Entrepreneurial holiday guilt for Creative Professionals
Entrepreneurial holiday guilt for Creative Professionals
GUILT , GUILT , GUILT . GUILT IS A TERRIBLE FEELING AND IS OFTEN SELF-INFLICTED BY CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS , ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS . MOST PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THEMSELVES SAY THEY CHOSE TO DO SO BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO “ CONTROL THEIR TIME .” PEOPLE WHO VALUE TIME OVER MONEY , RECOGNIZE THAT TIME IS A PRECIOUS COMMODITY THAT CANNOT BE CREATED , BOUGHT , OR BORROWED . YOU HAVE TO USE IT WISELY OR ELSE IT IS GONE . HAVING THE LUXURY TO CONTROL HOW , WITH WHOM , AND WHERE YOU SPEND YOUR TIME IS ONE OF THE BONUSES OF WORKING FOR YOURSELF . SO , WHY IS IT THAT AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS ALSO SAY THEY FEEL GUILTY WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING ON THEIR BUSINESSES OR WITH A CLIENT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 AM TO 5 PM ? TO BE TRULY HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL AS AN ENTREPRENEUR , YOU MUST BREAK THE CORPORATE-CREATED WALLS OF TIME AND LEARN HOW TO SET YOUR DAY ACCORDING TO YOUR NEEDS AND THE NEEDS OF YOUR CLIENTS . THERE IS NO LAW CHAINING YOU TO YOUR DESK EIGHT HOURS A DAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM .
HERE ’ S MY ADVICE : STOP FEELING GUILTY ABOUT WHEN YOU ARE WORKING AND WHEN YOU ARE NOT , AND DITCH THE IDEA OF PLAYING BY RULES SET UP BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS . MAKE SURE YOU BENEFIT FROM THE FREEDOMS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MAXIMIZE YOUR TIME BY PERFORMING REGULAR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FOOD SHOPPING AT OFF TIMES LIKE 10 AM ON A TUESDAY OR HAVING YOUR TEETH CLEANED AT 2PM ON A MONDAY . YOU WILL SPEND LESS TIME WAITING IN LINE , YOU WILL BE LESS STRESSED , AND ACTUALLY HAVE MORE TIME TO DEVOTE TO YOUR CLIENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES , THEN IF YOU WENT ON A WEEKEND OR DURING A BUSIER TIME . OF COURSE , BE SURE TO TAKE A DAY OR TWO OFF COMPLETELY DURING THE HOLIDAYS TO GO GIFT SHOPPING , ICE-SKATING , OR FOR DECORATING YOUR HOME . GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND DO SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF , EVEN IF IT IS ON A WEEK DAY BETWEEN NINE AND FIVE . YOU DESERVE IT .