Focus to enjoy a better holiday next time

Hope you had a well-earned holiday to indulge in activities that are close to the natural rhythm of your life. After all - our ultimate goal in life is to live a happy and meaningful life.

Now that the holidays are over, it's good to reflect on what you did. Distinguish between right and not so right - learn from it to have a better holiday the next time around. Most of you must have lavishly spent, travelled on holiday, eating and drinking, visited relatives whom you do not meet regularly, exchanged gifts and also some of you must have engaged in religious activities together with family members.

Mind you, holidays also bring about tension and depression. Tension is often heightened during holidays.

The very same relationships we enjoy can also cause turmoil, conflict or stress at any time.

Family issues, misunderstanding and conflict can intensify. So anticipate what can go wrong the next time and avoid any potential experience that spoiled this holiday.

You don't want a repetition of the bad experiences - do you? Like your relationships, your financial situation can cause stress at any time of the year.The strain of shopping, visiting friends and relatives, attending social gatherings and preparing holiday meals can make you really tired. Exhaustion increases stress, creating a vicious cycle. You have to manage this consciously. If you let productivity suffer, it will not only affect you but your business too.

Celebrating to beat others!

Some try to celebrate with the intention of trying to outdo others. Holiday destinations, food and accommodation, entertaining friends and gifts are areas where comparisons are made.

Ask yourself if you knew your capacity and did what's right for you. Remember that one key to minimising holiday stress and depression is knowing what triggered them and taking active steps to manage and also learning from them. Accept that things don't always go as planned - this holiday was no exception.

Now wake up to the everyday challenge. Just before Avurudu there were many distractions to take you away from work, even if you are the most dedicated employee and you simply love what you do. When distractions takes a hold, productivity suffers and that leads to business burn-out. Loyal employees would be mindful of this and be committed to pay-back to the organisation.

While people like me went back to work on the April 16, itself. While everyone else will be back to work in full swing after a long holiday to face the challenges from tomorrow morning onwards. The 'Rejuvenated you' should make a fresh energetic start that would help you enjoy a better holiday next time around.

New Year resolutions

Revive and refresh the goals

Revive your personal vision, goal, strategy and action plan - realign it with that of the organisation for a win-win execution. Resolutions can set you up for failure if they are unrealistic. Don't resolve to change your whole life to make up for lapses - this may be too steep for you and unrealistic. Instead, try to return to basics, get your focus back and healthy lifestyle routines. Set smaller, more specific goals with a reasonable time frame. The space you would find after a long holiday season is the best for this. Use it wisely.