I'm doing s bit of travelling this week.
From Monday to Friday I worked from our North Carolina office, connecting with my colleagues in person. This is a trip that I make once or twice a year, and it's always well worth it, even though it's also a bit exhausting, involving flights, jet lag and other adventures (even more this time round, including assorted delays and an airport power outage).
Then, on the way back, I had the incredible luck to be able to arrange a micro vacation: one day in Chicago! Twenty-four hours to walk around the city, and check whether I could remember anything from my previous visit, a gazillion years ago. I enjoyed it immensely.
In summary, it's been a very well rounded week. Although, as it often happens to me when I travel, there have been several aspects of my "battery management" that I have neglected quite a bit, three out of four to be precise (if you don't know what I'm talking about, have a look at this article).
Over the past few days I've eaten more poorly, had less time to rest and even forced my body a little bit, it's true. However, when it comes to the fourth category, connection, I got double points: I dedicated time to purposefully connect with others (that way strengthening personal and professional relationships), and more importantly, I dedicated time to reconnect with myself. And it did me a lot of good.
Ahora toca volver a entrar en rutina con las tres primeras patas del bienestar (descanso, dieta y ejercicio), a ser posible si perder la cuarta, la conexión, que en cuanto falla una pata, la mesa entera se desequilibra… ¿Sugerencias? ¿Comentarios? ¿Cómo gestionas tú tu energía?