My horse trainer — the woman who started my horse under saddle and is teaching me how to be a better rider — certainly knows how to destress.  She and her husband have a boat, and last month they took a week-long boating vacation.  They know all about boating accessories, what you need and all that.  I don’t know half of what she is referring to sometimes when she tells me stories.

I think it’s great that she has such a good way to relax and destress.  If you work hard (which she does), you deserve to have a chance to play hard, too.  Although I don’t have a hobby quite so impressive (or quite so expensive), I do like to destress by riding my horse, reading, and and watching movies with my husband.  It’s how I reward myself for working and successfully running my own business.

As one professional I once interviewed put it, a healthy amount of play, whatever that is for you, allows you to fuel your passion for what you do for a living.  Without one, you couldn’t have the other.  What do you do to “play”?  How do you fuel your passion?