How to Clear Your Mind for the Week

To be productive it’s sometimes best to be non-productive at times.  It will clear your mind of business related issues, allow you to regenerate, often giving you better ideas when you get back to your office.

How many of you live near a really interesting place, but seldom take advantage of all it has to offer?  Well, I live about 30 miles east of San Francisco .  People come from all over the world to take in it’s beauty and activities – but I seldom do.  I have been to places like Hong Kong , Mexico, Hawaii , the Carribean, the Bahamas , Italy, and about 20% of the U.S., however I have never walked across the Golden Gate Bridge .  I’ve driven over it, just have never walked it – until Sunday!

What a different perspective one gets when walking.  You can actually take the time to look, smell, and feel (which is why I like motorcycles too).  The intention initially was to visit the new museum in Golden Gate Park.  It houses the new planetarium, aquarium and rain forest .  They even have an albino alligator in resident.  The lines were so long to even get in though, and the thought of standing 6 deep to see a display didn’t appeal to me.  Another time….. so Plan B – the bridge!  (Another thought – do you have a Plan B for business activities that may not come to fruition?) continue reading »