{"id":2034,"date":"2012-08-01T14:31:40","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T18:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hnetalk.com\/?p=2034"},"modified":"2012-08-01T14:31:40","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T18:31:40","slug":"keeping-the-glow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/2012\/08\/01\/keeping-the-glow\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping the Glow"},"content":{"rendered":"

My manager suggested I write a third blog entry in a series that began with \u201cdisconnecting during vacation\u201d and continued with \u201cplanning (or not planning) your future\u201d . His suggested topic: \u201cHow to keep that glow when you return from vacation?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s start with the premise, that you have a special glow when you return from vacation. Why? Why not have that glow all the time?\u00a0 You are relaxed, but why can\u2019t you be relaxed all the time? You have a tan, but you can get a tan as easily where you live as on vacation, and usually without going to a tanning salon. But let\u2019s face it, it\u2019s not about your glowing skin, it\u2019s about your Body-Mind-Spirit glow. When the pressures of the job recede, your natural self is able to come out more easily. Wouldn\u2019t it be great if you could maintain that natural, more relaxed self all the time. The question is, how to do that?<\/p>\n

Here at HNE we practice what is called Engagement. Every year we take the Gallup Engagement Survey, and we work hard to make sure that every employee is engaged in their work.\u00a0 It\u2019s part of our \u201cpersonal and accountable\u201d philosophy.\u00a0 But being engaged in your work doesn\u2019t mean you have to feel pressured and stressed all the time.<\/p>\n

Try these tips<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Keep some pictures from the vacation around, and look at them every once in a while to remind yourself of the feeling you had when you were away.Here\u2019s one from a hike in Tennessee Valley in Marin County, California, on my recent vacation:\n

  2. Go to that place, in your mind. Right now I can imagine standing on the ridge above the Pacific Ocean in Tennessee Valley, watching the fog roll in.<\/li>\n
  3. Do something that feels like vacation every once in a while, even if just for a few hours or minutes. Take a hike, go out for a special meal. If at work, take a health break and walk around.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Let me know how it goes. Can you keep that glow?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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