Most people know how they want to spend their weekends, below is a list of ways to spend your weekend more efficiently for an overall better, improved lifestyle.
Here are 14 things successful people do (or should be doing) on weekends according to Forbes Magazine:
1. Make time for family and friends. This is especially important for those who don’t spend much time with their loved ones during the week.
2. Exercise. Everyone needs to do it, and if you can’t work out 4 to 5 days during the workweek, you need to be active on weekends to make up for some of that time. It’s the perfect opportunity to clear your mind and create fresh ideas.
3. Pursue a passion. Successful people make time for what is important or fun.
4. Vacation. Getting away for the weekend provides a great respite from the grind of an intense week at work.
5. Disconnect. The most successful people avoid e-mail for a period of time.
6. Volunteer. A lot of successful people participate in fundraising events. This is a great way to network and to meet others with similar interests.
7. Avoid chores. Every weekend has a few have-to-dos, but you want these to take the minimum amount of time possible. Create a small window for chores and errands, and then banish them from your mind the rest of the time.
8. Plan. Planning makes people more effective, and doing it before the week starts means you can hit Monday ready to go, and means you’ll give clear directions to the people who work for you, so they will be ready to go, too.
9. Socialize. Humans are social creatures, and studies of people’s experienced happiness through the day finds that socializing ranks right up there, not too far down below sex.
10. Gardening/crafts/games/sports/cooking/cultural activities. This is especially important for those cooped up in an office all week. Theatre, opera and sporting events can also enrich one’s spirit.
11. Network. Networking isn’t an event for a successful person, it’s a lifestyle, wherever they go and whatever they do, they manage to connect with new people.
12. Reflect. Truly successful people make time on weekends to appreciate what they have and reflect on their happiness and accomplishments. Weekends are a great chance to reflect and be more introspective about bigger issues.
13. Meditate. Classes and private instruction offer a bespoke approach to insight and peace of mind.
14. Recharge. We live in a competitive world and peak performance requires managing downtime, too–with the goal of really recharging your batteries. That’s how the most successful people get so much done.
