Leave The Office Earlier Day

June 2. In these chaotic economic times, leaving early may seem like a death sentence to your career. However, I challenge you to look at this as a longevity issue. Many of us are working well beyond the 40 hour week. We know that in spite of the advances in technology, many of us are working longer hours than our parents and chronic illnesses such as heart disease and depression are on the rise. We know that stress is impacting many to the point of feeling burned out and disconnected.

Resiliency and Leave Office Early

How does all of this relate to leaving the office early? I am suggesting that during these stressful times it is essential that we take care of ourselves. We cannot continue to rev the engine without putting some maintenance into it – if we don’t, we will breakdown. In order to maintain productivity, we must ensure that we have the energy to be creative and to problem solve the issues that we will face.

Are you working longer hours trying to get ‘it all done’? Leaving early is just one strategy in an attempt to control your schedule and not let time control you. By consciously planning to leave early one day this week, I am betting that you will be much more focused on getting things done during the day and will feel a renewed sense of energy by taking that time to create a better balance in your life.

What would you do if you had 20 minutes of ‘free time’ time today? What would you do if you had 1 hour or 2 hours extra? Beverly Beuermann-King Click to tweet

What priority would you focus on – your health – your kids – your spouse – your gardens – your dog – your community?

Leaving early is about awareness of how time slips away from us – it’s about failing to make our priorities a priority in our life. Our work is important and we owe it to ourselves and our employer to be present, creative and healthy. How? Control your schedule and be purposeful with your time.

Beverly’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency By Promoting Leave The Office Earlier Day:

Make a realistic plan for your work day – what do you want to achieve and how much time can you dedicate to achieving that item
Set an ending time for the day
Plan for your off-work time in the same way you do your at-work time – again, be realistic
Are your life priorities part of this daily plan? If not – how can you add them to the plan
Look at leaving early one day this week and use that new found time to renew and rejuvenate yourself – be purposeful with this time.