Recently, I took my family on a vacation to the gulf coast of Florida. We stayed at an RV park with direct access to the beach. The weather was great, and there was plenty to keep us busy. But even in this beautiful setting, and with all of the great family things to do, I found it hard to get myself out of the business mode and focus on vacation.
Many of you who read this will find that it hits very close to home for you as well. With less people to handle greater work loads, increased expectations in higher positions of leadership, and greater competition for fewer valued positions within most organizations, we are all working harder than ever to be the best managers and leaders that we can be.
While there is certainly no shame in being a very driven and dedicated person, we sometimes overlook the need to be equally dedicated to other very important aspects of our lives. Family time, when we are engaged in it, should garner as much of our attention and dedication as work time does. One of the most important tasks we face in our lives is that of raising our children. And just like the relationships we culture and care for in our work lives, we must be constantly vigilant to work on building and maintaining those critical family relationships as well.
The next time you are planning for a family vacation or outing, spend a little extra time ahead of the event laying the ground work to ensure that your focus is as much on family time as it can possibly be. Your family will give you a great performance evaluation for your efforts!
Mike Purcell - Speaker, Trainer, Author
President, Compass Performance Group, LLC
www.high-impacttraining.com
www.getsaddlesense.com
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