Pacing

Lay-off Tip #2: Slow down the pace
It might be just D.C. but boy, people are always in a hurry. I remember being one of those people. There just weren't enough hours in the day. Now, I feel like there are quite a few hours in the day and every morning I wake up thinking about how I'm going to fill them. It's a mind shift for sure.

Whether you have a job or not, take one day and just slow things down. Allow people to pass you on the road; let others merge first; open a door for someone; pay someone's toll (this one is hard for the unemployed but still!); just stop and look around you...you're guaranteed to notice something that wasn't there before.

-Rachael