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Here's your success mentor, Darren Hardy.

Good morning, my friends.

So we are on the home stretch.

So for number nine, see if you know the answer to this question.

How does America regain its supremacy in the productive world? And how do you improve your personal productivity?

Well, here's the answer. Go on vacation. You see, according to a new survey, 42% of Americans

failed to take any paid vacation days.

That's right.

All work and no play seems to be the new trend for almost half of U.S.-based employees.

Here's the result.

America ranks number one in depression and mental health problems.

Americans are experiencing burnout, reduced productivity, diminished creativity,

failed relationships, stress and stress-related ailments such as depression, heart disease,

or stomach ulcers in record levels. Our entrenched puritanical conditioning, being valued on

hard work that we do, fear of being replaced or left behind,

and our addiction to always being busy are actually not only destroying our mental and physical

health, but also destroying our creative productivity. When you are working 40 to 60 hours a week,

your mind gets cluttered and stale. Like a pressure cooker, if you don't give

your mind some time to clear some of the steam out, it will boil over causing the ailments

that we've talked about and loss of effectiveness and real productivity. I'm not suggesting

that you need to take a vacation to better enjoy life or find your bliss or even have life balance. I'm telling you that time off is an

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