Today's advice comes from Mom 4 Life founder/owner Heather Ledeboer's interview with SUCCESS Magazine:
"Taking time away from your business can actually improve the quality of your work time because you’ll be excited about 'digging in.' It also requires you to stay true to your goals."
Ledeboer launched her online business, which offers products from other mother-owned businesses and reviews geared toward moms, when she searched for a similar service that just wasn't out there. Eight years later, she has a small staff and a robust following.
So how has she sustained that growth and built up her website and audience over time? By making sure she steps away from her computer. It's more productive that way, she says, than crazy hours at the expense of your non-work life and sanity.
Her time away from work is just as productive, in the end, as the hours she spends there because it's what keeps her head clear and her mind focused.
"The freedom you feel when you walk away from work each day helps reinforce the benefits gained from such a simple change."
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