A few years back 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 phone and email 24/7. If I was on a beach on a Friday, 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, 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, but I mix in things like writing or reading that do help my business ... the thing is I can choose what I want to spend my time on.
There's a great scene in the series "Twin Peaks" in the 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. 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 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, check out my Coaching Jungle Mastermind groups.
We currently have a few openings to fit different schedules, and you can get the details here:
Marc Mawhinney