Daron PachecoCEO, Howdy Media · Brand Builder

Can you actually switch off when you're a business owner?

17 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker reflects on the difficulty business owners face in disconnecting from work, describing how they used to work from early morning until midnight because they didn't know how to turn off. They argue that as entrepreneurs mature—especially when they marry or have children—they must find an "off button" to avoid damaging personal relationships. The speaker emphasizes that family relationships are valued above the business and shares a practical solution: establishing a separate office space, even if it adds modest overhead, to physically leave the computer at the office by 5 p.m. and spend evenings with family.

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I mean, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM to midnight, like, just because I didn't know how to turn it off. And it's like, as you mature owning and running a business, you have to figure out, okay, whenever you start to, if you get married, if you have kids, like, where's the off button? You can't be in that mode all the time or it's gonna destroy your relationships. Mm. And I value my, family relationships way more than I value this, obviously. So I'm like, okay, getting a space helped me personally. Like, it may cost a little bit extra, it may add to the overhead, but it's gonna allow me to leave my computer at the office at 5 o'clock. Yeah. Go home and just be with them.