When The Entrepreneurial MD needs a kick in the rear

I'm staring at my screen this Monday after 10 days off on vacation and wondering how I am going to get my engine started again. The down time followed on the heels of finishing the last details of my Physicians Website Secrets Program, which felt like a monumental effort to complete. I needed to chill, which is exactly what I and my daughter did in the winter air of rural Pennsylvania and then throbbing New York City!

But the fun is over and I must turn my attention back to work. It's not good enough to tackle my email pile-up -- that would be the easiest and least productive route.

My jump start is going to have to happen this way:

1. Drink a cup of tea, after my berries and cereal breakfast
2. Make a list (ah - lists - another easy way out!) of all that I need to do this week
3. Finish this blog post and commit to two more this week and two (with short videos) for the Physician Website Secrets Blog
4. Remind myself that it's fun doing this work and that I'll soon be buried in it, with a pleasant and hazy recollection of the trip
5. Coach my 6 clients on the calendar today using all my attention and heart
6. Pay attention to their challenges and wins - fodder for my blog posts and newsletters!
7. Stretch my achy back and get into the gym for 30 minutes.
8. Resist all temptation to check emails, check Facebook, or tweet unless there is something of value to add to the chatter -- address only the important or client-related stuff
9. Awaken tomorrow, secure in the knowledge (like it or not!) that I'm baaaaaack!

How do you get yourself going again? Any other suggestions?

Update on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 01:31PM by Philippa Kennealy

Here it seems is a partial solution:

Mindfulness makes you more productive from Penelope Trunk!

I'm off to be mindful. Wish me luck!