It completely amazes me with Realtor ads in those Home magazines where some in the profession claim availability 24/7 to their clients. Are they crazy? Then there was the old National Association of Realtors ad that says real estate was our life. Like there was no life outside real estate. How dysfunctional.
I am here today to let you know about
THE ART OF THE DISCONNECT.
Allow yourself to be disconnected at times from the Blackberry, Treo, email, phone calls, cell phone, the office, problems, etc. Easier said than done you may add, particularly with negotiations, contracts, employees reporting to you, relocation clients, you name it. Think of yourself as an old time switch board operator at the phone company. Envision all those wires and simply "unplug" them from time to time. You know what, life will still go on. You will preserve your sanity. And like sleep, something tremendously devalued nowadays, it will net you out more energy and clear thinking to be your best. Think of yourself as having "on the clock times" and "off the clock times."
Why should you disconnect? First off I'll tell you that this decision is "ok" despite what anyone else tells you.
Secondly, I am always the curious one with others' suggestions. I don't always care about the "what" of a rule, but want to know the underlying "why" I should do something.
The picture here says it all. There are more important things in life than just work. If we keep that perspective and erase all those 24/7 terms from our marketing materials and allow ourselves to disconnect on a daily and weekly basis we will be much healthier.
In All Areas Of Our Lives!!
Good luck to you. It's not really as hard as you think. Like any behavioral change it just takes a little
PRACTICE : )
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