Do you do anything to celebrate after you make a deal or hit a milestone in your business? I don't mean big spending treats, just small things that mean a lot to you.
I always fancy having a cigarette but resist as it took a while to give up. I might have to invest in some good cigars though. I like a good malt whisky, but that is probably too regular to be a one off treat.
What do you do to reward yourself?
I'll treat myself to a nice Indian meal
take the family out for a meal :)
Go out w a bunch of crazy brazilians, hit the beach, a few bars, then some strip clubs and get absolutely shit faced fall down drunk, end up at some afterparty at 7am completely wacked... or, go out to dinner and maybe get some ribs and a baked potato.
The difference between married life and single life, he Dogboy?
nope, I think some of them are married too...
ehheehhe, look, I won't say that doesn't even happen, but I swear I don't start the night off with that in mind.
... Seriously I think a good meal is about all I would ever plan on. Something nice about a simple meal... you are in control of everything... the restaurant, the plate you order, you know that you wont have issues, and it will conclude with you satisfied. The same can't be said about women:)
What are we celebrating, anyway?
Quotesmall things that mean a lot to you
Jewelry!
Jason thats the second time you mentioned having a wank! I hope everythings ok mate :)
Not always a reward, but I take the morning off and go bodyboarding - really clears the mind (you can only think about one thing when a 6ft wave is heading your way) or can be a good reward, depends how I feel.
I like that bobyboard idea...
Seems to me if you work really hard, then you should let yourself off the hook and rest and relaxation seem in order. Whatever that happens to be for you, but a change of scenery seems in order.
I remember back in the 90s when I started making money online and it was still kinda dream, I would take random days off and I would go to the little local ski slope in PA (one hill) and I taught myself how to snow board for no real reason. I only went about 5x, took no classes, talked to no one, met no one, just enjoyed the mountain during the week when most others were working...
Kinda similar...
Every now and again my buy either myself or my missus a Dunhill fountain pen (sometimes on ebay).
a massage (not of the Jason variety). Or a weekend away. Or a weekend away somewhere with a spa so I can get a massage...
Thai Food
Malt Whisky
A good bottle of port or madeira
... are the things I use to reward myself when something has gone really well.
OTOH - they are also the things I go for when things have gone badly... and often to cheer myself up when things have been boring.
Get out in nature - running, hiking, skiing, rock climbing. Small victory and I take a few hours. Big victory and I take a few days. Incidentally, I treat my defeats pretty much the same way. Sun or storm. Few things I enjoy more than being out in the woods in a wild winter storm (I bet dogboy can relate).
As John Muir said
QuoteClimb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love evre showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties.
Or another one from John Muir
QuoteI only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
I remember a couple of years ago rewarding myself with a "quick" cross-country ski after reaching some goal. I had planned to go out for 45 minutes and brought no food and only a half liter of water. But once out, I couldn't turn around. Came home hungry and tired, but greatly restored, having traveled 22 miles.
A round of golf would be a great way to celebrate for me. Doesn't even have to be with anyone. I am more than happy to just get out on the course by myself.
Either that or a nice big steak.
For me it's time with the kids... and when I've had enough of them I reward myself with time away from them in the office!
Getting away from anything that has an OS for few days, that's a reward n#1 for me. If I have the slightest chance, i go in some green area, in summer often with the bike
In the future i'd like to exchange the green area with a greek island ;)
QuoteFor me it's time with the kids... and when I've had enough of them I reward myself with time away from them in the office!
hahahah!
@dogboy - thats what bodyboarding does for me as well, where I live in Cape Town and where I catch a few waves we have mountains on three sides - awesome feeling being out in the water with the view...
The wind is pumping right now - but there should be good waves on Thursday :)
@creative - aren't there sharks that eat you off the coast of Cape Town??
Have to say, even if I contribute or learn nothing in this forum, reading "wank" as how you reward yourself for a successful business deal is worth the trip here. Reminds me of my favourite Steve Coogan moment when his travelling salesman character Gareth Cheeseman ties up an important sale:
<rubs hands together> Right....a wank I think!
Unfortunately Cape Town has the biggest population of Men In Grey Suits (not many people who do watersports in Cape Town call them s***ks) in the world due to a steady source of food all year round at seal island.
I think I might have to take inspiration from these more active ideas and get outside after my next success!
A nice dinner out, steak of course, usually for me. Sometimes buy something mid-big ticket.
Admittedly though, I expect excellence and big hits are sort of what it should be. If I have something fun I want or want to do, I tend to make an excuse to do/buy it.
>cigarette
Last big sale, I went out and bought myself a sports car. In retrospect, taking up smoking might have been healthier.
A full course fugu dinner (poisonous pufferfish) usually hits the spot.
I make a huge dinner for other people. I love to cook. It helps me relax. My latest thing is different types of custards and puddings. I made cream puffs the other day just for kicks. It took about 4 batches of pudding to make the recipe exactly how I liked it.