{"id":160,"date":"2009-07-18T17:03:32","date_gmt":"2009-07-18T16:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dave-nicholson.com\/blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2009-07-18T17:05:07","modified_gmt":"2009-07-18T16:05:07","slug":"all-work-and-no-play-will-slow-your-business-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dave-nicholson.com\/blog\/all-work-and-no-play-will-slow-your-business-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"All Work and No Play…Will Slow Your Business Growth!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeah, you read that right, all work and no rest can actually slow<\/strong> your business growth!<\/p>\n

No matter how hard you seem to work, you just appear to be taking one step forward and two steps back. You either run out of time, ideas or quite simply get bored and your mind begins to wander!<\/p>\n

Yet, you keep pushing yourself harder and harder as you see it as the only way out, and you absolutely do NOT<\/strong> want to fail!<\/p>\n

Is this all sounding a little familiar?\"\"<\/p>\n

Well, if it does, you are not alone!<\/p>\n

Too many people are missing out on that one vital part of business that helps you succeed with EVERY part of your business and it is something soooo simple, yet often seen as a ‘waste of time’<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Quite simply it is called ‘taking a break’<\/strong>, take some time out from your every day routine to give your body time to re-charge the old batteries, so to speak!<\/p>\n

You will find that when you return, you will be totally refreshed, full of creative ideas and quite possibly, have a whole new outlook on your business, that may have not been there when you were ‘stressed out’ and ‘running on empty’ before your break.<\/p>\n

Now I’m not saying just drop everything and shoot off to a sunny island somewhere, try to plan your break around your business and take as little work with you as you possibly can.<\/p>\n

For example, 2 weeks ago I went to sunny Cyprus with my lovely wife Katie and all I took regarding business was my iPhone, I was still able to send out an important broadcast from my iPhone, which you may have seen called ‘Mass Article Control<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>‘<\/p>\n

This was not planned or pre-loaded, just one of those ‘spur of the moment’ things that I thought would really help my subscribers, and from the feedback I got back, It really DID<\/strong> help a lot of people out!<\/p>\n

Actually, I quite enjoyed writing the email, here is a pic of me actually writing it by the pool, and yes, that is my foot!<\/p>\n

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As you can see, it was hardly stressful!<\/p>\n

So that’s the work part of my break out of the way, let’s get onto the fun part!<\/p>\n

I want to say a very big THANKS to ‘Socrates Soratous<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>‘ who took time out from ‘taking HIS break’ to come and visit me while I was there.<\/p>\n

We had a great time chatting over a few cold beers and it was great to talk face to face with a TOP marketer that I have been in contact with for a long time.<\/p>\n

Here is a pic of us both, I’m the sunburnt one! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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During my ‘break’ I also found that I love water skiing(among other water sports), I have never tried water skiing before, or any kind of skiing for that matter!<\/p>\n

Here’s a pic of me starting out on the side of the boat on a pole, expecting to be dragged along face down:<\/p>\n

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Well, in fact the very first time the boat took off I DID get dragged along face down! I was kinda expecting it to gradually increase speed, oh how wrong was I:<\/p>\n

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10 minutes later, I was hanging on for dear life by a rope at the back of the boat, but really loving it!<\/p>\n

>>Take a look at the short video here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span> <<<\/p>\n

I know the video is quite short, but to be honest I was not skiing for that long as my arms were fading from what felt like being pulled along by a rocket.<\/p>\n

Yes, I was a tad sore the next day, but thoroughly enjoyed it!<\/p>\n

One last pic here is just a view from my balcony, which in itself I found very relaxing:<\/p>\n

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OK, so as I was saying at the start of this post, if you simply work yourself into the ground, it will not necessarily be beneficial, in fact it could really slow your business down.<\/p>\n

Make sure you schedule some time off, no matter how busy you think you are. It does not have to be anywhere exciting, just away from work and relaxing.<\/p>\n

Don’t be scared to ask for help if you need it, I personally had to ask my good friend Daniel Sumner<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span> to help out while I was away, even though he was outstretched himself at the time, he still made time for me. (Thanks Dan!)<\/p>\n

You should know yourself when you are in need of a break, you may feel run down, tired, out of energy or even anxious or stressed, if you are, then it’s time for a break.<\/p>\n

If you are just too busy, keep reminding yourself every single day that you need to shedule that break in, and don’t give up on yourself until it is set in stone.<\/p>\n

I hope this post has helped you realize the importance of rest and taking a break and maybe even give you a little insight into my personal life.<\/p>\n

Please comment below, I would love to see pics of\u00a0 YOUR break, or it you just need to talk, say ‘hi’!<\/p>\n

Talk soon,<\/p>\n

Dave Nicholson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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