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My wife gave me a gift recently that I would never have thought of. Especially for me. It was a voucher to a three-day Lifestyle Retreat specialising in time out and switching off.
To be honest, as Bron was driving me there to be dropped off, I was nervous.
“What will I be doing?”
“Who goes to these things?”
“I feel like I’m being dropped off at boarding school.”
(Actually, Bron thought it was hilarious seeing me a bit unravelled.)
But my real concern was: What will I do with nothing to do?
The place was stunning. The food was next-level healthy and tasty. There was a buffet of relaxing activities and insightful teaching sessions.
And there were interesting people who were all there to…
s l o w d o w n.
On day one, I texted Bron: “Feels weird to just chill. I’ve sorta forgotten how to.”
With the insight and wisdom common to the fairer species she replied with… “Yes I know”
I’ve always aimed for balance in my life. Moderation of everything. Work, rest, and play. And I thought I was doing pretty well.
Until…
It was explained to me that even the thought of emails, organising the kids, ruminating on daily happenings, watching Netflix, looking at stuff on Marketplace, even exercising were ALL stimulating the sympathetic nervous system.
I realised I’d been running on sympathetic N.S. fumes for years.
No wonder I’d been feeling less energised, and it made me reflect on our profession.
A psychologist I work with once said, “I’ve never seen a group of people who spend so much time in their heads, they’ve forgotten how to feel.”
That hit home.
As vets, we’re constantly solving problems, driving performance, and trying to make a buck at the same time. We live in go-mode and most of us are literally cooking ourselves without noticing.
If you’re a practice owner, and you’d value:
One that still grows your practice, but without the constant cortisol.
That’s the work I do with practice owners inside the Accelerate Mastermind Group. We explore how to create more time, more profit, and more freedom, without cooking yourself in the process.
If that sounds like something you’d like to explore, you can read more about it here: Learn more about AMG
Sam Bowden has spent 15 years as a practising vet. He has owned two practices during this time, each of them achieving phenomenal results in growth and profitability. He has devoted his last 12 years to helping practice owners increase their happiness, work-life balance and profitability. He is the founder of United Vets Group | The Ultimate Veterinary Practice | Complete Vet Systems | More Vet Clients Websites | Accelerate Mastermind Group | Vet Business Manager Program | The Dental Academy His skill set is combining long-lasting mindset changes together with proven practical strategies to allow practice owners and teams to reach their full potential. He is considered a leading educator on how to increase profitability, work-life balance and happiness in the veterinary industry.
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