Sometimes it is difficult to unplug and it is easy to be so passionate about a project or business that you have a hard time putting it aside. This is both a blessing and a curse.

Instead of trying to forget about work entirely when i’m outside the office, I prefer to just make a diligent effort to do other things that are important in life - exercise, spend time with friends, spend time outside, read, watch TV and sports…etc. I don’t force myself to forget about work and actually some of my best business ideas have come outside the office. Sometimes the answer to a problem i’ve been struggling with pops in my head on the middle of a run.

The converse of this is also something I embrace. I’ll make time to check the score of the Lakers game if I’m still at the office when its going on or I’ll occasionally take a personal call during the business day.

For me work and non-work are not mutually exclusive. I find I do best both personally and professionally when life as a whole is a blend of all the things that I enjoy.

I was just thinking about you yesterday my man! Every time I see a Zappos box I wonder how you’re doing. Since the company seems to be doing quite well, you’re popping up more and more. Thanks for the comment. You know I enjoy a conversation here, but we most certainly should catch up. I’ll give you a ring later on tonight.

Cheers,
Kendall

Touching home and hitting the nail on the head with this here post. I also find it extremely hard to fully let got of any projects that I have spent an ample amount of time and energy on, whether my own projects or not. There seems to be a void present when you stop working/thinking about previous projects that you were once involved in.

I hope all is well, we should connect on a call some time soon to catch up.

-Scott aka BIG scott

Excellent to hear from you. Thank you for your comment - and for reading! You touch on some good points. There should be a push to balance work with out of work activities. The idea of a working vacation doesn’t float for me at all. I’ve been trying hard to not even check the cell phone nor email. I think it’s a skill that must be practiced to totally unplug.

Let’s chat soon. I’d enjoy hearing about your new projects.

Cheers,
Kendall

I completely agree with you… Being passionate about something will always put that thing on the first of the preference lists…

But the difficulty is to understand we have too many projects in hand…and everything is good in it’s own self… So I just jump from one project to another so that my enthusiasm is simply the same when I return back to the old project as I have given it some time on its own and concentrated on some other stuff…so basically it refreshes our own mind to act well on this project…

Regarding unplugging from work activity… I hate to do that but still I need to do that to de-stress myself… and one of the best way is to take a holiday… (and ofcourse if the better half next to you is great you destress much faster else… better be at work its easier ).

However one of the best things I learnt is not to mix business and holiday…which i did once and repented…

Finally taking work home is not always the right thing you could do something else at home for yourself…for example…I am writing this comment in this blog at home which i didn’t do it at work… but well I had already worked for 14 hrs before I came home to call it a day…So its better not to do work or think about work at home…

but you know what… we are human and not perfect…we end up doing things which we are not supposed to do… And if the person is a business man instead of employed…his methodology is much different..

What do you say….

Regards
Satish N Kota
Director,Heurion Consulting
http://www.heurionconsulting.com
satishkota@heurionconsulting.com

On target like always. Live life to the fullest. It’s like the speech from Steve Jobs -

“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last,
someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past
33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of
my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No”
for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”

I’ve uploaded the full speech here.

Check it out!

-Kendall

I totally agree. I miss the people too. FHN has a great team and its really tough to let them go on their way.

I was thinking that it might be a good time to introduce Convos here. Are you open to an interview?

Thanks,
Kendall

The tough part then becomes staying in touch with everyone. As you get further along in consulting, that becomes a full-time job in itself.