Why Working Long Hours Doesn’t Pay

When you start your own business it’s a given that you are going to work long hours at first to get the business off the ground. However, continuing to work those long hours for months and years on end create more problems than they help.

Your productivity is going to be at its best during a normal 8 hour work day. When you work longer than that in a day your productivity starts to drop and your creativity drops drastically due to your being tired. In addition to the issues with productivity David DiSalvo points out on Forbes that medical research is now proving that working too long every day leads to major health problems down the road.

If you started your business for the sake of a better life you probably don’t want to find out that it created heart problems and other issues down the road. Take time off, take care of yourself, and keep your workaholic self under control. The short term gain isn’t enough to outweigh the long term loss. What is your experience with working long hours? Does it really pay, or do you feel the backlash? 

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What Is The Bottom Line To Real Wedding Business Success?

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There are a million bottom lines but the reality to building a successful wedding business comes down to believing in yourself and your business. I’ve know people who start a businesses because friends and family tell them that they should. Does the business go far? Usually the answer is no. Within a few years they are doing something else. It doesn’t matter if you are good at what you do; you have to love what you do and believe that you can both reach success, and deserve it.

Think about it for a minute. A wedding business owner who isn’t passionate about their business or service isn’t going to be able to pass on that passion to the potential client. At the same time anyone who doesn’t believe in themselves and their own potential isn’t going to be able to instill a sense of trust in their clients, leading to fearful brides who just might back out. Make sure to read Eva Gregory’s great article for ways to work through these issues. What do you think? Is this something that you struggle with?

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