Relax and your business will thrive
January 29, 2009 – 1:23 amNo matter how fast we run our lives, we all get the same 24 hours. We can fit no more in to those 24 hours by stressing about what needs to be done. In fact, stressing about it will often lead to less getting done.
Take the time to relax now! Not later, not next week, not when you retire! Now!
Now is when you are alive. Now is where you live. Now is the best time to do what your business, and your body, really needs you to do.
If you are waiting to relax, waiting until you have finished all your tasks, made all those phone calls, edited your websites/blogs, read all your RSS feeds and read and responded to your daily emails, then you will be waiting for a very long time.
Your inbox will never be empty. Start living with that fact. Get used to it being half-full or half-empty, whichever suits your point of view.
Relaxed people can still make an impact on life. They can still run successful businesses. They will probably be more successful than someone running full-speed through every day.
The difference is the one who spends a little time each day relaxing is the one who is living life now and not waiting for some fictitious “future” when he/she will relax and “really” live. That future will never come.
Choose today to live today. Take some time out from your busy schedule every day, from now until the end of your life.
In just a few short weeks you will be thankful that you started this habit. You will discover that there is a whole new dimension to life when you step off the treadmill and take a look around you. Apart from seeing all the other people madly running on their treadmills, you will discover life, real life.
Enjoy it.
You owe it to yourself and your business. In fact, I predict that your business will profit from it. You will be fresher each day and more likely to come up with ideas, profitable ideas, that might otherwise be buried in the busyness of the day.
When you have given it a go, come back here and leave a comment on how it has impacted your life and business.
7 Responses to “Relax and your business will thrive”
relaxed people often work better in the end. it might take some adjustment but if you can squeeze some “me” time into your day and allow yourself to relax, ive found you’ll end up being more productive in the end.
thanks for sharing
By jake Bachman on Jan 29, 2009
And it sometimes comes at a cost! When I take a break during lunch hour, I read the newspaper, eat, drink and relax. Some co-workers give me “the look” as if to say, “why aren’t you working?”.
It is as if I am going against the ethos of the organisation because I dare to take a break during break time!
“Relax and truly know you are alive”, I say.
By Brendan on Jan 29, 2009
relaxing enhance working ability .
its necessary to take a break.
By Sisi on Feb 4, 2009
Its very true what you are saying I used to think the answer to a greater productivity was to work more hours, which isn’t true. It doesn’t matter who your are after a few hours of working your mind drifts and your productivity drops. If you keep piling more and more work hours into your week it benefits you less than to take some time out then come back fresh. I guess life is about finding a balance and working smarter, not harder.
By Khaled on Mar 24, 2009
For sure. I like to look at it mathematically.
Productivity = worthwhile achievement divided by time.
Putting in more time means you must equally increase the level of achievement or else productivity drops.
By Brendan on Mar 24, 2009
It’s about working smart – not all the hours God sends. If you do the right things then you can save the time saved on all the dross going things you like doing, (not work) – if work was any good all the rich people would be doing it.
By TruckMaster on Apr 9, 2009
Excellent insight. Force always negates. The only reason why we sometimes rush around is because we are coming from a place of fear. Fear is a negative emotion and is always destructive.
It’s possible to be a high-energy, enthusiastic entrepreneur without going haywire.
Take deep breaths, meditate, and affirm your goals throughout the day. You’ll stay relaxed and perform your business-activities in a calm, efficient manner.
Ryan
By What Is Cash Gifting on May 6, 2009