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It’ll come as no surprise that a key reason for becoming you own boss is that you’ll be more flexible with time off. You’ll be able to take time off when you want, for as long as you want. Then reality hits and it’s suddenly much harder to get away.
In fact, over half of all small business bosses take just five days of holiday or less according to a 2017 Aldermore SME Future Attitudes report. Even more worryingly, 21% don’t take any time off at all.
Even those who do take time off aren’t necessarily switching off from work. 35% of SME bosses finish off work whilst they are away and 24% are in daily communication with work. 21% end up cancelling time off altogether.
Small business owners are, by their very nature, passionate about what they do. That passion is what’s enabling them to be successful. It stands to reason that it is therefore hard to leave work behind and take a holiday.
With the capability of technology, it’s now possible to stay in the loop 24-7. Naturally enforced downtime due to lack of or faulty technology is much less of an issue now.
Yet, if we stop to think about it, breaks are needed to sustain the passion. Time off is needed to re-energise, re-focus and simply keep going at the pace that you do. Time off often brings a chance for a new perspective.
The trick is to understand the importance of time off for yourself, and to therefore remove any guilt you may feel. Then take the following approach:
Have you got time off booked this summer? Do you ever 100% switch off from work? Please share your thoughts.
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