Enrichment Days

I was talking to a fellow leader the other day and he was saying that he hadn't had a day off for 28 days.

Yikes!

I was like, "OMG - why not?" And he just sort of shrugged like it wasn't a big deal but his body language and demeanor told otherwise.

28 straight days of work.

Now, some of us may not think that it is a big deal to work 28 straight days.  We've all done it at some point and many of us still do.  Some of us work every single day of our lives.

However...

There is a difference in working 28 straight days doing something you love and feel a passion or purpose for and something that you are just doing to meet the bills.  I got the impression that this guy is just doing his job to meet the bills.  Could be wrong...don't think I am.

It was depressing...

I told him he needed to take the next day off.  He needed a day to reenergize himself.  To decompress...to clear out the sludge that I am sure was clogging his pipelines.

He needed an Enrichment Day.

I love Enrichment Days.  The way I describe an Enrichment Day is a day where you plan to clear your head and then fill it back with things that inspire you, excite you, gives your life a purpose.  It can be a day where you sleep a little later, go for a run, eat a relaxing breakfast (not like we usually do as we're rushed to get to work), read those books you never get to read, take a nap, go for a walk with no phone or headphones...so many things.

Things to enrich yourself.

Enrichment Days are like plugging in your charger...filling your battery so you're ready to take on the next day, week, even month (Although I would hope that you could work in more than one Enrichment Day per month).

When I am getting "blah" and life and work are dragging from a lack of energy and excitement, I take an Enrichment Day.

You should too!