What I’m about to tell you flies in the face of everything I have ever read from the motivational self-help gurus (and you might disagree with it), but think about it before you dismiss it out of hand.

Yesterday, I had one of the most productive days I’ve had in a long time. Did I work? Come up with a new blockbuster marketing strategy? Write a sales letter that’s going to make me millions? Nope.

I sat on the couch all day and watched television.

Yep, you read that right. I watched TV all day. I started with a movie, then moved on to watching a great Atlanta Thrashers hockey game (which they won in OT), and finished up with watching the entire Academy Awards. (I totally agree with “The King’s Speech” winning best picture.)

How is this productive, you ask? Shouldn’t I have been working on my goals? Reading something of value? Being outside in the fresh air? (It was a beautiful day yesterday.)

Nope. I should have done exactly what I did because that is what my body and mind needed.

I have been burning the candle at both ends the past month or so. I’ve been working on three big launches: one for myself and two for clients, the last of which happens this week. I’ve worked until 11:30 PM a number of nights and been up really early working to boot. I tried to be super-entrepreneur, super-dad and super-friend during this time and, quite frankly, was burnt out.

I woke up Sunday, exhausted to the bone and not feeling well (and I usually feel great).  My body and my mind were saying to me, “ENOUGH!” And for once, I listened. I had tickets to the hockey game I ended up watching on TV but gave those away. I did not turn on my Kindle to read one of the many business books I bought. Nope. I plopped myself down on the couch, got the remote, and started my TV marathon.

I napped a couple of times during the day. (Not during the Thrashers game of course.) Ate very lightly. Totally vegged out and just relaxed. Best of all, I did it without guilt.

The truth is, as entrepreneurs, there are going to be times we need to put the “pedal to the metal” and work our tails off for long hours. That’s just the way it is. There are going to be times when we are going to have to be out of balance. But we must also take time to rejuvenate and  totally chill.

So let me ask you: are you taking time to replenish and rejuvenate your body and mind? Seriously, how are you feeling physically and mentally right now? If you are fatigued or maybe downright exhausted, plan a real break. Maybe it’s not vegging out in front of the TV all day, or maybe it is. Just do something for yourself, and do it without guilt.

As always, your questions and comments are welcome here on my blog, and I really do read each and every one of them.

Kick butt, make mucho “DEE-nero!”

~Dave Dee

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