Sorry if that reminds you of that Friday song that was popular a few years back ... 

This little email is about something that a lot of entrepreneurs, including yours truly, has suffered from: 

Entrepreneurial guilt. 

This summer, I took the plunge and decided to take Fridays off. 

In my past life (real estate), I would have felt bad taking a Friday off. Real estate is something where you're expected to be next to your cell phone and email 24/7. If I were on a beach on Friday afternoon, I might bump into a client who would think; "what's my agent doing screwing around at the beach on a weekday???" 

But as the years have gone on, and after transitioning into coaching in my 30's, I finally thought; "What's the sense of being an entrepreneur if you can't take time off?"

Full disclosure: I haven't been booking calls on Fridays this summer.  I have taken a lot of time off, but sometimes I've done some things that could be considered work - writing or reading something coaching/business-related ... 

But the thing is I can choose what I want to spend my time on. 

I'm watching the classic show Twin Peaks now.  There's a great scene at a local diner where FBI Agent Cooper wants to take a quick break from working on a case to have a cup of coffee, but Sheriff Harry Truman doesn't want to waste time with that.  Agent Cooper gives him this piece of advice: 

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret:  Every day, once a day, give yourself a present.  Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen.  It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee" 

I'm not a coffee drinker, but taking Fridays off this summer has been my version of black coffee.  It's been my present to myself, and I encourage you to treat yourself with something too. 

If you want to build a coaching business that will let you take time off when you want, my group program could be for you. Here are the details: 

Marc