How many of you are feeling guilty at the thought of taking time off?
Being self-employed has its positives and negatives. I love running Vicki Admin Fairy. I can work the hours that I want and take the days off when I want. But for many of you reading this blog this is not the case.
Is your business taking over your life? Can you remember the last time you took a few days off away from your business?
We have just come back from a lovely relaxing break in Looe in Cornwall. Its lovely just to be able to switch the business brain off and just relax, do what we enjoy, recharge so that after the week off we can come back to the business full of energy and enthusiasm.
The number of days off a self-employed person takes varies considerably. Less than one in ten (9%) did not take any days off in the last year and one in seven (14%) took fewer than five days. In contrast, a third (34%) took 25 days or more and one in seven (13%) took 40 or more. This reveals a group of self-employed people who don’t take any break from their work. (http://www.ipse.co.uk)
You’re probably thinking “I’m okay, I don’t need a holiday”?
Remember your body needs time off. Your brain needs time off, if you’re constantly working and you’re constantly keeping your stress levels high, you’re seriously increasing the risk of stress-related illnesses, such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and a whole host of other things.
Is it really worth it! Don’t run yourself in to the ground!
Give your self a little time away from your business, Switch off for a short time. Getting away from your business, getting away from your working environment, enables your brain just to open up that little bit. I always come back from holiday with ideas on how to improve, and how to change, and how to make better what we do in our business.
If this all sounds great to you and you want to reduce to time you are working in your business, I am here to help you.
Off load all those tasks that never stop, general admin tasks; like doing the invoicing, chasing payments, keeping your clients updated, scheduling social media, the list goes on.
Why not drop me an email at Hello@vickiadminfairy.co.uk and start that discussion of off loading your admin to me. You won’t regret it
Look forward to talking with you.
Vicki