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Taking Breaks

All champions know it's important to take breaks.

Some of us use breaks as our own internal carrot. "I will get this much done and then I will take a break." It can be a valuable tool. Knowing that a break is coming sets the brain up for a rest and allows it to perform more effectively during the work time allotted. It creates endurance for the long haul. If you feel that you're just working forever, it dulls our edge and keeps us in a drone of activity that gradually loses umph.

So go ahead, schedule a break. It could be a lunch break today from chores so you're more focused while you're doing them.

It could be a week in Mexico, that helps you focus on one of your long term projects, or a day trip to the zoo with the kids to help you get through the week that feels like a zoo.

Something that allows you to completely take your mind off your routine. Most people fail to take their vacation days. And it's mostly for lack of a plan. Take time today to plan a break...and surprise surprise, think about the people in your life who you'd most like to take with you on that break. It could be that the perfect break you plan is one where you go it alone.

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