LI FE STY L E S PO NS OR
Your Away Day – why we are working all wrong By Sam Thomas, of Different Hats. We have
Lifestyle
all heard
the saying “You need to work
on your business, not in it”. As a man who wears many
‘Different Hats’, pardon the pun, this can sometimes
become very difficult to do. We are running around at
100 miles an hour, wearing
our busyness as a badge of honour. I know I have been extremely guilty of this in the past.
Therefore, when a good
friend of mine, Joel Lawton, invited me to ‘Your Away
Day’, the day you promise yourself but never take, I was in, and I didn’t take much persuading.
Joel’s message is all about encouraging founders
to work differently and believes that how we
are working is all wrong,
highlighted by his brilliant
blog on the opposite page. After experiencing an incredible day at the fantastic The Field Food Barn near
Lewes, I couldn’t agree with him more. I spent the day in nature, connecting
with other founders, eating great food
but also allowing myself some focused time to work on a project I have been
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putting off for a long time. I started
Needless to say, I have booked to go
creative juices were flowing - and it
attend every month, treating myself to
writing and just couldn’t stop. The
again next month already and plan to
was exactly what I needed.
a day I know I deserve and, hopefully, I
I left that day and my cup was full;
full of joy, fulfilment and true human
can start to work differently.
To find out more contact Joel Lawton:
connection. All this along with the fact
joel@lawtonknill.com
‘ON’ my business.
www.inyourcorner.co
I had a super productive day working