Working Over the Holidays

Christ­mas is com­ing up and I read and inter­est­ing post by Chris Bro­gan the other day: While the Iron is Hot. In it he talks about how he is going to keep work­ing while the hol­i­days are here. While I’m all for a healthy work ethic, I think there needs to be some down time at some point or another.

This Christ­mas I’m going to spend the day with the fam­ily. We are going to open presents and have a din­ner. And of course I’m going to help the kids play with their new toys. But I’m going to make sure that I spend some qual­ity time with them for one day.

That’s not to say I won’t do any work at all on the days around Christ­mas. I think this is a good time to work on some of the other projects and work on my blogs. Take the time to work on the back end.

This time of year is slow for most mar­keters. And I think it’s a great time to work on a lot of the stuff most peo­ple don’t see. This is a time to slack off on all the time con­sum­ing work of social media and the the like and work on other parts of your busi­ness that are just as important.

So while I’m not work­ing on Christ­mas day, I’ll have some time to work on other things. But there is also another rea­son to take Christ­mas day off. To refresh.

To clear my head and get away for a bit. When I come back to work I’ll be more then refreshed and eager to go. I love doing this work. And in a way tak­ing a day off is a bit of a tease. When I do finally get back I’ll be all excited again. And my mind will be clear and focused.

So whether it’s a week or one day, do your­self a favor and take some time off. Both for your fam­ily and your mind. Enjoy the hol­i­days. Enjoy your life. That’s what the mar­ket­ing lifestyle is all about.

~Chris

Are you work­ing through the hol­i­days? Or are you tak­ing some time off for your­self?

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