Running a business can be time consuming and keeping the balance with personal life can be challenging. Are you ready for the holidays?
What tips can you share from entrepreneur to entrepreneur that worked for you to shut your business brain off and turn on your family/personal/hobby brain on?
Today was an exceptionally slow day for me and I chalked it up to everyone is in holiday brain mode. I am going to enjoy the time I have that is peaceful and quiet and mentally prepare for the busy season ahead. It felt a little unnerving to have no leads, no work, no calls but I am not letting that get me down. I am spending time with my wife, I have a beautiful 2 year old daughter that is getting my full attention and my ageing dog is getting all my love also. So I have been forced into this holiday brain shut down, but I must admit, it's very refreshing.
PestFreeCanada - funny how when it is slow we are so not accustomed to it and we feel out of place, rather than just taking it and enjoy some time to ourselves. It is like the business owner condititioning LOL
This question really hits home. My partner works in electrical and is usually on call right up until the day before Christmas. In past years, that made it hard to ever fully “switch off” because there was always the possibility of a last-minute call.
I’ll admit, it took me a bit to get used to it at first. “What do you mean you have to be asleep by 7 PM the day before Christmas??” 🥲
What’s been different this year is that his boss clearly set expectations early. No last-minute calls, and convos this year shifted towards holiday plans instead. That clarity alone made a huge difference mentally.
A takeaway for me: whether you’re an owner or part of a team, setting clear boundaries ahead of time helps everyone actually enjoy time off. Even small signals—like confirming coverage or talking about celebrations—can help people mentally step away without guilt.
julie - you just described my entire 25 year marriage LOL. My husband is a coach on a national level. There were summers that he was gone for 3 months straight, three years ago 8 months out of the year. We have to always make sacrifices weather a business owner or not.
