Time out in Thailand

Time out in Thailand



I've been back 1 week today from timeout in Thailand (not that I'm counting) with my husband for our 10th wedding anniversary.  I still believe that you come back with a different outlook on the challeges that lie ahead, and they also seam less of a problem than the day before you leave.

With plently of 'think time' up my sleve and time to stragegize, I came back and within 4 days of being back, closed a deal I had been trying to sell for more than 4 years.  That was satisfying.  Not only that, also managed to get the team to complete a project that has been pending for months.  Not only this, my husband also managed to sell more work that we had in several months prior.

Leaders need timeout.  Not bags of it, just enough to take a different perspective on things.  I am lucky enough to work with my husband and own the company we built together.  We both had time to yes, discuss work, but also to really take the time to work out what we would be targetting and our future direction for the next 6 months or so.  Yes, the holiday paid off.  We still got plenty of time to relax, but we also had lots of those 'ahh haa' moments we could share together as they bubbled to top of mind while reading our books on our sun-loungers basking in the sun sipping our cool drinks.  Sure, things went wrong while we were away, but the benefits of being away and the results of the first week back have far out weighed the minor issues we had. 
Now all we need to do is work our where we are going next! 

Timeout is important- don;t think your business is going to fall over without you- trust in your managers and don;t sweat the small stuff that goes wrong.
...so now all we need to find out is where the 2 meter pole for our conference TV ended up (seriouly how do you lose something like this) and who scrapped one of the company cars while we were away and won't own up to it!