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6 Ways to Take A Break Without Killing Your Career

Sunday, August 9, 2026 1:33

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In this world of FOMO, it’s hard to think about taking a step away from the daily grind.

We’re all afraid that we’ll be forgotten if we miss a day or two from social media.

Fear of missing out afflicts more than the social media addicts. As Authors, we’re afraid readers will forget we exist.

So what is one to do when faced with adversity or with a daily routine that has become an exhausting daily grind? That’s when the going gets really tough, and all we want to do is slam the door on our offices and escape.

Do you know that old Billy Ocean song from the late 1980′s, When the Going Gets Tough? If you don’t know the song, let me tell you that it’s from an old cliché, and the next part of that cliché is, The Tough get going.

Sometimes, we can power our way through tiredness, boredom, adversity, and just feeling funky.

As an author, I can tell you there are times when we’re all tired of fighting for focused time to write, fighting for good reviews, fighting for good ad space, and all the other battles we fight.

Sure, we’re Tough, but there comes a time when we need to step out of the boxing ring of life and take a breather.

This may sound crazy when all the motivational gurus constantly tell us to figure a way to have it all, work when you don’t feel like working, go for it. Sure, sometimes you must strive in the face of adversity, when you’re sick, when you’re sad, when your world is falling apart around you, but if you do that all the time, you’re headed for a great big bonfire of burnout.

There’s no shame in taking a break. The trick is to do that without letting it turn into something as permanent as concrete.

6 Ways to Take a Break Without Killing Your Career

1. Set limits. Write down how many days off you’re taking. If you worked a job, you’d have to tell the boss how many vacation days you wanted. You are you’re own boss so write down how many days you’ll be away from the office.

Don’t let a break turn into endless days of drifting. Mark your calendar for the day you return to your career.

2. Make it real. If you plan on vacationing from work for 2 days then don’t do any work on those days. No constant checking social media or emails or any of that stuff that sucks the life out of you.

3. Figure out where you’re going when you return to work. Take some time to think about the road you’re on. Is it the right road headed in the right direction? It’s easy to get overwhelmed if you’re trying to get something or somewhere that isn’t realistic. Goals change. Is it time to re-evaluate your goals or maybe set different goals?

4. Check your attitude. While you’re taking a break from your work, take a break from disrespecting yourself—or anyone else.

I’ve known writers who never had a kind word to say about others or even about themselves. They trash talk about themselves in ways they’d never talk about other people.

All that negativity and whining takes an enormous amount of energy. Resolve to cut that crap out!!! Self-talk determines your success in life. Learn to be kind to yourself.

5. Celebrate every win. No matter how small an achievement may be, acknowledge it and celebrate it in some way.

Set up a system of milestones and rewards. I don’t mean pop a hundred dollar bottle of bubbly, but do bask in the glory of an achievement no matter how small. Success is built one baby step at a time.

6. Live your life. Be present. Live today. Don’t get caught in the trap of regretting what you didn’t get done yesterday or the publishing gravy train you missed because your manuscript wasn’t ready. Don’t wait for your ship to come in because you may be at the train station.

Enjoy every step of the journey and be happy—be present in your life—now.

TAKEAWAY TRUTH

The time spent on the journey will always be longer than the time spent at the destination.

Learn to enjoy the journey and take a break when you need to recharge your batteries.

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Joan Reeves aka SlingWords: The Word Slinging Adventures of Joan Reeves

Source: https://slingwords.blogspot.com/2026/08/6-ways-to-take-break-without-killing-career.html

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