Why Being Overworked Isn't a Badge of Honor

 

When I Google “how many hours a week do entrepreneurs work?” my jaw drops, I shake my head, and I want to send a cozy blanket and a bottle of Goli’s Relax Restore Unwind gummies to every member of eWN, because OMG. You ladies work hard. 

Building a business from the ground up requires an astounding amount of patience, perseverance, and strategy.  And also hours. 

Hours and hours and hours. 

The 40-hour work week was popularized by Henry Ford in 1926.  Some say that he was among the first to mandate this because the increases in productivity with overtime work were miniscule and temporary at that.  Others say that he wanted profits, and for profits he needed people to buy things, and for people to buy things they needed to have days off and be generally well-rested.  

But with only 24 hours in a day and big dreams, most entrepreneurs don’t do things the Henry Ford way. They do them the dream big way.  

Real Talk: for dreams to become reality, you must refill your cup at some point. That means catch up on sleep, take a breath, live your life, and replenish your creative well. Because whether you’re in a creative field or not, being an entrepreneur will always require creative strategy.

We’ve been taught that 10,000 hours of practice are necessary to become a master in your field. The reality is that too much all at once increases the likelihood you’ll burn yourself out.  

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