Don't Update Your Status!
Posted by
Anne Craft on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 @ 03:03 PM
Pin ItRecently I flew down to Florida for a mini vacation. I was stressed. I just needed to get away. As an entrepreneur, it’s a little scary to leave your business in the hands of others. I was convinced that something would happen. Outside of a little drama, nothing did. Everyone was fine.
But while in Florida, I did something that I rarely do. I turned off my phone. *Gasp! I know… How could I do this? I was out of touch with everything and everyone. I turned it on in the morning to make sure no one had died, and did the same in the evening. But then I turned it off. And I actually left it in the condo. And you know what happened? I actually RELAXED. All I had to focus on was the sun, the sand, the cool drink in my hand, and the friend that I had travelled with. My mind wasn’t racing. I didn’t suffer from “shiny penny syndrome,” the effect of too much multi-tasking. And the only time my eyes bugged out was when I saw the plate of fresh stone crabs in mustard sauce sitting before me.
And no one died. No one was even maimed. It was a Christmas miracle.
I guess my point of all of this is that even when you love what you do, sometimes you just need to relax, unwind, and unplug. Take some time this week to actually turn off your phone. Don’t update your Facebook status with every little move you make this holiday season. Don’t tweet about your holiday ham. Take a little time to truly focus on the people who are really important to you, including yourself. Unplug!
Happy Holidays from all of us at UZoom Media