro with a ton of experience and I need a new hobby.
Work life balance is a real thing.
Cultivating work-life balance promotes productivity, reduces stress, and fosters a fulfilling existence. It’s time I pull back from work and add more to the life column. Yesterday was the first step.
Feel free to join me on my journey to life as a bum! 😉
Now you know: The actor who starred in ‘The Great Train Robbery’ — and 70 other movies — retired from the cinema to work as a milkman and later owned a cigar store.