Miscellaneous
In this weeks episode, I speak about the importance of a day off in a business point of view and how it greatly increases overall productivity. Show Notes:Why I am making this podcast - Last Saturday was my birthday so all week I had planned to take the entire Friday and Saturday off. I can probably count in one hand the amount of days off I have had over the last 3 years and 2 of them were this weekend…What I mean - Obviously I have gone away on holiday over the period but there has rarely been a day I haven’t checked my emails, checked in on clients or even not lifted the laptop lid.Resetting - I have never felt so refreshed and stress free after allowing myself full time out. I always worry something might happen, someone might need me. But in reality, nothing did. In fact It literally didn’t matter at all. Training - The funny thing is when it comes to training I allow myself days off. Im always preaching to clients the importance of a day off the weights to allow your body to recover and better performance on your training days. So why don’t I take this into businessPerformance - You really can work yourself into the ground sometimes and can do more harm than good. Over lockdown a big lesson for me was to relax in the evenings but I still haven’t given myself a day or two off.Inability to switch off - When I look at I know I am bad at not switching off. I am alway ‘on it’. My mind is always active - this could be a good or bad thing. I truly am obsessed with everything I do. Stress - Yes I love what I do and honestly wouldn’t do anything else if I was asked but it is still my job. It still comes with enormous amounts of pressure. People from the outside just see the IG posts, the podcasts, client progress, the videos. What they don’t see is the endless endless graft and dedication it takes to being self employed and own multiple businesses. The saying “if it was easy everyone would do it” springs to mind. The solution - I’m not all of a sudden going to start having days off every week willy nilly but the importance now of a complete switch off will be welcomed. I won’t fear it anymore, I will enjoy it. http://alexfitcleland.com