Often by the time a business owner realizes they need one, they’re so burned out that taking a week off doesn’t even help. Recommended: Enjoying a Glam-Filled Staycation in Your Little River Home

If you’re a mom and pop operation, you may not have taken a vacation in years. Small business owners are particularly vulnerable because they always wonder who’s running things when they’re gone.

Some of those people even lost it because it wasn’t used. In 2016, 54% of Americans didn’t use all their vacation.

Yet, the number of people not using time off is hitting epidemic proportions in this country. Vacations are incredibly important to our peace of mind. Unlike friends and family, they have likely been there and can help you get going and navigate when your sails have lost the wind. Joining the chamber of commerce is a wonderful way to be around people who understand your level of stress and the growing pains of business. You need to surround yourself with people who understand the pressure of business. It’s nice to lean on your friends and family for support when you’re going through the career doldrums but unless they have been through similar situations, your complaining will eventually turn tiresome. Surround Yourself with People Who Understand You can either give up the management role and get back to what you love-helping people-or you can find ways to help people in your current role like becoming a mentor to junior members of the team.įigure out what you originally loved and find a way to bring more of it into your current position, even if it means taking on another role or reworking yours slightly. It’s possible you’ve lost your business mojo because you loved helping people and maybe now you’re a manager and you don’t deal with the customer directly unless there’s a problem. What is it? Is it helping people, seeing the smiles on their faces, crunching numbers, solving problems, or something else? Remember what it is that drew you to your industry (or the reason you didn’t walk away three days in). Even if you fell into it and it was not on your career most-wanted list, there’s something that has kept you there. Most of us have a reason for going into the industry we’re in. Here’s how: Remember Why You Went into Business in the First Place

But if you’re going to be satisfied in your professional life, it’s essential you get it back. It’s hard to be inspired and do your best on the job when your business mojo has taken a back seat to all the other pressing issues in your life. Even the best job can feel…well, like work sometimes. There are times at work that are just harder than others. You still have familial responsibilities, bills to pay, friends to see, and thousands of other things that are on your mind. When you’re working long hours and the stress is compiling, your personal life doesn’t go on hold.

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