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55. 
Take a Mini - Vacation 
While you cannot go on a major vacation every week, you certainly can go on a minor one. A mini – vacation 
begins with closing the door of your office, holding all calls and relaxing in your chair. Then close your eyes 
and begin taking deep breaths. Once you feel deeply at peace, begin to imagine you are at your favorite vacation 
spot. Vividly see the colors, hear the sounds and feel the emotions that this special place evokes. After only a 
few minutes of this mental escape, you will be rejuvenated, ready for the rest of the day ahead. 
When I take my mini – vacations, I picture myself walking through a mountain meadow. I visualize my 
feet on the dewy grass and savor the splendor of the snow – capped mountains that frame this ideal scene. In the 
background, I hear the sound of water from a water – fall and imagine what the flowers that fill this field smell 
like. 
Our minds are extremely potent devices. The subconscious mind cannot tell the difference between an 
image that we envision and one that is real. So this little technique actually fools it into thinking we are taking 
this quick break from our daily routines and invokes many of the wonderful physical benefits of a real vacation. 

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56. 
Become a Volunteer 
I find a great deal of wisdom in the ancient Persian proverb “I wept because I had no shoes until I saw a man 
who had no feet.” It is so easy to magnify our problems and lose sight of the many blessings we all have to be 
so very grateful for. Giving the gift of your time by volunteering to serve those who have less than you is an 
excellent way to remind yourself on a regular basis of the abundance that exists in your life. 
After a keynote speech on leadership I delivered to the sales team of a large insurance company, a man 
came up to me and told me he was one of the firm’s top producers. One of the reasons for his success, he said, 
was his habit of spending a few hours a week helping those less fortunate than he was. “Seeing what others 
don’t have keeps me awake to all the good things I do have. It prevents me from taking things for granted and, 
even more importantly, helps me make a difference in the lives of people who really need me.” 
French physician Albert Schweitzer observed, “I don’t know what your destiny will be but one thing I 
do know: The only ones among you who will be happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” 
And Anne Morrow Lindberg wrote, “One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay ‘in kind’ somewhere 
else in life.” Volunteering affords you the chance to help others and pay back the debt owed to those who have 
helped you. 

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