Building a business
is a marathon.
It’s not a sprint.
It takes years.
And it takes energy
from us, the business builders.
If you’ve been pushing yourself
to achieve a certain task
and you accomplish
that feat,
you are AWESOME.
Reward yourself
with a short break.
Take a day or two
to
sleep.
Socialize.
Laugh.
Relax.
Power yourself up
to achieve
that next key step.
Reward yourself
with short breaks.
If your business is closed today,
consider spending
dedicated, focused time
with loved ones today.
These loved ones could be
family members
or friends
or your cat
or any being you care about.
Give those beings
ALL of your attention today.
Listen to their stories
with everything you have.
Put your phone away.
Be completely present.
This will be good
for your loved ones,
good for your relations,
and
good for your soul.
Spend dedicated time
with loved ones today.
An object in motion
tends to stay in motion.
I find this is true
when I’ve been pushing it,
when I’ve been working hard
for long hours,
I want to continue working hard
for long hours.
I can’t relax.
When we sprint,
it is sometimes hard
to walk.
But we have to slow down
or we will burn out.
We’ll become ill
and that isn’t helping anyone.
What I do
is I refocus that energy.
Instead of writing for 12 hours a day,
for example,
I might spend the day
cleaning out the basement.
That snaps me out
of the routine
yet isn’t as jarring,
as frustrating
as resting,
as no activity.
After a couple days
of unusual activity,
I can usually rest
and recover.
If you can’t rest
after a grueling stretch
of working long and hard,
consider an equally strenuous activity
that is different
from your regular work.
After days of sprinting on the track,
run for a few days through a field.
THEN slow to a walk.