By: Deollo Johnson
According to Forbes magazine, only 25% of Americans took their entire 2 weeks of paid vacation in 2014.
Even worse, the travel organization Skift reports that 42% of Americans did not take any vacation days in 2014.
Work , work work, and no play? Could this be one of the major contributions to the lack luster growth and attitude of the average American? Is this why so many feel they are falling behind? Well’ I think so.
Think about these 5 reasons, why you need to take a vacation.
No vacation leads to stagnation
If we don’t vacation, we stagnate. In our jobs, in our lives, in our relationships. Vacationing can give us new experiences and new perspectives. It can shake up the rote and routine in our lives and leave us with new energy for our lives. Some vacations can be positively life-changing!
Like real estate, vacation is about location, location, location
There are so many breathtaking vistas to see, so much to explore, and so many adventures to be had on this beautiful planet. Write locations on pieces of paper and draw one out of a hat. Throw a dart at a map. Whatever. Just pick a location and go! (Also, to assist in you’re getting-up-and-going, there are numerous online resources to use to scout places and get great deals.)
Make vacation your new vocation
Some people wait for “the trip of a lifetime”…well, once in a lifetime. Don’t do that. Plan on a trip of a lifetime at least once a year. With so many locations and places and experiences to be had, what else makes sense? Why wait? I’m not saying quit your job, sell everything, and sail around the world for a few years. (Hmmm…) Just make vacationing your new (additional) vocation.
Vacation is a type of education
Traveling can teach us a lot about ourselves, other people, other cultures, and our world, in ways we can not get in a classroom or via a screen. It can expand our viewpoints and show us who we are and where we live in unparalleled vividness.
With a vacation is re-creation, which can cause elation
The word “recreation” literally means to re-create, “to create again.” Vacationing can help you create yourself again as more alive, more vibrant, more authentic—more of the real you. You can also use being in a new environment, a new country, in new surroundings, to re-create yourself, to play with and practice different aspects of your own personality. If you’re usually outgoing, you can be quieter, or vice-versa. If you’re risk-adverse, take more risks. You can design the “new you.”
Vacation = elation
Enough said!
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