Small Business owners, or those who run businesses GIH!

[El Jefe]

Do you have trouble disconnecting from work? Man as I assimilate deeper into our family business it gets tougher to leave work at work. I have enveloped myself into the intricacies of the behind the scenes of the business ie: bills, payroll, workers comp etc etc. I also run the front of the business, I run all the service writing, order all the parts, deal with the customers, set up appointments etc etc. I am sure there are many of you on here who do this. I am in my early twenties and man do I have trouble sleeping at night, worried about getting this job done, or that job done, or getting this part in, or getting paid for certain jobs. I have found it makes everything else harder also, it's harder to relax, makes all my school studies more difficult to focus on.

Those of you who know what I'm saying, how do you handle it/how have you learned to handle it better.?

[angelo]

I just cut my vacation short by 2 days and drove 12 hours back to KC to have a 3 hour meeting with some employees.

So I can give you no help. I do as Phobia does as far as lists go. I also keep a pocket recorder with me to keep track of ideas.

Ang

[13and3]

My advise, get a hobby, or Fire up a doobie every once in a while. But not every day!

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by digger12291970

You need to relax or you will burn out quick. I'm not saying it not good to work hard and do a good job, but you should not have so much trouble leaving work at work. Work hard... Play harder.

I tried the play harder approach for several years.

Tough to bust ass for 12-14 hours and then party your ass off till close then work again at 7.

Hangovers make the next day worse then drinking again that night...

Yeah that isn't a good time after a while.
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[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I tried the play harder approach for several years.

Tough to bust ass for 12-14 hours and then party your ass off till close then work again at 7.

Hangovers make the next day worse then drinking again that night...

Yeah that isn't a good time after a while.
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I do the opposite. I try to do nothing as much as possible when I can manage a free minute

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by kcchiefsfanGoJC

Do you have trouble disconnecting from work? Man as I assimilate deeper into our family business it gets tougher to leave work at work. I have enveloped myself into the intricacies of the behind the scenes of the business ie: bills, payroll, workers comp etc etc. I also run the front of the business, I run all the service writing, order all the parts, deal with the customers, set up appointments etc etc. I am sure there are many of you on here who do this. I am in my early twenties and man do I have trouble sleeping at night, worried about getting this job done, or that job done, or getting this part in, or getting paid for certain jobs. I have found it makes everything else harder also, it's harder to relax, makes all my school studies more difficult to focus on.

Those of you who know what I'm saying, how do you handle it/how have you learned to handle it better.?

I think it means you're doing a good job.

The small/family business is suffering right now and the fact that you care this much should be a compliment to both your family and yourself.

Now, that said, are you studying something related to the family business?

If the family business is baking bread and you're studying to be a biologist there may come a time you need to step away.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I do the opposite. I try to do nothing as much as possible when I can manage a free minute

Thats me at this point.

Not partying near as much and if we get the news we are anticipating probably not at all for a while. I dont drink alone and dont go to bars without my s/o (just a rule we live by)
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[digger]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I tried the play harder approach for several years.

Tough to bust ass for 12-14 hours and then party your ass off till close then work again at 7.

Hangovers make the next day worse then drinking again that night...

Yeah that isn't a good time after a while.
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Play <> Drinking. Play = what ever it is you do to relax. For some it is nothing, for others physical activity, Video games, Fishing, CP....If he needs to get disconnect from work to get some sleep and not burn out.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by digger12291970

Play <> Drinking. Play = what ever it is you do to relax. For some it is nothing, for others physical activity, Video games, Fishing, CP....If he needs to get disconnect from work to get some sleep and not burn out.

Thats how I played harder
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