Slow Down!

I received an email from a close professional colleague on a Sunday. It was about an event that had not yet occurred. When I wrote back she realized that she was off by a week and she was AHEAD. How many of us are working ahead these days? With multi-tasking provided by our 24/7 smart phones, many of us are literally out of control. We have to step back, get some oxygen to the brain, get ourselves grounded through exercise and think time, remember what our purpose is and look at our calendar and commitments from a more balanced perspective. I have a variety of daily practices that I've developed over the years that keep me from having to be institutionalized. These include calendaring in a reflective manner, journaling and my think time. Let me know what your practices look like.