No Distractions

This past spring break my wife and I took a trip to Sedona, AZ.  It was just what we needed.  The unique beauty of Sedona is unlike anything I have ever seen.

The place that we stayed was outside of the city and down in a valley.  Because of this we did not have cell phone reception.  Okay.  We can do this.  It's only for a week.  We got to our room and realized that we do not have wifi either. 

So here we are.  No cellphone.  No reception.  No internet.  No Twitter.  No Facebook.  Not to mention, we gave up watching TV for Lent.

It was weird.  It's weird not having distractions.  We were so used to being distracted that we were distracted by not having distractions.  We did go to a local coffee shop one day for some wifi but this was more like a scheduled distraction.

As it turns out, we enjoyed not being able to check our phones and constantly be distracted.  We were able to read, talk, create, explore, exercise, relax, and so much more.  I think we may try disconnecting while we are at home to see if it still feels the same.

As a leader, regardless of your capacity, make sure that you allow people the time to disconnect, get away and relax.  As the leader of your family, make sure to schedule it.  As the leader of an organization, make sure to allow your employees to schedule.  It will be worth it in the long run.