Danielle Guerin

Posts Tagged ‘creativity’

Note : This post was written last year on another blog that I removed from the web. I’m sharing it now because I think it’s still good advice.

When was your last vacation? Can’t remember? OK. When was the last time you took a few hours to yourself to do only what YOU felt like not what you SHOULD do? Can’t remember either?

Please read the next line slowly.

Beware, while you take time off, the earth will continue to turn and your clients will be there when you come back.

Actually, your clients need you to take time off. Not because you’re getting on their nerves but because when you’ll come back, you’ll be more productive, more creative. Everyone can profit from your time off.

Taking time off doesn’t have to be 2 or 3 weeks of vacation. It can be taking the afternoon off for a walk in the park or lounging around on the beach. This is what I like to call a mini-vacation. When you do this, you’re giving your brain a break from the “busy work” thinking. It can then access the creative part and often, this is when you get some of your best ideas.

If you feel it’s impossible to take a few hours off here and there to get the creative juices flowing, you might want to consider hiring a VA to take on some of the workload. And if you’re afraid to take a vacation, read this post.

This post was inspired by a conversation I had with a VA friend via Twitter’s Direct Messages. At one point, she wrote:

I don’t know about you, but I need down time to keep creative.

I thought it was a great idea for a post so I wrote it. Thank you Pat for the inspiration!