The Business of Style: Skipping School

What do you do when your columnists need to be re-inspired?

My parents used to take me out of school for a change of venue, if I couldn’t focus on my schoolwork (I know,…spoiled), and I swear my trip to Newport Beach did make my high school art class that much easier.

So I decided to follow suit and let the “kids” run amuck throughout the world so you can read something more interesting than “the economy sucks” or “do’s and don’ts of summer fashion” because after all… we ain’t Glamour.

And if they get to explore then so should you. Here are a couple of quick helpful hints towards reactivating that creative demon inside whether you work in a bank, a boutique or a brothel, you need some new perspective. Summer is short and before you know it, you will be doing reports on Q4!

1) Meet someone new. Everyone is dazzled by social networking, but when is the last time you had a face to face conversation with someone that wasn’t a mandatory business meeting? Go to a coffee house, bar, local gym and strike up a conversation with a stranger, you have no idea how much you will learn.

2) Fake your Identity: This is a favorite to do in groups, but grab a couple of friends and pretend you are in from out of town, find out about the “hotspots” take photos in front of favorite landmarks. It will open your eyes to your own city and make everything you pass by on your way to work seem new again.

3) Start a good book: And then live it for a moment. Cook a meal from the main characters country (unless it’s Twilight, cause that would be just plain gross!) Reading Jane Austin? Wear something with victorian touches.

4) Ride Public Transportation: And get out of town. Cannot fly to your ideal vacation spot? Take the train or the bus somewhere an hour or two away. Little day trips feed the soul

5) Have Opposite Day: It might have been a joke on Seinfeld, but doing the exact opposite of what you think of doing leads you to new possibilities. Think of it as your own choose your own adventure!