NickVenturella.com 4-2-17

The benefits of vacation

April 02, 2017

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Beyond that, my family and I just got back from a short vacation (spring break from school for the kids).

It was nice to really unplug and spend a lot of quality time with my family. It was refreshing. Definitely the change of pace I needed to help refuel. I think the rest of my family feels similarly.

Here are a few things I learned about getting away that was helpful, and may help you too:

  • I need to change my scenery (probably more often than I do)

  • I need to unplug more often

  • I need to find inspiration (this is easier to do when you unplug and change your scenery at the same time).

  • I need to be present in the moment (again, this ends up happening when you allow yourself to do the above).

  • I need to laugh with people I care about and who care about me. (On our vacation, I got to laugh with my kids and my wife about our family’s silly inside jokes, and it was very uplifting, I recommend trying it.)

Now that I’m home and ready to get back into the work week I can’t help but feel a little closer to my wife and kids than I did before our vacation -- it brought us together.

It just made me realize that even though I put a ton of effort into working hard, I need to spend just as much effort into playing hard with my family, and more often.

Have a great week!