When it comes to holidays and long weekends, I never know what to do as an entrepreneur. Sometimes, it’s hard to know if I should be working, taking the day off, or doing something in between. When you have a full-time job, you know if you should show up or not. But when you work for yourself, it can be harder to make that call.
In the first year of my entrepreneurship journey, I enjoyed working on days when others were off. It helped me get set up for a new week and allowed me to work at my own pace with fewer distractions. Now, as I enter my second year of entrepreneurship, I’ve decided to reevaluate that strategy and see if I still find it helpful. As it turns out, I don’t.
For me, I tend to use Mondays as a calibration day anyway (a term I learned from my business coach, Diana Davis). This means that I start every Monday off at a slower pace so I can ease into the week. I don’t take calls, rarely schedule meetings, and my day doesn’t start until the afternoon. Then, I use the time to draft content, go through social media, invoice clients, and complete other assorted administrative tasks. This work routine means that every weekend feels like a long weekend, and I’m not mad about that. If you’re wondering how I get my work done or “make up” the time, I make the most out of my working hours Tuesday-Friday.
But when it comes to holiday weekends, something I realized after a year of entrepreneurship, is that when they roll around, I want to take advantage of them. One way I’ve been able to do that has been to get ahead of my workload when I know a holiday is coming up. Since a lot of my clients are also off on holidays, it makes everyone’s life easier when things are completed ahead of time.
So, this holiday weekend, I am out of the office. But I’ll be sure to respond to your email when I’m back first thing tomorrow!
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