I had a work-free weekend on Saturday and Sunday and I must say it was wonderful. I’m in this very stressful state in my business where I’ve got a ton of work and great clients but I’m also trying to add substance and foundation to my business at the same time, so I’m busily formulating marketing plans, learning new biz dev strategies and trying out every suggested tool out there to make me more successful. In the midst of all that, I’m trying to do my work so that my clients continue to love me and refer me.

So, “not” working (although I do always check email at least once during the weekend) this weekend was a welcome break for me. I hung out with my son, went to church, made progress on my moving plans (moving to Erie, PA in two weeks) and thought/worried about things unrelated to work. It was surprisingly freeing and refreshing!

My tip for the week: PLAN to not work this weekend. Yes, make a plan. In order to not work this weekend, you will probably need to take some measures to ensure that everything is covered and that you don’t have to work. TAKE THEM. If you never take a single piece of advice from me ever again, take this one. You will come back to work on Monday refreshed, revived, renewed and with a new sense of purpose for your business. And get this: that feeling never gets old. Never. You can have the same feeling EVERY Monday, if you really want to. Just try it. And if it doesn’t work for you, you can come back and say, I told you so.

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