Whether you're booking travel, scheduling activities, or setting dates to meet up with friends or family, your weekends and vacations come with their own to-dos. Instead of feeling like they're adding to the weight of all there is to get done, can you approach these tasks with greater ease? Seeing the possibilities all around you is a skill you can learn.

This episode dives into the power of setting an intention for your time off - giving you a sense of direction and preparing you to be open to seeing it happen. Melissa also shares how you can get your time off needs met using a framework by Alexandra Jamieson and Bob Gower. Ever had to negotiate what you're doing this weekend? This could be helpful for those moments.

Tune in to hear about how you can create anchor experiences for your time away, feel more fulfilled afterwards, and make a choice to celebrate the small (and big) wins along the way. You get to decide how your time off goes, so choose your own adventure for making memories that are important to you.

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Have you ever considered how taking time off could be helpful not only for you, but also for the work you do?

In today’s episode, Melissa explores some of the ways that she has grown as a person and a professional because of letting ideas in and learning outside the workplace.

From inviting friends over for a special dinner to building your perspective on how people do things differently, can you stay open to the possibility of growing through the lens of your experiences?

Check out this week’s episode and let us know what you’d add to the list of what you’ve learned while out of office.

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Have you considered how your greatest source of health and wellbeing might be nature? According to the World Health Organization, it is.

Forest bathing, which originated in Japan and has caught on in the form of green therapy and eco-prescriptions in other parts of the world, encourages you to slow down and observe your surroundings. Let me inspire you to soak up more moments of presence and gratitude in nature, and then enjoy the benefits to your physical and mental health.

Whether it’s 15 minutes like Finnish researchers recommend or whatever fits into your day, the gift of getting outside is one you can give yourself and bring others along with you, too. So, lace up your shoes, pull out those hiking boots, or put your feet in the sand!

(1:40) Make the most of your time out of office - weekends, vacation days, mornings and evenings

(4:02) Forest bathing as preventative medicine

(7:05) Getting more connected to nature on a road trip out East and West

(10:30) Nature is always available to us and understanding how it impacts our nervous system

(13:09) Start with 15 minutes to boost energy and vitality, and more about eco-therapy and green prescriptions

(17:03) Making getting into nature second nature for grounding and meditative effects

(19:33) Benefits for your immune system

Articles referenced:

Why medical doctors are issuing prescriptions for time in nature | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Nature is our Greatest Source of Health and Well-Being (who.int)

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Are you counting down the days to the weekend or your next vacation? Your time, and your time off, is precious. By connecting with what matters most to you and embracing the idea that there is no one-size-fits-all for how to best spend your time away from work, you’re invited to consider how being more intentional can lead to a life that feels more joyful, fulfilling, and meaningful. Whether on your own or with others, are you open to the possibilities for how amazing your time off can be?

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What moments help us feel fulfilled when we’re not working? This is your invitation to explore the possibilities for your time away from work and make being intentionally out-of-office a way of life.

Spark your curiosity about how the adventures you choose to go on, near and far, can be a way to feel more joy and gratitude. Not only while you’re away, but on a regular basis.

Melissa is on a mission to help you make more moments memorable and will be sharing some of her own to guide the way. Because feeling good about your life is important, and wouldn’t it be great to not need a weekend after the weekend?

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