The Anxiety of Taking Time Off

Sheer Boredom and a curiosity for how to help others! That is what prompted me to leave my corporate IT job to become a full time Licensed Massage Therapist. At first I was thrilled to see an immediate difference in my clients when I helped them move from pain to relaxation. The instant gratification was a catalyst for enthusiasm that motivated me daily. Additionally, I loved that I was in control of how much I worked, my income, and the fact that I got to choose who I worked with.

Why are we anxious to take time off?

What I didn’t love, and what I wasn’t prepared for; however, was - NO paid time off - NO vacation days - And the NEED to always be finding clients!

I wanted the business decisions to be up to me, but I wasn’t prepared for the fact that everything was up to me!

This left me feeling so anxious. I couldn’t take time off without feeling like I should be working. Even when I wasn’t working I was THINKING about working!!

Seriously, it was nuts.

What I needed was a streamlined solution that gave me confidence that my business would thrive even when I wasn’t having my eyeballs on it every moment. Once I implemented solutions that filled the gaps I could finally take vacations and actually relax!

Small business executives worried about PTO

In our latest collaboration group where some of my clients join in to talk together (I've heard them say it's a business owner support group) we talked about this.  Recently my amazing Social Media Manager took an entire month off of her business to get married... it took a lot of planning and quite honestly some hard work to get her systems created and ready to run seamlessly without her micro-managing it. I loved helping her with this and then to see her time off actually happen was so fulfilling for both of us!  Her business continued to run and actually grow even though she was enjoying her life!

Plan vacations when you own a business

If you are feeling like you can’t take a vacation without your entire business falling apart, then we need to talk!  MESSAGE me or head over to the COMMUNITY to learn some strategies that I used to make myself feel sane again!  It's amazing when you have someone else take a look at your day-to-day what can happen...you can actually make plans to gain some FREEDOM from your business!

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