RETAILOBSERVER.COM AUGUST 2016
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Eliana Barriga
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AUGUST 2016, VOLUME 27, ISSUE 8
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Y
ou may have heard this said before, "Those who say they don't have time
for relaxation are the ones who need it the most."
I whole-heartedly agree! Summer is the perfect time of the year to relax
before the busy-ness of fall is upon us. I think an alarm should go off in our
heads when we start feeling like it is too much of a hassle to plan our next
vacation, take a day off or carve out a few hours during the week to just chill.
And when you take time off, really relax and use your downtime wisely. That
means, stop thinking or worrying about the business, checking emails or
doing "just a few" hours of work before allowing yourself to enjoy the day.
Instead, unplug, breath and just chill.
Study after study has shown that workalcoholics are slowly killing
themselves. Keeping our bodies in a constant state of stress (even if you are
used to it) wreaks havoc on the nervous system and our overall health. Not to
mention the mental fatigue it causes that lowers our productivity and affects
areas of our personal life like hindering the ability to maintain and nurture
relationships.
If that's not enough to get you to schedule time off to just chill this summer,
Google The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware. Out of all of the
personal stories from hospice patients told in this book, not one person on
their death bed said, "I wish I had worked more."
To many of us, taking time off is a choice, but to me it's a requirement.
Giving my mind and body time to rest is the only way I will be able to continue
to do the work I love and enjoy a healthy, happy, fruitful life.
JUST
CHILL
Elle's View As I See It
