The hardest thing for busy managers and business owners to do, I’ve found, is to give themselves the permission to take breaks from their workplace. For many, the work required to prepare for going on leave and the work they face when they return, make them question why they take leave at all. Yet, there is ultimately a cost to not stopping. Perspectives get lost, energy diminishes and work outcomes suffer. We kid ourselves we are productive yet the reality may be very different. So even though it may be difficult to arrange, regular rest, recreation and time for reflection is essential for our wellbeing.