Take that vacation you've been talking about - you won't regret it.
Hello friends, Having just gone on vacation near Lake Michigan, I want to talk to you about the importance of taking vacation. Like many of you taking time off work, it is very hard for me to leave our patients or our practice for any extended time. My mind tells me our patients might suffer without me there or my team might need me to help in certain situations. Sometimes I feel guilty not being in the office. But I have had to make strong efforts to let that negativity go. Once I did that, vacations have helped tremendously with work/life balance for myself and my family and I now realize how essential taking a vacation or mini-break truly is. I use vacations to get out of my normal routine and usual environment and shake it up a bit. This is great for my relationships and I always come back to work rejuvenated and ready to serve our patients and my team at a much higher level. The positives always outweigh the negatives and I have found these vacations essential fo