Working in our business has a mix of moments that diverge into great and, sometimes, not so great ones. That will depend on the season we are living through and the place where we are working. What seems to be consensus everywhere is that our professional life is always very busy. There’s an old saying that goes something along the lines of, working with what you love isn’t simply working, it’s just living. But, as we know, in our moving business, loving it alone is not enough.

For one to live a truly fulsome life, where work and personal matters don’t have to conflict, it is necessary to master, or at least strive to, the reconciliation of mental well-being practices while juggling busy schedules and competing priorities.

In my case, as a moving business veteran with more than 26 years of experience in the throes of everything international mobility, a consistent pursuit of two fundamental practices helps me find this balance: one is with my music and the other one with sports.

I don’t want to get too scientific here, but what I can tell you is that when I am with my instrument, playing a song, I feel in every part of me that it’s time to reset or, as I call this moment, “time to recharge the batteries.” It gives me a chance to start over, with a fresh look, something that’s already a solidified part of my life. With music, all energy is recharged, and, with it, we feel better equipped to face the challenges tomorrow will be sure to bring.

No matter one’s tenure in this business, or how highly ranked one may be in one’s firm, having defined a ‘restart’ point that works for individual needs will help anyone make better decisions and, ultimately, live so much better.

Doing so all but ensures every “tomorrow” is a new day, a new chance to start over, to find new meanings, renew vows—and not simply be deemed “another day” to live, work and go home. The secret to a good life, I believe, is in finding ways to be happy anywhere we roam, whether at work, at home, or in these ‘reset’ activities.

Admittedly, this would be a good moment to digress a bit about how sport does the same for me. I won’t do so. A throbbing broken toe from my last soccer match with friends warrants my silence at this time. Maybe I need a new reset for this ‘reset’ hobby. 

All joking aside, the message I hope to have conveyed is that of finding enjoyment as much and as best as we can, so we can keep loving what we do as times goes by and appreciating each new day as an opportunity to learn and grow. I, for one, am confident I can put in another 26 years. How about you? I hope you are too and cheers to making it great.