Do you have PTD?
It’s 2019 and you are already back to your job refreshed after a small reprieve around Xmas and New Year holidays.
For many people, just stopping and taking time out with loved ones can bring us so much long -awaited rest and contentment, then as the holiday time ends, it is quickly replaced by a deep desire of needing more time, which brings on a sense of introspectiveness and questioning!
Why am I working so hard? Life is passing me by. So many places to visit and so little time!
The bad news is time is going fast for all of us… the good news is you can create your own dreams and slow time down, by immersing yourself in achieving them.
If you feel this way, write down a new year’s lists of goals and dreams. Keep them manageable and close by to check on, add too, tick off and evaluate regularly. Clarity can help change your perspective because you know why you're going to work every day.
One great way to avoid the pain of post-travel depression or PTD, is to take regular trips away from your home every 3 months instead of waiting to use up your 4 weeks annual leave in one big hit!
Whether it is a long weekend in the countryside or 5 days on a Pacific island (utilising the weekend of course) you will find that the holiday feeling starts the moment you act and are committed to going somewhere.
Now you have something to look forward too, work towards and finally, your blood pressure goes down a little.
Sounds simple I know, but we often don’t do the simplest things.
At the end of this year check in again on your wish-list. What countries or destinations did you visit this year? Start the process again for next year
I am a leading specialist in PTD so contact me at sbarton@mtatravel.com.au for some great holiday ideas.
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