One of the things I hear entrepreneurs say is that they will have to work like crazy in the weeks before their vacation. For me, it is no different. When somebody tells you how much fun it is to go on a Holiday, don’t listen be fore you’re actually there. Getting a break is hard work.

Looking for answers why we - the entrepreneurs - always have to work double shifts to get some free time, I looked at some of the situations that occur when you rip yourself from the company and try to relax for a week or two.

• Regardless of the time of year, the extra work always occurs. So this is not about others going on a Holiday as well.
• When clients know you’re gone, they put down forward their demands much sooner with a ‘request’ to have this finished before you go.
• When you know you’re gone, you want to finish those things your clients have asked from you. Next to that, life goes on and new work will add to the already piling up amount of work.
• You have to communicate that you’re going on a Holiday, take extra calls and have to remind about your Outlook going on out-of-office.
• Tasks that are usually done by you alone have to be transferred to other people, if possible.

I probably left out another 10 things to do, but I’m too busy trying to go on a Holiday to get it straight right now. I need a break…