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Don’t Talk Yourself Out of It

This post is #13 in a #17 post series about workcations. The learn more about workcations and see the full eBook, check out  Workcation. Have the best life now!  on Amazon. It's free to borrow, if you have a Kindle device or Amazon Prime.  Hopefully, by now you feel motivated and encouraged to plan and take a workcation. However, if the thoughts of going hiking after work is suddenly being conflicted with prohibitive thoughts, such as “how am I going to find a babysitter,” or “I just have too much to do,” well let me encourage you to stop those thoughts! Let’s take a few moments here to look at common objections to a workcation and understand how you can move forward through them. These objections are simply mental speed bumps that you simply need to drive over and not look back. Let these positive rebuttals fuel your tank and help you continue to stay full of hope and accelerate over any hesitation, doubt, or reason to not take a workcation. Commons Objects to “Work

Ideas for a “Workcation”

This post is #12 in a #17 post series about workcations. The learn more about workcations and see the full eBook, check out  Workcation. Have the best life now!  on Amazon. It's free to borrow, if you have a Kindle device or Amazon Prime.        Workcations don’t need to be elaborate and require a lot of money to enjoy. From enjoying a picnic in a park to taking a stroll along a hiking path, workcations are meant to get outside and enjoy nature, while unplugging from technology and connecting with others around them. Below are some additional workcation ideas to help you make the most of your experiences and share a range of opportunities for workcationers of all budget levels! Low-Cost Workcations Ideas: Takeout picnic in park. Instead of eating at that fast food restaurant or quickly in your car, take a few moments and enjoy your next takeout meal at a park. Walk along beach. You may be geographically restricted to this, but if you leave near a beach, take advanta

How to Make your Own Workcation

This post is #11 in a #17 post series about workcations. The learn more about workcations and see the full eBook, check out  Workcation. Have the best life now!  on Amazon. It's free to borrow, if you have a Kindle device or Amazon Prime.  Experiencing your own workcation simply doesn’t happen overnight. It takes a little time to plan, prepare, and get ready for your first experience. The simple steps below are to help you make the most of your experience and help you appreciate each and every workcation moving forward. Write it down: The easiest way to start your workcation is to write it down. You may already know what you want it to be or you may have a list of several workcations that you would like to explore. If your list is long, you may need to prioritize it to help you focus. There is a magical element that happens when we write something down. It becomes tangible, brings to fruition the ideas and life and helps us rationally explore something we may just be thinki

Benefits to Time Off/Workcation

This post is #10 in a #17 post series about workcations. The learn more about workcations and see the full eBook, check out  Workcation. Have the best life now!  on Amazon. It's free to borrow, if you have a Kindle device or Amazon Prime.  As you continue to define and expand upon the reasons behind your workcation, let’s look at some of the leading studies about the benefits of taking time off. According to Alertness Solutions, an independent research firm, the benefits of a vacation respite can help increase worker performance by 80%, and reaction times of returning vacationers increased 40%. As you take breaks from work, your ability to reconnect actually increases! Imagine that! Productivity increases as we take time to play and reconnect with your true passions. In fact, Stuart Brownfounder of the National Institute for Play in California shares that active play increases the responsive, flexible, skilled aspects of our brain. All of these qualities are excellent for t