Lately, I have been wound a little tight.
The year is off to a roaring start, the company is getting record amounts of new clients, and I have several projects going on outside of the business that are rolling. Things are as busy as they have ever been, but it’s all moving like a bullet train. And it feels like every day there is some type of newfound personal drama going on that I find myself having to solve. Most of this drama can be found inside the walls of the agency but occasionally something comes up outside as well.
I have never been one who deals with drama well. I tend to think along the lines of: things are either black or white. I don’t like to and have never lived in the gray areas, so when dealing with these situations it becomes very apparent that I have a short fuse. When operating my life at a very high rate of speed, I have always preferred that everyone who is along for the ride just sit down, shut up, hang on, and enjoy the ride. But I realize not everyone thinks that way, so moments of self-calming have to be applied so I don’t burn up everyone around me.
All this to say that thus far in 2022, I think I have been wound a little too tight.
So this week I am taking a remedy for that. I will be unwinding, down on an island with only 3 cares in the world.
- Where’s the boat?
- Where’s my beer?
- What time are we eating?
I doubt there will be too much to wind me up this week, but if it does happen I am sure it will be in a much more peaceful setting. For many years, I never took time off. I believed that if I worked harder and more that it would lead to more success. Then about 5 years ago, it dawned on me how much of my life had gone by and how much of it had been strictly dedicated to working.
So, I started taking time for myself. And in taking this time for myself, I figured out it was a lot more fun to take time off in very cool spots, and it truly has made unwinding a lot more fun.