Do you really know how to take time off? With July 4th just around the corner, listen as Wayne lectures all of us on the importance of disconnecting from the office. Please share your comments below.
Sounds like you are only talking to men. It would be helpful for me if you used the word “Spouse” instead of “your wife” and “most of you guys.” Some of us are women running family businesses.
I took time off by accident two years ago. I was driving to California to visit a son with plans to do office work at night but my computer failed. After three days without the computer I found a new life I really enjoyed. Been retired ever since!
I do two things when taking time off:
1. Clean desk – I use the prep-time to rid my desk of all the little projects that have just sat in the pile for a while; and
2. Leadership development – I tell myself that the time off is actually testing time for sub-ordinates and that I have to step away to see how they do.
Good call, John! I’m obsessive about clean desk, clean office, clean email box, etc. Clutter clutters my mind, and I cannot concentrate! Any other anal retentive tips out there from other viewers, I wonder???
Sound counsel. There has been a significant amount of research lately on how technology is changing our lives and the inability to disconnect is just one of the issues.
stacy tate says:
Sounds like you are only talking to men. It would be helpful for me if you used the word “Spouse” instead of “your wife” and “most of you guys.” Some of us are women running family businesses.
Wayne Rivers says:
Point well taken, Stacy. I’ll try to remember that.
Ray Felton says:
I took time off by accident two years ago. I was driving to California to visit a son with plans to do office work at night but my computer failed. After three days without the computer I found a new life I really enjoyed. Been retired ever since!
Wayne Rivers says:
Good for you, Ray! Sometimes it is the simplest things…
John says:
I do two things when taking time off:
1. Clean desk – I use the prep-time to rid my desk of all the little projects that have just sat in the pile for a while; and
2. Leadership development – I tell myself that the time off is actually testing time for sub-ordinates and that I have to step away to see how they do.
Wayne Rivers says:
Good call, John! I’m obsessive about clean desk, clean office, clean email box, etc. Clutter clutters my mind, and I cannot concentrate! Any other anal retentive tips out there from other viewers, I wonder???
Ford Mosby says:
Sound counsel. There has been a significant amount of research lately on how technology is changing our lives and the inability to disconnect is just one of the issues.
Wayne Rivers says:
i bet there has, Ford! Thanks.