Happy day after Labor Day! I’m guessing most of you were still working yesterday — we’re gonna talk about that later today, so brace yourselves.
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What Should Work-Life Balance Look Like as a Catholic Founder?
As an entrepreneur, work-life balance is likely not something in your vocabulary. However, as a Catholic, it needs to be something you have at least some consideration for.
Allow me to lay out a few items to consider regarding leisure time and rest (as I write this on a holiday).
Our Universal Vocation
Before our vocation and secondary vocation comes the universal calling — the calling to strive for heaven. We cannot possibly strive for heaven without time and effort. The goal is total unity with God even during our work actions. But to get to that point requires learning and practice. So if you’re not making time for God, in prayer, mass, or silence, you’re neglecting your first calling.
This is a form of pride because you’re refusing to acknowledge the fact that you are a creature and by your nature depend on the Creator.
Work Is Our Second Vocation
After the universal vocation comes our primary vocation. For most of us, that is to marriage. If we neglect our role as spouse and parent in pursuit of our secondary vocation, work, our lives become disordered.
Again, it’s not possible to fulfill the call to our primary vocation solely through providing financially. We must be present, we must make time for our family.
Insufficient Rest Leads to Shoddy Work
Whether you’re a solopreneur who has clients to deliver to or you run a big org with many employees, you need to be present to do good work. Lack of rest will prevent you from delivering well or managing well.
No Rest Means No Learning
In business, there are constant changes and challenges to face. We need to stay sharp and educated on these changes so we can adapt. Whether that’s AI, a competitor entering the market, or just new techniques in your field. If you are not setting aside time for education of yourself and your employees, you’re neglecting a key part of your business.
It’s Literally a Commandment
The 3rd Commandment: Remember to Keep Holy The Sabbath. If God Himself rested, we must as well.
Some Problems Require Space
Certain business problems can only be recognized with distance. And some known problems require space to think through properly.
Constant Work Demonstrates Lack of Trust
You may often feel that you “can’t” step away. There are too many things going on and if you walk away, even for a little, things will crumble.
This ignores the fact that you have God in heaven watching over you. If you don’t trust God enough to help you in this way, you have bigger issues than a business that is fully dependent on your presence.
Please really consider this. All of us are in the care of God. That includes our business endeavors. Worrying so much that we refuse to take a break from work, is a failure to recognize God’s goodness and providence in our lives.
Finally, if Pope St. John Paul II, the leader of a billion Catholics, made sure to take rest on a regular basis, you and I can (and should) too.
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~Silas Mähner
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