If you ask me during the typical day if I like going on vacation, I would probably say no. It's not that I don't like spending time away from the office and with my family, it's just that it breaks up the routine. And when I'm in the routine, I'm in the zone!
But, when I do go on vacation and I am doing something active, I have a new prospective on work. I don't think about it until things quite down and I check my emails. I start to think about how to grow the firm and what to do to make it happen.
It also gives me an opportunity to read one of the several books I buy throughout the year. Interestingly, my daughter always laughs at me because whenever I'm in Border's Bookstore or Barnes and Noble, I head right over to the business section. I love business books and have a collection in my office and at my home.
I'm on vacation now. I'm in Keystone, Colorado. My family and I are skiing. The conditions are great and the weather has been beautiful -- perfect sunny day with blue skies and lots of powder!
On this trip, I started reading "The Diamond Cutter -- The Buddha of Managing Your Business and Your Life." I was told to buy this book from a CEO who felt it helped him grow and develop in business. It's really very interesting. The author is a buddhist monk but he was also in business and talks about his success.
He gets into the whole Karma thing and how thoughts and actions affect your future. He talks about business problems and why they happen (as a result of actions from the past). He also discusses quite meditation to solve problems. Hmmmm.... I might try it. Who knows, maybe I'll feel recharged when I'm not on vacation!
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