Workers of the world…relax!

A nice sentiment, truly, and hopefully many of you were able to enjoy a Labor Day in the cherished company of family and friends, far from the toils of work.

Aside from another reccord-setting version of Jerry’s MD telethon, there were BBQs, the US Open, Andre Agassi’s retirement, the PGA Tour.

Of course, baseball, too, with it’s own labor-related business issues to attend to.

Reality check: even if you did have a day “off,” as it were, you and I both know that if you are running a small business (or hoping to run one), it is the rare moment, indeed, that allows the luxury of thoughts away from your bread, your butter, your passion.

On that note, let us mark the passing of a truly passionate business owner, who went from small to quite big, and spent his last Labor Day devoted to the very job that he cherished. Thanks for the fun and the education, Croc Hunter Steve Irwin.

But honestly, does ever a day go by that work can be entirely forgotten?

Good one. Alas, as you well know, it does not.

And how can it? Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, failing to check in on your business affairs each day makes nearly as much sense as holding your breath for the length of any given holiday.

Take the inventors of the Wine Robot, for instance. You think they had time to relax before getting this revolutionary product to market?? Nope.

Now, now. I’m not suggesting that one venture into the office at 4:45 AM on a holiday or face dire business consequences. It’s not quite all that bad, but things aren’t exactly perfect, either.

But with on-call internet and instantaneous email, “working” on the weekend often means little more devoting a few keystrokes.

And with no apparent shortage of customers of late, there’s reason enough to run those numbers again, verify those orders are, well, in order, and make sure those invoices go out first thing tomorrow.

Not feeling up to it? Talk to Fed Ex about putting in the overtime.

For the average small businessperson, every day is a celebration of human accomplishment and ingenuity and a new chance to appreciate the opportunity we all have to pursue our hopes and dreams.

Pay homage to our collective efforts but once? I don’t think so. For true entrepreneurs, the celebration of Labor Day takes place 365 times a year.

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