I arrive back after a few days away, happily recharged and ready to approach another week. I couldn’t even let the fact that I had to travel to the Big Smoke (Dublin) for a day on Friday, drive to Mayo on Saturday, set up for (and perform) a packed gig on Saturday night and hit the road at 6:30am this morning sway me.

Why?

Because I got to spend time away from everything else - no internet, no laptop, a mobile phone on silent (though I did field one call and a few messages over the weekend) with the philosophy that “everything else can wait”.

I can’t stress enough the importance of and the value of taking time out for yourself. The opportunities that I’ve developed for myself over the past 3-4 years means I’m open to working around the clock - eight hours in the office, three hours in the theatre, time spent over music, promotions, gigs etc. I’ve been looking for an eighth day in the week but it’s just not happening.

However, making sure you take time out for yourself and yourself alone can make all the difference in allowing you to refocus your energies and get a firm grip on the weeks ahead. In my case I know that this weekend gone is my only “free” weekend until July at a minimum so I certainly made the most of it.

As a result, I’m heading into this week well rested, refocused and ready for the tasks ahead.

Some of those tasks include emptying my growing list of draft blog posts for Pro Freelance Blogger!

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