Yesterday, I received an e-mail from Marcus Canesqui, one of the blog readers, with an interesting topic for us to comment on:
“… with the upcoming long weekend, a lot of people schedule a number of activities, quite often of personal nature, such as renewing documents, analyzing bills, etc… In the middle of all this, we sometimes overload our holiday planning and we end up not doing everything we set out to do or having that needed rest and on Monday comes that sensation of frustration…”
For those who will not travel, this comment is extremely pertinent. Napoleon Hill used to say that everyone has the same 24 hours: 8 hours in general to rest, 8 hours to work and the8 hours that remain is what set us apart from those people who realize their dreams from those one who do not.
This weekend is the perfect time, for those not travelling to catch up on their planning, their dreams and their leisure! It is indeed worth planning with a lot a flexibility to take good advantage of this time!
If you still do not know what you will do, what about some ideas to help you come up with your own:
1 – Family – Since there is free time, the family must come first! If you have kids, ask them what they would like to do, where they would like to have lunch at, what movies they would like to watch (RIO is an excellent idea), etc. If you do not have kids, devote your time for your relationship, to friends, to your parents, to your relatives, etc.
2 – You – What about catching up in your personal planning? Organize your drawers, set aside some clothing for donation, renew your documents, go for a walk, dedicate some time for your hobby, catch up on your reading, have dinner in a special place, rest, etc…
3 – Your Dreams – Nothing like a long weekend to help you think about your goals! What do you want to accomplish this year? Is there a well-defined action plan in place? If you want a step-by-step guideline in how to define your goals, follow the series of posts here.
I, for example, will not travel this time (whew!), so I will take the kids to the movies, play some tennis, go each day to a different restaurant chosen by one of us, renew my driver’s license and get my son’s ID card, write one or two chapters of my new book, have lunch with my in-laws and enjoy Saturday to date my wife!
Marcus’ tip is noteworthy, nothing too strict, everything should be flexible and open to changes or steps towards your dreams, while others stay at home, lazily watching TV. Do not blame luck or the lack of it for your results, but those small attitudes done at the right time, such as this one!
What about you? What are your plans for this holiday?
