May 22, 2009

Enjoying the best holidays ever


With the current financial crisis menacing us all, do you honestly think that we can travel to a private island and enjoy the best holidays of your lives? Well, some people may be able to do it including me, but the truth is that most of us can't! Below is another msnbc.com article showing you how you can easily make up your mind and pick a new destination for the upcoming summer:

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By Miriam Marcus

Everyone (who still has a job) is working harder than ever, and taking blissful time off — even for a long weekend — seems somewhere between risky and unthinkable. Surely, paying customers will grow impatient, work will pile up and prospective clients might dangle. If you're gone, who will tamp out the flames when something inevitably goes wrong?

All valid concerns. But here's the equally dangerous flip side: Constant work with no down time can lead to decreased productivity, perspective and creativity, says Randy Kamen-Gredinger, a Wayland, Mass.-based psychologist who specializes in helping people navigate through life cycles.

"Going away gives you an opportunity to recharge and be missed on the job," says Kamen-Gredinger. Healthier still, carving out some time away from the daily grind can even help stave off depression, she adds.

Let's be realistic: Luxuriously long vacations are out. But with the right planning and mindset, even the busiest of us can find the time and resources to recharge — if only for a little while. Here are a few strategies, care of some crafty, hard-working entrepreneurs.

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