Are you taking Monday off?

Monday is a national holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I’d bet dollars to donuts you are not taking the day off.

You should reconsider that choice.

Yes, it is a choice. I know it may feel like you can’t possibly take a day off, but it may very well be that you can’t afford not to.

Taking holidays is good for your business because it gives you the chance to recharge your batteries a bit. The days following a long weekend are often more productive and more importantly, taking time off is better for your health overall. If you are constantly working you are constantly in a state of stress. All that stress gets your hormones seriously out of whack and that leads to poor physical health…and doesn’t do your brain any good either.

If you don’t take holidays (and weekends, etc.) off, you will burn out. You might not even be aware of it until it manifests in constant colds, chronic pain, or even a heart attack–but you may already be in the dangerous stress zone. What is your business going to do if you are laid up in the hospital or out for a couple of weeks with a bad back or sinus infection? How will you afford that?

So take a long weekend. Turn off your cell phone and computer. Get outside (if you can) and get some exercise. Read a novel. Play with your kids/spouse/dog.

The clients will still be there when you get back.

One Reply to “Are you taking Monday off?”

  1. Thank you for reminding me that today is a holiday. Yes I am at work today, but as I’ve had most of the rest of month off, from paying work that is, I suppose working today isn’t such a bad thing. And I have come to the realization recently that I do need a proper day off from my own work. I just wouldn’t know what else to do.

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