Do you NEED a vacation?

Yea, you do… chances are, you have for a really long time, but you’ve been making excuses not to take one.

Here is the reality - you didn’t quit your 9-5 job to work 24/7 and online coaching is the most flexible job on the planet.

I am LITERALLY writing this on the beach in Myrtle Beach, SC in a sun chair sipping a Diet Mountain Dew.  Not because I have to, but because I chose to.

Here are a few things you need to do to make sure you can vacation whenever you want and keep your clients happy and taken care of.

1. Develop a “Terms of Service” that stipulates how many weeks’ vacation you get per year and have every client sign it.

2. Communicate 2-3 weeks ahead of time when you’ll be away and how it will be handled with regards to communication and updates.

3. Repeat step 2 weekly and then once again before you leave.

4. Set an out-of-office reply.

5. GO ON VACATION!!!

Liv and I take trips as often as we can.  2 weeks out of the year, we don’t allow laptops to be used.  1 week per quarter, we still do video reviews and communication, but we extend those timelines and do all our check-ins in a point form abbreviated fashion.

Our clients know, respect our boundaries and are happy to see us practicing the same behaviours that we preach to them - enjoying life and balancing your responsibilities.

This career is special.  You get to positively impact the lives of the people you work with every single day, but don’t forget that you have the ability to positively impact your own life as well.

Want some help building a career that affords you the freedom to do what I do, without the stress you’re feeling right now?

Just reply to this email ([email protected]) and let me know how I can help.

Keep Raising the Bar,

Paul Oneid MS, MS, CSCS