Do You Work Much Online During The Weekend?
I should really be in bed right now, I’ve got a busy weekend ahead of me. And to tell you the truth, not all of it is work!…
This question has probably been asked thousands of times, but it shows you what can really happen when you put your mind to it. So Mark, what’s that meant to mean?!
What I meant by that is, marketer’s like John Thornhill, Lee McIntyre and Jim Cockrum all worked (99.9% positive this is the case) during their weekends and never really took any time to relax. But if you work hard during the week and put your business on autopilot, then you WILL be able to take those weekends off. Spend some quality time with your family, or go watch the football and have a beer.
I try not to work my weekends, but this week will definitely be an exception! You see, over on Standing Start Profits forum…we have planned a Skype Conference call tonight (Saturday) and Sunday afternoon.
Now, the best part is that we have Kevin Riley attending the call tonight and Lee McIntyre on the Sunday afternoon. (OK so maybe I should have kept that quiet!)
Anyway I’m off to watch a little bit of late-night TV before I hit the deck, or in my case…the pillow. Catch you all in the next couple of days, were I’ll hopefully talk a little bit about what I learned during the calls.
Hi Mark,
Until very recently I was “working” something ridiculous like 7 days a week – 12 hours a day! Now I’ve found that I get much more done when I limit my hours of business. I currently work Mon-Thurs between 5-8 hours a day and I get much more done believe it or not!
If you take time out to relax, when you return to work you seem to be much more focused on what it is you really need to achieve. So kick back… take time away and increase your productivity! It works honest!
John Szram
Actually,
I don’t spend much time on the weekend (which is usually when I would get a lot of things done) because I am usually coaching a 10U select baseball team.
I love the satisfaction that comes with coaching those kids and watching them learn and grow as ballplayers and young men, and I really enjoy giving back to the community. Unfortunately, because of that, a part time job, and graduate school I don’t find much time for online marketing anymore these days :-/
Best wishes to you Mark!
Ryan Stephens
Hi Mark
Nice article!
When I first started out making money online I worked silly hours. Sometimes I guess you have to make a little sacrafice to get what you want in life.
Now I do try not to work too much and try and keep a balance. Like John describes above – I’m much more productive when I take a break and gain some perspective.
Keep you the good work!
Lee McIntyre
Thank you Lee for the compliments. The same goes to Ryan and John!
It’s nice to see that not everyone spends all their time online…
Thanks
Mark
Good points here guys
I have to say I’ll probably be online more now the eBay ban has come in!
In general though if you work too hard, you either bur-out or lose interest, so keeping “office-hours” is a must.
Thanks for a great topic Mark!
Some day I will take the weekend off Mark! I look forward to the day in the not too distant future. Good thing I enjoy what I do. Your blog is looking good!
Your time will come Robin, same with mine! I don’t think I work ’silly’ hours but you never know really!…
Glad you enjoyed Ray.
Thanks
Mark