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Hello, awesome people! I’m writing this, my very first
newsletter, while I am on retreat. I had been stalling on writing newsletters.
It was all the usual stuff – too busy, too stressed- but in reality, it was all
about creating a time and place where I could believe in myself. Finally, I
decided I needed to get away from my usual routine, pull back, and focus on
just this.
I think everyone needs a chance to pull focus (movie term,
yay!), revisit their goals and dreams, and see how they can make them happen.
Topics can range from “how am I going to pay this month’s bills” to “how am I
going to run this multi-million dollar business in an ethical manner?”
Retreats can range in extravagance from “I’ve got a
raspberry popsicle and fifteen minutes to get this figured out” to “I’ve got a
month on Richard Branson’s private island”. (If you are able to do that kind of
retreat, please invite me.)
Since most of us don’t have *those* kinds of resources,
here are some easy and cheap retreat ideas that I use.
1
Going to the library.
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The local library is a perfect place for a
completely free mini-retreat. You can sit down, spread out, and study a problem
to your heart’s content.
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You can find books, magazine, and electronic
resources to help with your brainstorming. Some libraries even loan out things
like sewing machines and games if you have a need of them.
o
Everyone you know can go to the library and find
something to amuse, entertain, and inform them. This is no small thing when you
have a bunch of energetic peeps to run herd on.
2
Headphones, your phone, and a long bus/train
ride
o
Only slightly more expensive than going to the
library is public transportation. I don’t recommend taking your laptop or a
paper notebook while you are working on the bus – they are too easily stolen or
lost.
o
Staring out the window can be wonderfully
soothing and conducive to free-associating. Once, I had the joy of taking Amtrak
from Portland, Oregon to Vancouver, BC. On the eight-hour trip, I had so many
ideas and solutions that I filled my little travel notebook.
3
Sit in a swanky hotel’s lobby.
o
This is completely free and you get to work in
beautiful surroundings with all sorts of cosmopolitan types wandering around.
Good for people watching, too. If you are feeling extravagant, you can order a
fancy beverage, too
Enjoy your retreat time to clear your brain and find joy in
life again!
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