Businessmouth back with a vengeance after much-needed R&R
Sorry it’s been a while since my last post. A few personal issues cropped up and I took some time off the day-to-day activities of my businesses to sort them out and then take an extended holiday down to New Zealand.
Let me tell you, that country is wild!
The air is clean, the people are super-friendly and hospitable, and the beaches and mountains are just awesome. A few years ago, I skied at Mount Hutt in the South Island; it was a real sunny day, and the deep blue sky met the Pacific Ocean off the East Coast. It is quite surreal snow skiing with a surf beach as a backdrop. One day after skiing the morning at Mt Hutt, we hopped in the 4wd and motored down to Longbeach, about 50km away, for an afternoon surf. Unbelievable.
This year I called my old mate John-Michel who runs Ahipara.com, a luxury travel company, to see what fun he could rustle up, to give my head a good rush and clear out all the unnecessary flotsam and jetsam.
He suggested diving up at the Poor Knight islands, only a couple of hours drive from Auckland. Caves, pinnacles, coral and so many sharks and rays! After a couple of days diving in glorious fall weather, followed by a few relaxing days at the Ocean’s Resort on the harbour, we sped for some seriously world class game fishing. What can I say?
All the demons were purged and I am back in my London office fully charged and invigorated. The guys in LA and in London have been doing such a good job without me, I am going to do this more often!
The moral of this story is that too often we forget to get away from it all. The benefits of a ‘recharged you’ upon return from a vacation (preferably abroad – outside your comfort zone) far outweigh any possible advantages in staying around when clearly your body and mind need some top-class R&R.
