I hope everybody had a wonderful Mother’s Day yesterday – I certainly did! 

The boys took me to our traditional Mother’s Day lunch at the Trellis, and because the weather was so glorious we were able to sit outside and enjoy the hustle and bustle of Merchant’s Square.  My first Mother’s Day at the Trellis was 16 years ago, when Grayson was in “the bucket” (our affectionate name for his removable car seat).  As I sat across the table from him this afternoon, I was struck by how quickly time passes.  Is that really my son sitting there, looking so “cool” in his sunglasses…just a few years away from going off to college?!  Where did all that time go?

Wow.  It is *so* important that we don’t lose track of the moments.  Our lives are full of stress and pressure, but that’s not what we’re going to remember when we look back and reflect on these years from a different perspective later on.  I am reminded that as important as work is, it certainly isn’t life or death, and we all need to relax a little bit and remember that the goal is to earn a good living so that we can raise our families comfortably and enjoy spending our free time doing something worthwhile.

My mojo challenge to you this week is this:  (1) surprise your family or someone you love by setting aside some spontaneous time to just unplug and have fun, and (2) when you start to get all riled up over an “issue” with a transaction, remind yourself that chances are it will all work out in the end, and it’s not worth having a stroke over!  Your client needs you to be the calming influence.

What you’ll discover is that a relaxed, balanced approach to work will make you FAR more productive than staying buried in the negative and exhausting energy that comes from confrontations and/or burning the candle at both ends.

Try it, just for grins.  :0)  Have an awesome week!  Liz