Time to relax

16th July 2015

Are you one of those business owners who is afraid to take time off in case your team think you are slacking or not pulling your weight? If you are, you should consider very carefully why it is you are doing what you do, and also have you got the right people working for you?

I come across this attitude a lot when I start working with new clients. This feeling of guilt that takes them over when they take any time off, let alone a holiday. I can understand why people feel like this, but let me put it another way, and perhaps it will help you to move to the next level.

The thing is, the majority of business owners set up their business because they wanted to have a lifestyle which allowed them lots of money, and lots of time (leisure time) to enjoy it. So why is it, once this starts to become a reality, do people shy away from it? Of course no-one likes to be seen as a free-loader taking advantage of others, but what you must remember is that you have already spent years of hard work getting it to a place where you don’t have to be constantly there. Furthermore, you have almost certainly taken risks in setting up the business initially, you may well have invested time and money in yourself to learn new skills, and indeed how to run a business, and you will almost certainly have invested a considerable amount of your own money getting things off the ground.

So essentially you have taken all the risks, you carry all the burden of responsibility for your team, and you take on huge amounts of stress keeping the business going, and ensuring it remains profitable and going forward.

For your staff you have created, a safe environment and a secure job, which pays them well enough to look after them and their families – so how can they say you don’t deserve a break, and ultimately a chance to sit back and let others do the work.

So if you need someone to help you make that happen, give me a call, because I know you have earned it.

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