I’ve just had a lovely slightly longer than average weekend. A really good friend came to stay, a friend who I probably see 3 or 4 times a year.
I’m sharing this with you because, having my friend in the house meant that both myself and my hubby who also runs his own business, switched off our computers, and put down our tablets for 3 whole days. I don’t know when this last happened other than over Christmas. Even when we go on holiday we take a tablet each and seek out the wifi. Its almost as though facebook would fail without us, let alone our businesses.
I don’t know if it’s the fear that if we don’t get back to someone straight away that a business lead will simply go cold, or our absence from social media means that we lose our presence. Either way those thoughts are unfounded.
The weekend is now over and there are no lost clients, just a bigger than average inbox to go through. We have however had a lovely relaxed weekend that simply wouldn’t have been achieved had our guest not have stayed. I even managed to try my hand at making crumpets, something I’ve been meaning to do for a while.
So the moral of this story? Just once in a while, either with friends or on your own – switch off your social media – its one sure fire way of getting some balance back in your life.
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