Take a moment and reflect on your childhood. Did you ever lie about being sick to get out of school? I sure did. I guess that many of you did well as well. Once we hit the working world, this excuse feels just a little… questionable. For starters, as adults, we all know not to […]
You may think that having a workhorse of an employee is a good thing, and it is. But letting that employee work him or herself to a state of misery most definitely is not. Time off is an essential part of a healthy work-life balance. When your employees are out of balance, your business can […]
Small business owners deserve vacation days. There I said it. It’s essential to take time off no matter what type of work you do, but when you run a business, this can be extremely challenging. When you work for yourself, you can enjoy individual freedoms and flexibility, but you also don’t have anyone around to […]
Regardless if you and your entire team are considered workaholics, it’s just not possible for anyone to be “on” 24/7. That doesn’t mean that you’re not hard-working, passionate, or motivated. It means that everyone needs to have time away from work. You can become stressed and burned out, which is never good for creativity and […]
Whether you’re self-employed or work for an outside employer, taking time off isn’t easy. In fact, there are times when taking off leaves you a mountain of things to do when you return. It’s almost enough to make you regret taking time away from work at all. Surely there’s an easier way to take a […]
Now that so many people have cell phones these days they receive notifications and calls while on the go. While this can be a good thing it also has its drawbacks. And cell phones are only part of the problem. But one issue cell phones cause is the inability to turn off work. In other […]
