Why and how vacation helps us to work better

How often do you travel?

Probably not as often as you would like. Moreover, many of us do not even have time to spend all the days allotted for vacation throughout the year. We can console ourselves with the fact that more time is devoted to work and more time to do, rather than rest. But is it really a continuous workflow - the most effective way to achieve success in business and career?

Chicago entrepreneur and founder AKTA Jon Roa travel about 190 days a year and says that some of the most important business ideas They came to him during the descent on a sled on an active volcano in Nicaragua, or in contemplation of the sunset Sahara.

John shares his main observations of how travel has a positive influence on his work.

Changing perceptions

Travel allows us to see the world through different lenses. We try new foods, hear an unfamiliar voice, change their usual rhythm of the day.

When you travel, especially in developing countries, do you estimate how much life elsewhere differs from yours. Moreover, when you get home, you can look at your way of life a fresh look and evaluate it, it would not be possible if you did not go out for days from his office.

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This new perception is able to inspire you to new ideas and unexpected solutions to problems that you have been struggling for a long time.

When you travel, you have a great opportunity to allow ourselves to think the way you have never done this.

energy charging

John uses the holiday to restore energy balance and focus. He describes his life as a glass that is slowly filled with water dripping - daily stress, problems and solutions of current problems at work. When the glass becomes full, clouded thinking and reduced productivity. Travel is for John akin to pouring water from a glass.

I'm going back full of strength and energy. And I am now ready for new challenges.

In 2011 study It confirmed the experience of John. Thus, 82% of small business owners saw an increase in performance after the holidays. This new energy and fresh ideas can also have a positive impact not only on the work of the man himself, but also on the productivity of other team members.

Charging for the brain

The journey can be likened to learning a new subject, as it provides opportunities for learning new information, new experiences, new ideas and stimulate the creation of new connections between neurons brain.

Out comfort zone

Regardless of whether you go camping on the Inca trail or go for a week in the Sahara, the journey can push you out of the usual comfort zone.

When you start or develop your business, you are breaking the boundaries. Constantly same is in its comfort zone, you will be able to grow the company only up to a certain point.

Inspiration

During a trip to Iceland John found the inspiration for his new non-profit organization Digital Hope.

I spent a few days alone with him in the countryside. I just stared at the incredible scenery, to walk through the glaciers and felt that my brain started to work in a different way.

The idea of ​​creating a non-profit organization with John lived for several years, and his trip to Iceland granted him the time and opportunity to focus and think about everything. Iceland John returned with a finished business model Digital Hope.

Communication and networking skills

This experience will be particularly useful for introverts who shudder at the very idea visiting corporate events and public appearances. Traveling, especially alone, can help you become a real netvorkerami.

Journey - this is a situation in which you need to talk with other people. According to John, he learned a lot about their ability to communicate it to travel. Especially in areas where English is not the native language, and you have to rely on non-verbal cues of communication to get the necessary information.

We so often get hung up on work and plunge headlong into a routine, that sometimes just can not find the strength to enter the time of the process and refresh your mind. Personally, I have noticed for themselves many times. And always I come back from vacation with new ideas and an understanding of where to go next. After getting acquainted with the experience of John Roa I also noted that some of the most important decisions in my life and career, it appeared in the journey.

Tell, and what positive changes you have observed in the work, returning from vacation? And how often do travel throughout the year?