Take a Load OffMissing out on R&R can mean big trouble for your business. If you haven't taken a vacation lately, make it No. 1 on your to-do list.
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Ahhhh. The sounds of island music drift through the air from adistant cabana. A tropical breeze brushes across your skin as thegentle waves wash up on the white-sand beach. You feel the warmthof the sun on your legs as you sip your mai tai and enjoy the viewof a turquoise sea and sky. Beep, beep, beep! Your alarm remindsyou it's only a dream, and you've got a zillion people tocall, plans to draft and numbers to crunch today.
If the closest you're getting to a vacation is dreamingabout one, it's time for some serious restructuring. Whileentrepreneurs in general can be stingy with their time off,homebased entrepreneurs tend to be even harder on themselves andeven more reluctant to get away. Karen Frost, founder ofWashington, DC-area Frost Media Relations, explains thishesitation: "Since my business is just me, I think there'sa concern from my clients that some ball is going to drop [whileI'm on vacation] and nobody's going to know how to pick itup. And as the company grows, there's even less opportunity totake a vacation."
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