Going on a vacation is scary and stressful for many entrepreneurs and leaders. Imagine all the tasks you’ll be leaving unattended and the work you will still have to do. Not to mention, you know that when you get back, you’ll have hundreds of messages waiting for you. For these reasons, a lot of my friends in leadership positions end up working throughout their vacations or even avoid vacations all together. To help address these fears and issues, we here at Weekdone have put together a checklist to follow to have a work free (and stress free) vacation.

1. A WORK-FREE VACATION
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2. WANT TO BE AS HAPPY AND RELAXED AS
THESE SQUIRRELS? FOLLOW THEIR CHECKLIST
WHEN PREPARING FOR A VACATION TO
HAVE A STRESS AND WORK-FREE TIME OFF.

3. WRITE A PRIORITIZED LIST OF ALL THE TASKS YOU MUST
FINISH BEFORE THE VACATION. YOU WONʼT HAVE TO
REMEMBER WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AS YOUʼLL HAVE THIS
LIST!
#1 MAKE A CHECKLIST.

4. MAKE SURE TO FINISH ALL THE TASKS YOU CANNOT
DELEGATE OR POSTPONE. YOU DONʼT WANT PEOPLE
CALLING YOU IN PANIC DURING YOUR WELL-DESERVED
HOLIDAY.
#2 FINISH YOUR MOST IMPORTANT TASKS.

5. THERE IS NO TASK THAT CANʼT BE DONE BY SOMEONE
ELSE.
#3 MAKE SURE THAT TASKS THAT NEED TO
BE DONE ARE ASSIGNED TO SOMEONE ELSE.

6. CREATE FILTERS TO AUTOMATICALLY PRIORITIZE YOUR
EMAILS. USE TEMPLATES FOR REPEATED TASKS.
USE AUTOMATED STATUS REPORTS INSTEAD OF LONG
STATUS UPDATE MEETINGS.
#4 AUTOMATE THE BORING STUFF.

7. SET MEANINGFUL GOALS
USE WEEKDONE GOAL SETTING TO FINISH
YOUR WORK BEFORE YOUR VACATION.

8. GETTING BACK TO WORK IS HARD. MAKE SURE YOUʼRE
READY FOR IT AND KNOW WHAT YOU MUST DO, WHEN
YOU GET BACK.
#5 MAKE AN ACTION PLAN FOR WHEN YOU GET
BACK TO WORK.

9. YOU DONʼT WANT CLIENTS AND CO-WORKERS THINKING
THAT YOUʼRE IGNORING THEM.
#6 SET UP A OUT-OF-OFFICE EMAIL REPLY.

10. THE FIRST DAY BACK, YOUʼLL BE PLAYING CATCH-UP.
DONʼT LET OTHER PEOPLE TAKE THIS TIME AWAY FROM
YOU OR YOU MIGHT MISS SOME IMPORTANT THINGS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
#7 BLOCK YOUR CALENDAR FOR YOUR FIRST
DAY BACK AT WORK.

11. AVOID THOSE “ARE YOU COMING TO THE MEETING?”
MESSAGES AND EMAILS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE TOLD THEM
3 TIMES BEFORE, SET UP A E-MAIL REPLY AND
MENTIONED IT IN MEETINGS: PEOPLE NEVER REMEMBER
WHEN YOUʼRE LEAVING.
#8 MAKE SURE YOUR CO-WORKERS KNOW
YOU’RE ON HOLIDAY AND WHEN YOU’RE
RETURNING.

12. ITʼS CALLED A “BREAK FROM WORK” FOR A REASON.
#9 RESIST THE URGE TO CHECK YOUR WORK
EMAIL DURING A VACATION.

13. SQUIRREL TESTED AND APPROVED.
USE WEEKDONE GOAL SETTING TO FINISH YOUR
WORK BEFORE YOUR VACATION.
SET MEANINGFUL GOALS

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