Draw a line between work and life, advises entrepreneur Veronica Kirin. When you're starting a business you need to be intentional about planning down time, so you don't find yourself becoming a workaholic.

Veronica Kirin is an anthropologist turned serial entrepreneur.  She loves working closely with clients to help them reach their goals.  Her first business, Green Cup Design, began as a freelance web design venture and has grown into digital maintenance for small businesses.

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Key Takeaways

• A college degree leads to opportunities, but many opportunities outside of that degree may open up as well.
• Entrepreneurs have a lot of pride in what they do and have a hard time letting go and letting others help.
• Are you a workaholic?
• Draw a line between your work and your life.
  • Set a hard-stop time for yourself.
  • Don't work during your days off.
  • Set a slower pace in the morning during your days off.
  • Try not to get into "checklist mode" during down times.
• Set personal goals for yourself, not just for your business.
• Focus on self-care.
• Create a process to transition into work-mode in the morning and back into unplugged mode in the evening.
• Make an effort to invest in personal relationships.
  • Schedule recurring plans with friends.
  • Make travel plans.
• Give yourself an "alternate schedule" with extra long weekends every now and then.
• When you are in the break-neck startup phase, set an intentional plan to step back and take time off so that you don't create a workaholic habit.

Resources Mentioned

• Green Cup Design
• Degrees of Separation Podcast
• Episode 6: Be Every Part of the Business - Entrepreneurship Saturday with Stan Weed
• What is Your Burnout Telling You - by Veronica Kirin

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