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I`d have to agree the 12-hr/7day work schedule will eventually lead to burn-out and an eventual mis-use of your time and talents.

Starting, managing, and running your business is about figuring out how to optimize your use of time. 

So what I`ve had to resort to is creating a long-term and short-term strategic action plan.  Then I work the plan.

When I find myself overworking some element of the plan, I step back and re-assess my strategy and eliminate a lot of the activities that add no value.

Also, I create a success-measure.  A challenge to get Activity X completed within X hours.  This gives me a goal to shoot for and a reward at the end of that goal.

It`s really about keeping an eye on ensuring that you run the business and not have the business run you (which ends up happening more than I`d like to admit).

Just a thought...

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Latarsha Lytle, MBA
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A good thought: strategic planning...