What are you sacrificing when you work your weekends?
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The weekends are quieter. There is less distraction. No unexpected phone calls to take. No issues to firefight. No staff queries to address. You have time to actually concentrate on one thing at your own time and pace. It makes the working week ahead feel a little bit more under control and manageable. Right?
Well, yes, it does. And it does because you have basically created a 7-day working week instead of a 5-day working week. Of course things are going to feel more manageable and that you have more time – because you do.
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As a recovering workaholic, I know this tendency well. As a solopreneur, I feel it even more at present. With limited support on the work front, everything falls on my shoulders, and it would be easy for me to slip back into my old ways of working weekends just to feel in control and on top of things.
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Had I worked through this weekend (which, I hate to say, was the initial plan) – I’d have missed the most hysterical afternoon with my family yesterday: braaing, playing badminton, falling in the pool and stomach-crunching laughter. I’d have missed Joan Mir win the MotoGP (I’ve supported him from Day 1 of the Season ) and a night watching a friend come 3rd in a motorcross competition.
This morning I feel refreshed and invigorated to take on the working week. Yes, there may be more on my To Do list, but my heart is full, my brain is focused and my life is balanced.
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4 年It took years but I figured out how to stop working on the weekends. I schedule things with other people. That way I can't work. Projects around the house (or someone else's) that take 2+ people, time with friends, museums get visited, parks get explored, road trips get taken. Balance is about experiencing life - not working it. Start getting books from the library. 2 weekends to read them - no renewals allowed - that way you have to spend the weekend in a good book rather than working.
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4 年Was just having this conversation with my mom yesterday as she said she finds herself working a lot in the evenings and weekends because it is when she can work uninterrupted because during the week she is on the phone non stop dealing with "problems". I see this all the time with self employed entrepreneurs. I personally do not agree with this and think that weekends should be weekends and spent away from work for the most part. Life is short and being an entrepreneur gives us that freedom. Have to find the boundaries and master the time management so you can enjoy it. Not easy for many.
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4 年This is definitely me.... thanks for the reminder to set my week as Mon to Fri.