229 days and counting down until I turn 50
In my last post I was talking about how facebook has changed my view of the world and made me realise we are all so much closer as a Global community. When I finished writing the post, I went onto facebook to let my friend Kerrie know that I had mentioned her and her book and noticed she had just updated her status to say her father in law had just passed away. In that moment I was able to offer some comfort and support and let her know I was thinking of her and her family. I wasn't the only one – many of her online friends have expressed caring and support to Kerrie since then. I know Kerrie is heartened to know she isn't alone and that collectively her global facebook community is there in spirit to help her through this sad time. We really are living in an amazing time in with technology where in an instant of something happening we can communicate an event to a large audience and we can connect to the people who care about us.
It is a public holiday in Adelaide today (Adelaide Cup Day) and I am extremely grateful to have had a three day weekend to recharge my batteries. Last year was an extremely busy and hectic time while I was juggling working in my business, attempting to work on my business and at the same time writing a book about what I do in my business. Needless to say I didn’t have much downtime! In fact I was pretty much working 24/7!
I am sure that a lot of entrepreneurs out there experience the same daily battle of attempting to keep a healthy balance in our lives. When we embrace the technology of internet and social media marketing it is all very exciting. There is always something new to learn, new techniques to keep up with and new people to connect with. It is so easy to get swallowed up by the need to know what is happening every minute of every day and to actually turn off from the constant updates. Every day while I am here at my computer working I get constant updates – facebook messages that pop up, new emails and skype conversations etc that I feel I have to respond to immediately.
This year, 2010, my New Year resolution was to invest more time in myself, get back to basics and focus on my health and well being. I started the year off with good intentions by booking myself into a weekend yoga retreat and made a commitment to spend more time practicing Dru Yoga. I haven’t been as diligent as I hoped with this commitment but I am hoping to do another retreat real soon.
It became more evident this week that I have to try even harder to switch off and relax when I had some routine blood tests that identified I was anemic! So that explains the constant feeling of exhaustion! Having a 3 day weekend was a golden opportunity to potter around the house, catch up with family and friends and watch a movie or two. Yesterday I resolved myself from even turning the computer on and I had a wonderful day out and about. I was tempted to check my emails when I got home but I successfully restrained myself and the world didn’t fall in! I also spent most of Adelaide Cup Day away from the computer but really had to turn on to write my blog.
Let me know how you cope with the work/leisure time condundrum.
