How to enjoy holidays if you are an entrepreneur

We are in full summertime and for a large majority that means vacations. July and August are the months par excellence to leave work for a few days and enjoy a few days off. However, not everyone has the capacity to disconnect during those days. During the holidays it is necessary to reduce the level of stress and take advantage of those days off that we long for so much during the rest of the year, otherwise, it will end up affecting our motivation and our health, causing the feeling of being burned out and affecting us directly. Are you one of those who identify with having answered a message from work while on vacation or having resolved a matter through email? Do you go to the beach thinking about what you have left to do or what you will have to do or should do at work? Do you see yourself with your laptop and phone constantly close? If the answer is yes and you would like to be able to truly enjoy your holidays, make the most of them and disconnect from work... this is your place!

Consequences of not disconnecting from work on vacation

We have already mentioned that not disconnecting from work on vacation affects our health and well-being, increases fatigue and emotionally exhausts us, which can lead to other problems. 'Disconnect' also involves psychologically get away from work and not be worried about it or about any task despite not being physically working or doing work tasks. On many occasions, getting away from work can be difficult, especially for entrepreneurs, freelancers or freelance workers, between calls, messages and emails, but we must make an effort to follow certain tips that help us to put aside work and recover energy. How can we enjoy the holidays and disconnect from the work environment?

3 tips for enjoying holidays if you are an entrepreneur

1. Leave everything closed and set a specific contact time

Even if we are responsible for specific tasks at work, vacations are vacations. We must Leave everything tied up so that our intervention is not necessary, and we must also know how to delegate properly to a person who can take care of anything that comes up. It is possible that, even if we leave everything closed, we continue to receive calls, messages, emails, etc., and having the phone nearby will not help in the attempt to get away from work. Therefore, we must try to turn off the movable or leave it in the accommodation to avoid looking at it all the time. We can agree on a specific time of contact or time of connection so that, in cases of extreme need, someone can contact us, but without assuming a constant invasion of free time. Regarding the emails, we can program an automatic autoresponder message informing you of the vacation and including the appropriate message or contact.

2. Unhurried holidays

Throughout the year we often live in a hurry, we wake up early, we have countless things to do... we are, as they say, “accelerated by life”. The holidays are the perfect time to change the pace, slow it down and do things with Calm and tranquilityAlso, although it's good to want to do things on vacation, we shouldn't create one either hypersaturated schedule of activities, since we will end up stressed by all of them and we would only replace our daily chores with an endless number of activities that we like but that we cannot keep up with the pace we should and will end up being less pleasant. Take it easy, enjoy simple moments such as meals, walks or even the way to the supermarket; things look different without haste. Give yourself the luxury of not getting up early or the pleasure of taking a relaxing bath. This summer enjoy everything you want to do, but don't stress about wanting to do it all and, above all, Forget the watch, you're on vacation! Enjoy each and every moment you have and take your time. Don't count the days left until they run out, or these will pass without having enjoyed them as you deserve.

3. Do activities that make you happy and fill you with energy

Your free time is there to enjoy doing things that you like and that make you happy. Summer vacation is the perfect time to really get away from work and, for this, it's important to get away from it psychologically as well. The best way to do this is to do other activities that entertain us and we like, such as playing a sport, sunbathing, reading, visiting new places... Doing activities or dedicating time to our hobbies will make the big difference in this period. Holidays are also a good time for try new things, seek challenges, learn something new or make way for improvisation, we don't have to have everything planned out, sometimes the best ideas come from a nap or a little relaxing time.And you, are you able to disconnect from work and enjoy your holidays to the fullest?