Sean: The next question is from Erika. I can't seem to relax as I'm always thinking of my business. How can I fix that?

I understand where you're coming from because business owners, especially when you have a new business, it's exciting. When you're excited, you keep on thinking about that certain thing that you want to engage in and it's tough to not think about it. Right? And then there are also problems that would crop up. It's actually quite common for problems to crop up when you're starting out in business and so you think about it more. And then there are things that you have to do as the business owner. Usually, you have to do a lot of things.

So there are tasks that I still have on my plate that I actually need to finish. And when am I going to do them? I'm actually going to be doing them tomorrow or Saturday. And I keep thinking about those tasks because I need to finish them. Sometimes I think about them, “When can I do this? I want to finish all of these.” And it's tough. And I understand what you mean.

How can you fix that? One of the ways that I fix it is, I have a task list. If you don't have a task list, all of that burden is going to be on your brain. And you're going to be thinking about it, because if you don’t think of them, you might forget them and that's going to screw you up.

And there are days I finish 15 tasks. There are days that I have so many meetings, I just finish 5 or 10 tasks. But actually if you finish three super important tasks, that's it. That's all you need to do. Usually just three super important tasks for the day. That's all you need to do.

But yeah, so I'm in that stage in my life where I really have to work hard and work long. Maybe some of you are saying, “I thought that’s just for startups.” Here's news for you. I’m 10 years in the business, you're still going to have to do that sometimes. Okay? Less of it, but there are some days you will still have to do it. So with the task list, you outsource that thinking. The next thing is you book yourself in your calendar.

So book yourself, because if you don't book yourself and block off like 3, 4, 5 hours in your calendar for that important work, that's going to get filled up by some other people – calls, clients, et cetera. So you have to finish these important things. And of course, take one day off. The Sabbath, it could be a Sunday for you, for Jews it's Saturday, it doesn't matter.

Take one day off. Make sure you're able to rest, recuperate, and reflect where you are in life. Are you still going in the right direction? What are some of your goals five years from now? Are you moving towards that? Pray, meditate, read God's word, listen to the Sunday message. That is super important, and that will keep depression at bay as well.

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