"waaah waaah waah, I had a holiday and it was difficult to leave work behind" - possibly the most first world problems I've ever had, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a problem.
I'm currently on holiday in Berlin, and I found it the most difficult holiday I've taken as a small business. I've built great routines in my space in London, give myself adequate rest time and feel like I have a lot of energy to give to my business and my clients, so stopping was really hard. But necessary of course - one can't continue to work all the time!
I especially wanted to take the time to spend with my friends in Berlin, some of whom were visiting from Australia and I rarely get to see them, others who are Berlin locals but also I only get to see every few months when I make the trip. So, making sure I had enough time to spend with them was critical.
But it took SUCH a long time to switch off my brain, and then when I realised I had to switch it on again, i became incredibly stressed about what I could have achieved during that time off, what extra money I could have made if I had worked, and if everyone would be mad at me for not immediately replying to their emails.
Turns out even with all my hard work on my business brain and trying not to be a people pleaser, it's still in there. So, I'm on holiday, but feel guilty about it. I care so much about the people I work with and my own brand, so I always want to give more.
I don't really know what the point of this blog post is, other than to share a woe that perhaps other small businesses share. Do you also feel guilty when taking a holiday? Is it a first world problem that I should just shut up about? Perhaps just venting here, where it can be a combination of work (blogs are always great for your SEO even if they're only tangentially-related to the topic of your website - see this blog post titled How Does Blogging Help SEO about blogging for some meta commentary). Mmm cheeky innerlink, how I love to include you.
Speaking of which, I'll be back to work soon and always taking bookings in my services of SEO for small creative businesses, whether you need help with Faire SEO or on your online store.
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