MARTYHAUGHT

Living the Good Life Now

Having just returned from a well-earned week off hiking in the mountains with my wife, I had plenty of time to do some thinking about my life and how things are going. It was quite a blessing to be completely disconnected with no computer or cell coverage. It was just me, my lovely wife, the beautiful mountains and nature for the better part of a week.

One of the things I was pondering was my work-life balance and the general priorities that I have made in my life. A couple weeks ago I attended a Silicon Flatirons interview of Brad Feld on work-life balance. I liked hearing Brad’s solution to this issue and it gave me some food for thought. One of his points is that he schedules a week off, totally disconnected from work, every quarter. How fitting that I was about to do the same thing myself. I can attest that when the week was over I was indeed refreshed and excited to get back at it. I highly recommend taking a real break from your daily life to recharge if you’re feeling even the touches of burn out.