Work Hard, Play Harder!

Does the woman in the picture remind you of yourself? If so, Houston we have a problem!

I am a firm believer in enjoying life and seizing the moment... Work hard and play harder is the name of the game! I know how important it is to live a fulfilling life, to me, I'm not living if I'm not fulfilled. On work days, I choose to leave the office and go outside for lunch, especially during the summer months even if I pack a lunch... There's something about breathing in the fresh air, it gives me new life. Haven't you heard the saying stop and smell the roses? Well, I really do, I stop and smell flowers whenever I see them... Or like the closing line from the talk show The View, take a little time to enjoy the view, and I always do! At some point we have to stop and relax our minds, not just when we are sleeping. It's ok to get distracted sometimes and enjoy a good laugh or have a little fun, it's good for the soul. Some even say those are the things that keep us young at heart.

Oftentimes, I see people who are so consumed with their careers they barely have time for anything other than work. Family life becomes a challenge and a personal/social life is pretty much non-existent. People who often think, eat and sleep work also tend to be stressed out. The pressure of a daily workload can be a mental and sometimes physical burden one's life. If you are not taking full advantage of days off from work or moments when the workload is light then what type of life are you really living? If you are not doing things that bring you happiness you are truly missing out on life. If you are not surrounding yourself with those who bring you joy, you are cheating yourself out of feel good moments, and boy do I love a feel good moment! Are you living to work or working to live? Either way that's not living life!

Do you put your work before your self?

Check out the excerpt below written by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Always Leave Office On Time.

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