Mike Michalowicz, the author of “Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself,” has some advice for you: schedule a four-week vacation.

You might be wondering, how could scheduling a four-week vacation help your business? Mike says:

You’ll design your business to run itself.

You’ll ask “Who will get it done?” instead of “How will I get this done?”.

You’ll enjoy your vacation.

By scheduling that vacation, you’ll push yourself to have your business running automatically before you peace out.

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