Forest bathing for the entrepreneurial soul 🌳

Hi Income Flipper,

My little sister and her two boys are coming into town in a few weeks, and as any good uncle would do, I'm preparing for some serious outdoor adventure with the boys.

Diego is 9 and Monty is 12 and they are at that special age when they still think I am cool.

So in order to live up to that hype, I decided to go buy kayaks today to take them on a river expedition.

So I loaded up the truck with two kayaks and as soon as I arrived back at our river house I put one in the water to test it out.

As I paddled into the river I couldn't help but feel an enormous amount of gratitude for all of the sights and sounds of the river—the trees swaying in the wind, the dragonflies mating on my oar, the sound of a big fish jumping nearby—it's simply heaven on earth.

This is my form of therapy, as a busy business owner my mind is always building something, creating something, and deciding on a course of action...except when I'm in nature.

There is now an enormous amount of research on the health benefits of being out in nature, it reduces stress, reduces cortisol levels, boosts your immune system, and helps with mental health.

The Japanese call this Forest Bathing and have been practicing this as a form of therapy since the 80s.

So why does this matter?

Because on your entrepreneurial journey, there will be times when you just need a break.

Returning to nature can help refocus you, recharge you, and remind you what truly matters.

As we approach the 4th of July I hope you do yourself a favor and get out into nature and enjoy the sights and sounds that this amazing planet has to offer.

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived". —Ralph Waldo Emerson

The power is in the network,

Rob Chevez

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