GLOSS Issue 23 JULY 2015 | Page 48

4. BUSYNESS DOESN’T EQUAL BUSINESS Take a long, hard look at what you are doing; are you genuinely working on your business area, your brand, or your core strategies - or are you just making up the hours in the day through pointless ‘busy work’ that realistically doesn’t actually deliver results? There’s a fine line between ‘business’ and ‘busyness’; be careful to draw the distinction. If at the end of the week, you walk away thinking ‘what have I actually achieved?’ rather than ‘wow, what I have achieved’ - there’s your answer. 5. FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE YOUR FOUNDATION STONE You can always replace your work. You can never replace the core people in your life. Remember that. Allow yourself a chance to breathe and be a part of tehir lives - and more to the point, allow them to be a part of yours. It’s about give and take, not take and take. When we go into ‘it’s all about me’, we forget the fact that everyone else has that