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Do you demand your employees take a break from work? Although it is an unusual “demand,” there may be more merit in requiring work breaks than I originally thought.

In the fall of 2017, I wrote a multi-week-long blog (October 3, 2017, to November 14, 2017) on company culture. The premise of that blog series was to intentionally change your company culture to reflect characteristics that lead to success.

“We need to get more work out of fewer employees.”

As with many of my blogs, what I write about is in real time. And as I write, I’m dealing with one of my key employees who is on the verge of burnout.

Do you like a challenge? Maybe you enjoy a new board game, a difficult piece of music, or a 2,000-piece jigsaw puzzle? Do you like a challenge at work such as an eccentric client, an unexpected design issue, or a problematic employee?

I want to thank you for taking the time to read my blogs. As is the case with many writers, speakers, and preachers, the messages they seek to convey are as much for the reader’s benefit as they are for their benefit. This is true for me. I write about the issues I need to learn, remember, and hear. My blog today is especially about me.

Have you ever thought about how many decisions you make in a single day? I suggest you try to count them.

I have several acquaintances who relish the idea of spending an evening playing a board game. They have closets full of all sorts of games. The current “hot” game is Catan, but they also like the classics such as Monopoly, Scrabble, Battleship, and Bananagrams.

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

This prayer is known as the Serenity Prayer and is used by many self-help seekers and 12-step programs.

You can’t do that! This statement is used all the time. People have said it to me, and I’ve said it to other people. But I’d guess we say it to ourselves more often than we think.