Focusing After Breaks
We have just come off what is known as the most joyous part of the year in America. The Holiday season brings family together for dinners, gift exchanging, happiness and fun.
This isn’t the best time of year to conduct business, because usually your mind is focused on fun and relaxation rather than the hustle and bustle of entrepreneurship.
I’ve heard reports that claim corporations don’t receive a good days worth of work at full production from mid November all the way until approximately the second week of the New Year in January.
The reasoning behind this reports research and partial speculation is that around mid November, employees and business professionals are focusing on the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday.
As soon as Thanksgiving passes, then everybody shifts into Christmas mode and starts purchasing items, decorating their homes and getting into the Holiday spirits. Then after the Christmas holiday passes, there are still the New Year’s celebrations to look forward to.
So after all the partying, holiday cheers, family and friends gatherings, dinners and time away from the office, it takes a couple of weeks into the new year to really get back into the full swing of things and let all the “Egg Nog” wear off.
It’s important for you to enjoy time with your family and to receive plenty of rest during the holiday season, however don’t get so far out of whack that it takes you weeks into the New Year to gather your composure and get back to work again.
Try to stay up-to-date on what is going on with your business ventures, and don’t be completely opposed to putting in a couple of hours a day at your home office to stay caught up on work.
Now that you’re an entrepreneur, there is a certain level of responsibility that comes along with the territory. Unfortunately that could mean putting in work time throughout the season to ensure that your business venture is excelling to its full potential.
2 Comments
David Askaripour
December 26th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
Yup, I agree. I still find myself working through the holidays. I guess that’s just the life of the entrepreneur, eh? Great article and have a Happy New Years!
William
December 27th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Thanks David, yea it comes with the territory, it’s the lifestyle we’ve chose to pursue! You have an awesome and prosperous New Year as well.
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