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RE: Business Owners Don't Get Vacation: They Have to Create Them
The only one time I felt 'free' was when I went to Brasil with my girlfriend to visit her family and I couldn't do anything even if an emergency occurred. It just felt like it was out of my hands. (and it was great).
If I stay in Europe or just take a couple of days of at home then in the back of my mind I'm always working, always thinking about work. I can't relax. I have ask around my other business friends and they all suffer from this.
I wrote this quickly but now have to go. Got an important meeting coming up in a hour.
I was just chatting with my wife about possibly going on a cruise as celebration for paying off the house (once we do that). Then I thought about being disconnected for a week and if that would really work. The key for me is having a fantastic business partner and a great team. With that in place, it is.
Ideally we're building a business, not a job. Businesses shouldn't need us day to day for them to function.
Being disconnected is great. When I went to Brasil it was the first time I left my business behind for real (I did arrange some back-up in the form of a friend). But with the time difference and distance, there was nothing I could do. I thinking finding a partner would be key indeed to feel more at ease.
Congrats on almost paying off your house! that's an amazing feat in itself and well worth celebrating.