Entrepreneurs are known for their obsession with working hard to reach success. However, just because you're a hard worker, it doesn't success will automatically follow. In fact, you might be working too hard -- to the point that you're overworked and burning out.
Many entrepreneurs brag about how much they work, wearing their 80-hour workweeks like badges. However, the reality is that working more than 55 hours a week might be bad for you.
If you are starting to feel overworked as an entrepreneur and verging on burnout, there is a good chance that you are engaging in behaviors that lead to overwork. Here are five things to stop doing if you want to boost your work life balance and avoid burnout as an entrepreneur:
1. You Bring Your Work Everywhere
Constantly working and not leaving time for relaxation can sap your energy and creativity. Learn how to leave the work behind so you can relax, recharge, and maintain the healthy and important relationships in your life.
2. You Don't Delegate
When you begin outsourcing some of the more mundane tasks on your list, you free up more time to live your life and maintain healthy habits. You might be surprised at how you can be overworked as an entrepreneur when you don't delegate.
3. You Worry About Small, Unimportant Details
4. You Put Off the Hard Things
Start with the hard things while you are fresh and alert. You'll get them done faster and have more time to get it right.
5. You Haven't Prioritized
Much of the time we don't prioritize our lives. We work on tasks that don't really matter because we haven't though about what should be first. This can lead to scrambling later, and working more hours to make up for it. Work on your priorities, and tackle the most important things first. That way, instead of being overworked as an entrepreneur, you can drop the less important tasks if you don't get to them.
5 Reasons You're Overworked as an Entrepreneur was originally published on Due Cash blog by Miranda Marquit.
