I'll be the first one to admit that I am not a work-a-holic. Oh, don't get me wrong - if you poll the people in my office, or if you ask my family, they'll tell you that I'm the guy who is up on the computer at midnight sending emails, or at the office until the wee hours working on this project or that. What I can't do is completely shut out the other facets of my life to concentrate on real estate.
I have to play. If I don't play, I get grumpy. If I get grumpy, I tend to make others grumpy, and that's a bad cycle that just doesn't need to play out if all possible.
How do I keep from being grumpy? I do my best to keep Sunday free.
I say my best, because it would be lying to say that I always took Sunday off. I make a concerted effort to do so, but sometimes I give in - if I have an out-of-state client, for example.
Sundays are family days, spiritual days, and baseball days. Sunday is the time to enrich the spirit, relax the mind, and enjoy my beautiful family. I play and umpire baseball, which, for some, would be hectic, but it relaxes me and allows me to release a lot of the week's frustrations or pent-up energies.
My wisdom is this: Whether Sunday, Thursday, or whatever day you choose, keep a day for yourself. If you're a work-a-holic, don't let yourself burn out. Remember, you'll burn out much faster if you constantly burn the candle at both ends.
Relax. Chill. Catch a fly ball. It works for me!
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