It's difficult to strike the balance. I admit that working into the small hours means I'm up late the next day. I can't remember the last time I got up before m

It's difficult to strike the balance. I admit that working into the small hours means I'm up late the next day. I can't remember the last time I got up before my partner or the kids. Holidays are really important to me now, whereas in the past I just saw them as an inconvenience. One thing I have learned to appreciate though, is that if you do spend a week with the family, completely leaving work behind, you get a real boost when you start back again. You get new ideas, you get the energy to implement them, and you get fresh eyes to look at what you were doing. Having a break really can be as productive if you get the mindset to why it is necessary. After a while you get to look forward to the breaks because you know it will bring on better things.