Latest "Disconnect" Posts

#206 Find Someone You Trust

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt If you truly want to enjoy your time away from work, you must find someone you trust to take care of your business when you’re away.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Disconnect, hiring, Podcasts, Uncategorized, Vacation to Increase Productivity.

#205 Vacation

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt Do you truly disconnect when you are on vacation?…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Disconnect, Life balance, Podcasts, Vacation to Increase Productivity.

Disconnect

Most of us live very busy lives. We are inundated by media of all types, surrounded by people at work and at home. The question is, do you take time to disconnect? If you do disconnect, how do you do it? How frequently do you do it, and for what length of time?

When you’re on vacation do you do everything you can to disconnect? I see so many people that are tied to their email and cell phones, they are diligently keeping up with every detail in their business and even in the news. The answer is simple: be present when you’re away and get focused on what you are doing in the moment.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Disconnect, Life balance, Vacation to Increase Productivity.

#175 Get Out of Your Head

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt Spend more time feeling and less time thinking. Get out of your head. Your feelings are the best gage you have.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Decisions, Disconnect, feelings, feelings are the best gage, go inside, Podcasts.

Stress

This week was the first time in several years that I have experienced significant stress in my life. Just when I thought I had risen above it, it came back to bite me. As I have mentioned in earlier blogs, I went through a period in my life where I experienced such severe stress that I would get sick several times a week. I have been fortunate to get control of it. As each year has passed, I have gotten better at managing stress. This past week has been a test and although it wasn’t as severe as what I dealt with earlier in life, it definitely woke me up to the fact that I haven’t totally overcome all of my challenges.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in balance, Disconnect, meditation, Perspective, Positivity, reduce stress, stress, Stress Reduction.

#105 Benefits of Going Inside

We know that happiness comes from within and external things like cars and houses ultimately don’t drive happiness. If we can take 10 minutes each day we will realize the benefits of going inside.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Disconnect, go inside, happiness, Life balance, Podcasts, quiet your mind, reduce stress, work life balance.

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