This blog cluster explores the critical importance of creating margins in your life through strategic breaks, meaningful holidays, and intentional rest. The collection addresses common challenges like working during vacations, struggling to mentally disconnect from work, and the difficulty of returning to work after time off. These blogs provide practical strategies for preparing your work life before holidays, boxing work mentally while away, and making the most of your vacation time to truly “sharpen the saw.” The overarching theme emphasizes that taking breaks isn’t just about time off – it’s about creating essential margins that allow you to stay fresh, maintain perspective, and ultimately perform better both personally and professionally.
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| Blog No: | Title | Summary |
| 57 | When it’s time to come back to work . . . regardless of how good that holiday was. Where work meets vacation – PART 3 | What’s most important when you’re returning to work from a holiday? Includes the importance of time out to plan and strategise. |
| 56 | I can’t get work out of my head and it’s ruining my holiday! Here’s how to take that vacation and sharpen the saw – PART 2 | You’re physically on holidays but mentally still at work. Healthy strategies to box work so you can make the most of your vacation. |
| 55 | Why do I always work on my holiday? Here’s how to take a vacation and sharpen the saw – Stepping into Easter | This blog provides readers with strategies to limit working on holidays by preparing their work life for the transition to holidays. Strategies are provided both in the lead up to the holiday and while away. |
| 44 | Why am I unlucky? Nine things you can do to make your own luck – a three part series – PART 3 | Make your own luck by taking breaks (margins), celebrating achievements and exploring new opportunities |
| 35 | Time management: When there just doesn’t seem to be enough time and there is plenty to juggle. PART 5: Making sure you make space for the ‘not important’ in a balanced life | This blog may seem counter intuitive. All of the blogs in this series have been encouraging you to live in Quadrant 2 by reducing the non-important items that consume your time. However, this blog encourages you to have enough space in your life to enjoy some Quadrant 4 time . . . because we were built to be human beings not human doings . . . and margins are important. |
| 22 | It’s time to talk margins . . . a blog for those who are feeling squeezed | Sets you up with practical challenges end encourages you to select some of these activities as a rewiring activity to put margins in your life |
| 5 | It’s time to come back to work . . . regardless of how good that holiday was. Where work meets vacation – PART 3 | What’s most important when you’re returning to work from a holiday? Includes the importance of time out to plan and strategise. |
| 4 | I can’t get work out of my head and it’s ruining my holiday! Here’s how to take that vacation and sharpen the saw – PART 2 | You’re physically on holidays but mentally still at work. Healthy strategies to box work so you can make the most of your vacation. |
| 3 | Why do I always work on my holiday? Here’s how to take a vacation and sharpen the saw – PART 1. | This blog provides readers with strategies to limit working on holidays by preparing their work life for the transition to holidays. Strategies are provided both in the lead up to the holiday and while away. |
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