Turning the page on a new week

Last week was stressful. It was one of those weeks where nothing was working and everything was going against us. We took some L’s as a team unfortunately. I was tired and irritable for nearly the whole week.

By Friday afternoon, I was exhausted and braindead. I drove to Lake Tahoe with my family and my body started giving me hints that it was not happy. I had aches and the start of a fever.

I’ve always stressed mental toughness and having short-term memory when it comes to business. Things will not go your way all the time and that’s just part of life. On a sales/BD front, we run into losses frequently and we need to overcome them quickly before the hangover hits and affects new deals.

Last week was one of those weeks where we had a string of bad luck and nothing seemed to work. It was easy to be down and negative about everything. When this happens, sometimes a bit of time away from work is probably the best thing you can do yourself.

I took the weekend largely off and spent time with my parents and step-sister up in Lake Tahoe. I hadn’t been on a family vacation in probably almost 20 years, but it couldn’t have come at a better time.

A couple good nights of sleep and time on the mountains was the recharge I needed. I feel like a new man today and my outlook is back to being positive. I’m looking forward to starting this week off on a better foot and ending it much stronger than last week.