I've just been reading the Stompernet SEO Blog and someone has coined a decent phrase that I can identify with – Workation.  It's kinda like a vacation (holiday here in the UK), but you're using the time to get some work done.  On the Stomper Blog, Andrea Warner mentions a friend who had a six month workation – where they visited an area to work and go skiing.

Yes, I'll be there some day, that's what all this internet stuff is about isn't it, the dream of sitting on a beach with your Laptop and a 3G connection, with the pound notes rolling in.

She also talks about getting your marketing calendar in order, so that you can look after your already qualified buyers (and make a few quid at the same time).  It's worth a look.

I've heard this idea a few times from different sources, and I realised that I too, take my fair share of workations, although I wouldn't have classed them as a holiday tbh until today's reflection.

It's common practice for some to have a hotel day, this is where you lock yourself in a room at the local Travel Lodge and catch up with everything that you haven't had the time to do that month.  It's a fantastic idea, and one that lets you get some of that clutter out of your mind, clearing the way for the next step in your project, or even your next project.  If you're anything like me, once one of your services has gone to market, you're going to give something else a bash.

So if you can't take a week out, I'd definately suggest taking at least one day a month, if you can't disappear and go to a local cheap hotel, then lock yourself in your office and make sure that you get no distractions, no telephone calls, no emails and just concentrate on what needs to get done – 50 minutes of pure concentration at a time, then have a cuppa, go for a walk or grab a bite to eat.

You need to create a period of time where you get to do what you want to do, your projects, the important stuff that's been piling up, no clients or customers to worry about and no one ringing you or emailing you.  Sure, maybe check once a day to make sure there is nothing life threateningly urgent to do, but don't act on anything short of a catastrophe until you've taken an amount of time out for yourself.

I've got three personal projects on the go at the moment, and they all need attention, so this is where I can make alot of progress and maybe get one ready for market.

Make sure you give the idea a go, hotel days are the way forward, I'll be back a week on monday