Many people start their own businesses or work from home so that they can have more time off to spend with family and friends.
In reality, most of these same people end up working more hours each week than they did when they had a traditional job working for someone else.
They also take off fewer days each year for vacation time.
What is the reason for this? Here are some things that I believe are to blame:

• People who work for themselves tend to be highly motivated.
  They want to keep working so that they can achieve and accomplish as much as possible.
  
• They are easily distracted by other activities around the house and have to continue working to catch up each day.
  Children, pets, people coming to the door and other distractions force them to constantly get their focus back.
  
• They enjoy the work they are doing at home and do not mind spending the additional time.
  They get caught up in what they are doing and want to see it to completion.
  

If you work at home or live with someone who does, consider making a schedule that allows for time off to just relax and think about other things.
By getting away from your work you can see it in a new way and be even more productive when you go back to it.
You will also feel better physically if you spend time outside walking or involved in a sport or activity that you enjoy.
Don't let your work at home make you a slave to your telephone or computer.
You can take a laptop and a cell phone with you and still be at work while you are away from home.
This is the best of both worlds; you can make money and set your own hours even if you are hundreds or thousands of miles from where you live.