What's the purpose of a weekend

I love weekends!

Well, who doesn't?!

You're right! Everyone seems to love weekends, but not for the same reasons.

Weekends are a time for relaxation, time with friends & family, partying, and enjoyment! That's most people's typical weekend.

I always add learning and planning to this list. Saturday and Sunday mornings, before the kids get up and loud (every parent understands that one), I take time out to read. My reading selection on the weekend is always of the "self-help" style. I'm currently reading "Leaders Eat Last" by Simon Sinek. I've learned that early reading allows me to process what I've read as I go through my day. In the evening, I write out how I'll implement what I learned.

This process affords me two very big opportunities: 1) Learning from others & 2) Processing lessons in real time as I experience life.

By gleaning from others experiences, I'm able to learn without going through the same pitfalls others already trudged through. While not all parts of a book will provide learning opportunities, every book has at least a nugget that can be learned. Sometimes, those nuggets are reminders of lessons previously learned.

By learning early in the day, as I go through life, I am able to process those lessons. The premise of Leaders Eat Last is Marine Leaders are always the last to grab their food. This is true from boot camp on up. The over arching lesson is to care for those in your care above yourself. Their interests should be placed before your own. For many parents, this is an intuitive thought regarding their kids. Is this the prevailing thought in business? Often times, not. Processing this thought as I go through my day with my kids, seeing the world through their eyes, their experiences, it leads to the question of implementation in the real world.

As leaders, we touch lives, sometimes without even considering we're touching lives. The families of those w lead are impacted directly. Our words impact those who hear them, even if they may not be directed towards them. Posting a blog for others to read, not knowing who is reading it. Our impact is global. Keep that perspective as you act today. What you choose to do will impact a multitude of lives beyond the circle of influence you perceive.