12 Ways to Get Back in the Game After Time Away

We have all heard of "the dog days of summer." People sometimes say August is executive vacation month. Getting things approved up the chain of command can be difficult because someone in the chain is always on vacation. As a successful advisor, you deserve a vacation too. Now you're back. How do you get your head back in the game? It can be easy to rationalize a slow start. You want to gradually ease into working. It's easy to get discouraged, feeling like hitting production targets is like the Greek legend about Sisyphus, pushing a rock up a hill only for the rock to roll back down again. Time away on vacation can be turned into a business advantage, as long as you're able to seize the moment and get back into action, fully rested and refreshed. Here are 12 strategies to make this happen while having fun at the same time. (Credit: Adobe Stock)