11Manage Your Time
Among the biggest challenges of entrepreneurship and working for yourself is time management. When your days aren’t rigidly defined by the hours you are required to be at your desk, it’s up to you and you alone to manage your work hours. For most motivated entrepreneurs, the risk is not working too few hours, but rather, allowing the creative work you love take over your life to an unhealthy degree. The very fact that you love your work makes you susceptible to the kind of schedule that can lead to burnout.
You know you can’t make time. But you can manage it. Even though you may not go into an office every day and your days aren’t measured by lunch hours and rush-hour commutes, you should still keep a schedule or calendar. ...
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