Im taking February off. Heres why. - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Im taking February off. Heres why. - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Is a Chief Happiness Officer always happy at work??Heck no. Everyone has bad days once in a while and Im no exception. I always say that if someone is always happy, theres something wrong with them :) But?for some time now Ive been feeling burnt out. Dont get me wrong I love giving speeches and workshops. Nothing beats the kick?of getting on stage in front of an audience and sharing an important message with them. But over the last few months, Ive?been getting bogged down in a lot of my daily chores and maintenance tasks that just didnt light my fire. Ive also felt like?Ive been stagnating professionally.?Business is great, were making a ton of?money and clients love what we do, but Ive been feeling frustrated that?we havent progressed beyond that and grown as a company lately. If theres one lesson we try to teach its this:?when?youre not happy at work, you should take it seriously and do something about it. So?it would be pretty hypocritical of me not to do that myself :) So when I noticed these feelings in myself and, by coincidence, that my schedule for February was actually pretty free of big events and gigs I decided to take February off. Ive delegated all my tasks to my awesome coworkers and have closed?my inboxes (heres why I dont just use an autoreply/vacation message) and company phone so no one?can reach me. What will I do with that time? I dont know. I have not planned anything and thats on purpose. I think that completely free and unstructured time is what?frees your mind?to think big thoughts. Too many plans (or any plans at all) would interfere with that. So Ill see you again in March. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related