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    • Thu Jan 03, 2008

    Do you sleepwork?

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    According to the 2nd Annual Staples National Small Business Survey (NASDAQ: SPLS), more than half of small businesses said that work has actually become part of their dreams. Fifty-one percent of those surveyed said that they “sleepwork” (i.e. dream about work), and nearly 70 percent of those “sleepworkers” report they wake up and put their “work dreams” to action.

    I’m not sure where to start with this, but I wonder if they included nightmares in the survey?

    Other interesting results include:

    • Slightly more than 38 percent cannot remember the last time they took a vacation.

    • If given a choice, nearly 52 percent said they would accept comparable business results in 2008 if they could have twice as much free time, while 48 percent said they would work even more hours if they could double their company’s sales.

    • More than 84 percent said they have not yet incorporated “new media” (blogs, podcasts, virtual meeting software or services) into their business activities. (People, c’mom! - See Blog Dammit)

    • Fifty-two percent make New Year’s resolutions for their business. Of those, 58 percent said they resolve to increase business, while only 21 percent said they want more time off. Thirty-five percent said they want to increase profits/eliminate debt.

    • Nearly 70 percent admitted they do not have a written business plan (See Palo Alto Software!)

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    Posted by: John Jantsch on Jan 03, 08 | 9:09 am
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    • Uncanny timing. My answer is YES. In fact, for this very reason I sent an email this morning @ 5am. The key to dreaming is execution, as the survey suggests.
    • Dreamer
      Goodness yes! Dreaming about my projects is my cue that I've spent too much time focusing on one thing.
    • I became an entrepreneur to have more control of my life, not to make more money.

      Business people all agree that time is the most valuable commodity; treat as such.
    • John,

      Not only do I work in my sleep -- for years, it's where I've tossed problems that I just wasn't solving during waking hours.

      This includes writing code, analyzing data, and coming up with unique and effective marketing campaigns.

      Just because I'm asleep doesn't mean I can't be working. Now if I could just get my employees to do the same (or, in some cases, to be awake while they work!).
    • Here's my Gandalf Strategy against sleepworking. Hope it works for you guys.

      Every night, when I walk back home from work, I cross the same street. It's pretty near my flat. On approaching the street, I play a small fantasy experiment with myself:

      1. My thoughts about work and stuff that needs to be done are Balrog, the evil monster from Lord of The Rings.

      2. The pedestrian crossing is the narrow bridge in Moria, on which I put myself as Gandalf (yay!)

      3. The other side of the street can only be reached if my thoughts about work stay behind.

      It's a bit nerdy, but it's worked so far.
    • My work has been known to invade my dreamworld at times. Your dreams can sometimes solve problems you're having difficulties with while awake. So its not always a bad thing.

      I'm really surprised by some of the business stats, especially about how few businesses have incorporated "new media" into their business. Social networking can be time-consuming (and fun) but if done right the payoff can be enormous.

      Just my 2 cents worth.

      Shane
    • This post hits it right on the nose! What you're talking about in this post is exactly why I strive to build my business on a daily basis because the minute you start dreaming about work, that means you're spending too much time there! Many of us spend more time at work than we do with our families and to me, that's not the life.

      Dwayne Lattimore
    • I definitely have dreamed about work and even difficult issues dissolve themselves (and of course waking up going *awww* because I realize it was all a dream).

      Here are my answers to those stats:
      MMM I vaguely remember that last vacation (over 1 year ago).
      I think I am going to work more toward increasing sales result.
      I am a little bit surprised that people don't at least blog. It's a great tool to establish yourself, SEO and meet new people~
      I did make new year's resolutions, but they are more like goals: to increase productivity, sales goals and more defined personal time.
      Last one, I am SO guilty of this! But I am working on it!
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