You Need To Take A Vacation. Here’s How Business Owners Can Schedule Time to Rest!

Entrepreneurial rest is an important part of business ownership, yet it is often overlooked. According to this study, in the U.S., lack of sleep leads to around 1.23 million lost working days annually due to illness or attempting to work even while sick. Another 2019 study from the Harvard Business Review found that exhaustion negatively affected an entrepreneur's ability to evaluate ideas and created obstructions for various business tasks. The study further found that business owners who operated on less sleep struggled to evaluate complex structural alignments, often key determinants of a business’s commercial success. Stepping away creates the distance necessary to gain clarity, brainstorm new ideas, and avoid burnout. Here are five steps to help you prepare to rest this summer.

1. Look for a slow period. Take time to review your schedule and find a block of time that has the least number of deliverables, reschedulable meetings, and other priorities, and set that time aside for your getaway.
2. Inform your team. Reach out to your team, delegate tasks to ensure projects are being completed, and equip them with solutions to any foreseeable issues. 
3. Tell your clients. Reach out to your clients, let them know you will be out of the office, and provide them with whom to contact in your absence.
4. Set vacation boundaries. If needed, schedule brief moments where you allow yourself limited time to check in on your business so you can remain fully present during your vacation.
5. Have fun. Take this time to really relax and enjoy this well-deserved vacation. This rest will recharge you, and the positive effects will carry over to your team in the ways you can show up when you return.  Remembering why vacation and reset is important will help you relax and enjoy your vacation.

Optimize your business's profitability and growth by maximizing your efficiency, increasing your productivity, and heightening your decision-making by taking time to rest!

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