TWE: Whitespace Vacation

The Intentional Advantage

Tanya Dalton

Productivity, 790708, Tanyadalton, Inkwellpress, Management, Education, Self-improvement, Business

4.6 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2018

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Do you use the word ‘busy’ as an excuse for not going after your goals or as badge of pride in your daily life? It’s important to intentionally reflect on your ‘busy’ life and schedule in a whitespace retreat. In today’s mini episode, I’ll share how I plan mine, and how you can enjoy a quick whitespace retreat right now, allowing you to feel a bit more recharged (and ready to plan a full-length one).

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0:00.0	Hello, hello, everyone.
0:07.3	This is Tanya Dalton, owner of Inqual Press, and I'm here to give you another episode of The Weekender, a mini episode to help you end your week on the right note.
0:17.4	If you've listened to me for any length of time, you know I don't like the word busy. So often I hear
0:23.3	the word busy thrown around. How are you? People ask. Busy is the automatic reply. Busy's a state,
0:31.2	not an emotion. And it doesn't mean productive or happy. It means you have too much going on. I sometimes see people hiding behind that
0:39.7	word busy. Why aren't you going after your goals? Oh, I am too busy. Why aren't you spending time on your
0:46.5	priorities? I can't. I'm too busy. Busy? What is it about that word? Why does it become a badge of
0:54.1	pride or even a crutch?
0:56.0	And don't get me wrong, we all have seasons in our lives that feel full. We're all susceptible
1:02.0	to the disease known as busy. That's why I think it's so important to take time to
1:07.0	intentionally carve out spots in your year to reset and get yourself back on track.
1:13.1	I do that each quarter.
1:14.8	I schedule it on my calendar every three months for a little reset to stop and check in with
1:19.9	myself.
1:20.7	How do I feel?
1:21.9	Reflect on how I'm doing, redirecting or expanding on my goals.
1:26.5	Every now and then two, I go on a full-fledged white space
1:30.9	vacation. You probably haven't heard of a white space vacation because, well, I've made it up.
1:37.9	And if you're listening to this episode on the day it goes live, I have a little secret to share
1:42.2	with you. I'm currently in the middle of the Caribbean on a white space vacation.
1:47.5	A few months ago, I was feeling a bit overworked and overtired.
1:52.2	So John and I decided I would book some white space time for us to spend together.
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