I was inspired recently when I came across the 25-Year Framework concept by Dan Sullivan. Basically, Dan talks about looking at your life in 25-year chunks, as opposed to the more traditional planning time frames of one-year and five-years.

When I ask myself, “What do I want to accomplish in the next 25 years?” the possibilities expand exponentially!

"Busy is the new stupid." I heard this saying in relation to a video conversation between Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. My reaction was, "Ouch! Damn if I haven't been chronically busy." Bill was talking about how amazed he was when he saw Warren’s calendar, which has plenty of space for thinking and reading.

Warren says, “People are going to want your time. It’s the only thing you can’t buy. I can buy anything I want, basically, but I can’t buy time...I better be careful with it because there is no way I'm going to be able to buy more time."

At the end of my December newsletter, Are You Over-Stimulated, Burned-Out and Need a Break?, I made a commitment: “Inspired by this topic, Colin and I just booked a vacation in February in a remote location. I am committing here that I will unplug from email and leave work behind!” Well, February is here. Colin and I head off on our vacation this weekend. I am preparing to stay 100% true to my commitment to not work for my own wellbeing, as an example to my team and hopefully as an inspiration to others to do the same.