When was the last time you took a vacation? Taking care of yourself and finding time for vacation is one of the keys to achieving a higher sense of happiness and fulfillment. Vacations are about filling your days with intention and the activities that you’re passionate about and surrounding yourself with people that are the most important to you. Today, I’m sharing why we need to take vacations to make ourselves more productive and to avoid burnout from our work. I will also chat about why vacations are so beneficial to our lives and how you can best prepare for your vacations.   What’s In This Episode:   Getting ready for vacation mode and reducing stress before and during the vacation Disconnecting from work to avoid burnout 3 ways that vacation time is beneficial to us Learning to say YES to your own priorities - even when it feels difficult  Scheduling downtime to relax while on vacation