What do successful men often do on weekends?

He co-founded the Hotwire.com website with his partner * * and is also the vice president of Expedia. He also holds three positions at Zillow: CFO, vice president of marketing and CEO. In 2008, Laskov was promoted as the CEO of this famous real estate information company. You will wonder why you can achieve your goals and continue to succeed. Let's take a look at what he does on weekends. Laskov said: "Weekend time is very precious, so I can get rid of my daily affairs for a while and think deeply about my company and the whole industry. Even if I don't seem to be working on the surface, my thinking about the company has always been' running in the background', and the weekend is a good opportunity to reflect and ponder on major issues. " He also said that he often spends weekends with his family. "Even if I go out on Friday and return to work next week, I will go home for the weekend without hesitation." Last year, Laskov's New Year's resolution was to get rid of the habit of brushing email on Saturday ―― but it didn't come true. "I will continue to work hard this year, hoping to get what I want." He said, "My three children are still young, and they are often exhausted on weekends. But I still enjoy it. We have many activities, such as building castles, riding bicycles, playing football, playing chess, walking with a stroller, visiting the zoo, changing diapers, reading books, and attending birthday parties on weekends. I never go to the office on weekends. I just check my email at night. I also use the weekend time to read work-related books and recharge myself. " Laura Vanderkamm, the author of the two articles "What Successful People Do Before Breakfast" and "What Successful People Do on Weekends", believes that those successful people can realize that making full use of weekends is the secret weapon to dominate the workplace. "You must get ready for next week's work," she said, "so the weekend should be used to cheer yourself up, not to make you feel depressed or tired." Work and rest can improve work efficiency. Sports, voluntary work, spiritual life, taking care of children by yourself and other activities are better than non-stop work. Dale Kurow, an executive trainer, said, "Successful people usually spend weekends with their loved ones and children, and combine some creative activities to exercise their right brain." Penelope Trunk, a career coach and author of The Golden Rule of Career: The New Rule of Success, added, "People who achieve great success pay special attention to what they will do in the future. From this perspective, the role of weekends and working days is the same, both to create the life they want. " So what kind of people can be counted as "successful people" and what do they do on weekends? Marsha Egan, a professional workplace trainer, believes that the definition of success actually comes from our own internal judgment. "A successful person can usually be called happy in work, family and spiritual life," Kurow added. "Most successful people need a sense of accomplishment and can motivate themselves to meet the next challenge." Roy Cohen, a professional coach and author of The Wall Street Survival Guide, believes that success can usually be defined in two ways: first, the degree of satisfaction with personal income goals; The second is to get satisfaction through work. "From my point of view as a professional coach, a veritable success can organically combine the two, and it is full of heartfelt joy and pure enthusiasm for work." Here are 14 things that successful people should do on weekends: 1. Spend more time with relatives and friends, which is especially important for those who still ignore family and friends on weekends. 2. Exercise Everyone needs exercise. If you can't exercise for 4-5 days on weekdays, it is very necessary to make up on weekends. Exercise is an ideal way to keep your brain awake and stimulate new ideas. Kurow said: "I heard that the boss of a public relations company took his dog for a walk in the park to find inspiration in order to think about ways to open up new customers." Cohen suggested riding a bike outdoors in warm seasons, or doing similar sports. "This kind of exercise can refresh people and gather some compatriots with the same hobbies. It is nothing new that some Wall Street professionals team up to ride bicycles on weekends. As a member of outdoor activities, participating in this business professional group is an excellent opportunity to establish and cultivate workplace contacts. " 3. Do what you want. "There was once a creative director of a greeting card company who went back to campus to study for a master's degree in literature in order to pursue his literary dream when he was young." Kurow said, "She can write poems every weekend now, which is also the result of her courage to pursue her hobbies." "Successful people always spend time doing what they really like," Egan added. "They spend part of their time on activities outside work, so that they can combine work and rest." 4. Vacation Cohen believes that flying away at the weekend can sweep away all the unhappiness accumulated during the working day. 5. Successful people will ignore emails for a period of time. Vanderkam said, "I'm not saying you didn't check your email all weekend." Just walking without a mobile phone will make people feel very free. I suggest setting up a "no communication day" on the weekend. If your job is not so demanding on working hours, it will be refreshing to turn off all communication equipment from Saturday night to Sunday noon, which is useful for most people during this time. " 6. Participate in volunteer activities "I know a commercial real estate agent who volunteered to participate in a cooking program on weekends, and the results of the activity will be donated to the food bank." Kurow said, "I do analytical work every day, and I also want to complete some creative tasks (she volunteered to design promotional videos for non-profit organizations). Doing some volunteer work can just maintain this balance. " Cohen said that many successful people volunteered to participate in fund-raising activities. "It's a good way to expand contacts and find bosom friends," he said. "Often appearing on such occasions will also enhance your personal image and give people a good impression of being charitable." 7. Get rid of trifles. There are always some things that need to be done on weekends, and we are reluctant to take the time to do them. Vanderkam suggests setting aside a small amount of time for these trivial tasks, trying to finish them in one go, and then never thinking about them in your mind again. 8. Plan ahead Vanderkam believes that "planning will make people do things more efficiently. Plan ahead on weekends and be relaxed and happy next week. At the same time, the best planning will also give people who work for you a clear goal, and they will be ready to go. " Trunk agrees with this view. She also said that successful people usually have a long-term plan every month and year. In this way, even if occasionally stuck in short-term goals, it will not be unsuccessful for a long time. 9. Strengthen social interaction Van der Kamm said, "People are gregarious animals. Research on human happiness shows that social interaction ranks high in the ranking of behaviors that get happiness, almost the same as sex. " Go out with friends and family, or take part in some local community activities. Cohen said: "It turns out that successful people often get satisfaction from feedback from others. "For example, board members often throw olive branches to other successful people." 10. It is very important for people who stay in the office all day to participate in gardening, handicrafts, competitions, cooking and cultural activities. "Just for fun, some people will seek satisfaction from the beautiful gardens they create," Cohen said. Kurow knows a lawyer, so she spends her weekends gardening and making some fancy patterns to meet the demand for creativity. "This will enable her to go into battle lightly on Monday and prepare for those legal affairs. Gardening is a kind of enjoyment for her, which allows her to enjoy her spiritual life. " Bridge courses and card friends can also sharpen our minds and help us make friends with a group of smart professionals. Cohen said, "I once saw the membership list of a bridge club. It was like meeting on Wall Street." . Drama, opera and sports competitions can also enrich our spiritual life. 1 1. Successful people may not need to deliberately expand their contacts, but regard it as a way of life. Trunk said that no matter where they go or what they do, they can always meet different people. 12. Egan, who is good at reflection, said that truly successful people will spend part of their weekends appreciating what they have and recalling those happiness and achievements. As Laskov said, "the weekend is a good opportunity to reflect and think about major issues". 13. Learn to meditate. There are some courses that can lead you to a quiet place deep inside in a unique way. Cohen said, "Why not arm yourself and face external difficulties?" 14. Vandekam said: We live in a highly competitive society. "The peak performance also depends on occasional self-maintenance and really charges yourself." This is why successful people always feel at home at work. Vanderkam concluded that successful people can realize that time is too precious to relax for leisure. "If you don't know what you really want to do, you will unconsciously waste the whole weekend, watching TV, checking emails aimlessly, and being led by some trivial things. If the working hours are not so busy, it doesn't matter how you spend the weekend. "