Can a Mid-Year Break Help You Achieve Your Business Goals?

Have you ever stopped to look at your weekly calendar and wondered, “How did all these things become my routine?” It’s as if meetings, tasks, responsibilities, and obligations appeared over time without any thought of where they came from or why they’re there. Of course, they’re usually important things, but rarely are they the most important things. Now that we’re halfway through 2024, I think it’s time for a mid-year break.

What Is a Mid-Year Break?

When I say mid-year break, I mean taking time to complete a total wipe of all activities that have become routine. I do this to evaluate what is actually important moving forward. I like to pretend that today is the first day of a job—everything is negotiable in terms of when, how, and who completes the tasks at hand. This is especially helpful for those managing interiorscape projects.

The reason this is important now is that many things have changed since we originally set goals on January 1st. In fact, a lot of these goals may not be what we most desire anymore. Our priorities have totally shifted because we live in a world that is changing at an increasingly rapid pace. Why should we continue to pursue something that isn’t what we truly want just because it made sense a short time ago? As well as leading to career success, good routines will also lead to a more balanced well-being—socially, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The goal is to build a weekly calendar around the activities that will deliver on the total integration of work and life that we desire, a sentiment that many plant professionals surely share.

Why Is a Mid-Year Break Beneficial?

Because, the need to finish everything in a limited amount of time becomes extremely stressful. Great habits of sleep, exercise, nutrition, hydration, and socialization have slipped for long enough that they are no longer habits. A reset will restore the balance that helps us feel and perform at our best. One way to reset when we already have too much on our plates is to delegate at least half of our tasks. This isn’t easy, but it is simple. Oftentimes, we don’t delegate tasks because of a fear of performance by others, as well as our own inflated egos. But if you’ve hired well and have committed to a learning culture within your interiorscape business, then all that’s required to change the game is to muster more trust in teammates. Problem solved.

I decided that it was time to really trust my excellent colleagues and assign additional tasks to them, and they’ve done phenomenal work. In fact, they are completing tasks faster than I can right now, with more care than I can give at the moment. My only regret is not having more trust in them sooner, because I already feel the burden being lifted from my shoulders.

Building a Stronger Team

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