I recently completed a 14-Day Play Challenge, inspired after reading Brene Brown’s book The Gifts of Imperfection. Having successfully grown my business to achieve major milestones, I knew I did so at a cost. A cost to my well-being. So when I came to her Guidepost #7, Cultivating Play and Rest chapter of her book, I decided to do more than just read her words, I decided to take action. I made the decision to incorporate play into my daily routine for fourteen days, so I could first-hand experience the impact of play on my business, to myself as an entrepreneur and to day-to-day interactions.

I posted this challenge on Instagram within minutes of my decision. I not only wanted to invite others to ‘play’ or follow along, I was also holding myself accountable. Accountable to more play in life.

The results were mixed. In part because I made a public commitment to daily play, there was added pressure to document and share – one more thing to...