Have you ever had one of those days?

You know the kind—when nothing goes right, and you're ready to throw in the towel and call it quits before noon?

I know you have because haven't we all?

Early last week, one of my clients wrote me that she was having that kind of day during our weekly check-in, and the next day it was my turn.

First, it was an issue with the renewal of my business insurance, then it was an issue with my newsletter distribution, then Slack. On and on.

In the middle of having "a moment," my friend called to see what I was up to and to ask if I had time to meet her later that day.

She let me bitch for a minute and then we had this conversation:

She was right. I was losing it big time and just so frustrated.

So, reluctantly, I met her, and we went for what was going to be a relatively short walk through the park a few blocks from my apartment, which we did.

And then we just kept going. A 15-minute walk turned into a 50+ minute walk.

And, you know what?

It was fabulous!

It wasn't just fabulous to have company and to talk and focus on things other than my 99 problems. It was fabulous to be outside on a glorious summer day walking in a beautiful park along the East River.

It was also fabulous just moving my body outside instead of working out in my apartment, which is what I've mostly been doing these past several years of social distancing.

I realized I've gotten lazy even though I've committed myself to moving every day by dancing, working out, and taking walking breaks around my apartment between meetings and work sessions.

While these are all important, they can't take the place of going out into the world, moving through it, and being a part of it.

Perhaps, like me, you've gotten this kind of lazy, too.

Or, also like me, maybe your natural rhythms tilt toward introversion.

But it really isn't healthy.

When I worked in offices with other people, I regularly took 15, 20, or even 30-minute breaks to walk outside. I used to think of it as 'me time' in the middle of a busy office day, where I typically had no privacy.

Interestingly, now that I work at home alone, the break I need isn't from others but from myself.

I need to know there are other people out there, that the world is much bigger than my small problems.

I need to share a smile with a stranger, watch other people's dogs frolicking carefree in the dog park, hear children laughing in the playground.

When I returned to my apartment after that walk, my problems were still the same, but they didn't look or feel the same.

And, one by one, they got resolved.

A day that began with me feeling overwhelmed and wishing I could crawl back into bed and wake up tomorrow, ended up being a pretty good day—one in which I felt refreshed rather than at wit's end.

Go figure.

So, the next time you're having one of those days, I suggest you take a walk, or do something that reminds you the world is bigger and brighter than your corner of it at that particular moment.
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Hey, speaking of leaving your troubles behind for a bit, I'm heading out on vacation and you won't hear from me again until after Labor Day.

But, if you want some help as we head into the final quarter of 2022, I urge you to book some time with me before my schedule fills up.

(FYI—There's no charge for a quick conversation.)
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Until next week, make the most of the unofficial end of summer, and enjoy yourself!

(That's my plan anyway. 😉)​
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PS - If you're using social media (or planning to) in your business strategy and you missed last week's Trouble in the Metaverse, definitely check it out.

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