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Get my free vacation tracker & never lose another vacation day again

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Look at this poor girl (above) —

She’s tired.

She was in the office ’til 8:30 last night trying to get that cover design ready to show.

Then, she had to be back in the office for this morning’s 9:30am production meeting.

She hasn’t had a vacation (besides a personal day here-and-there) in... How long has it been…? 10 months? Could that be true? she wonders.

This girl needs a vacation!

It also looks like she’s afraid to ask for some time off.

She has all these reasons why she can’t take a vacation:

  • There’s too much work to do.

  • If I take a vacation, the piles of work that will be waiting for me when I return will be too much!

  • What if I go away and they see that they CAN run the place without me? I’ll be in the next round of layoffs.

  • My boss won’t think I’m serious about that promotion if I take a real vacation.

  • I read somewhere that just 10 vacation hours can increase an employee’s productivity and performance by 12% — Maybe I should mention that when I put in my vacation request.

  • Maybe I can take a vacation if I check my email while I’m away.

  • How many vacation days do I even have, anyway?

Stop letting your vacation days sit unused on the calendar.

If you’re self-employed, you should be taking vacation too — Don’t burnout

If you’ve read this far — I’ve got a gift for you…

A vacation tracker to make sure you take all those vacation days

And start planning some well-deserved time off!

Do it for yourself. Do it for your boss, your co-workers, and your family.


Here are some stats that might get your attention:

  • More than half of Americans don’t use all of their paid time off.

  • In 2018, the average American only took 54% of their available time off.

  • And, 29% of Americans who did take time off say that a co-worker contacted them while they were on vacation.

  • Australians get a whopping 20 vacation days each year + all the regular paid holidays!

The impact of not taking vacations

  • job burnout

  • decreased efficiency

  • decreased creativity

  • increased irritability and impatience with co-workers (and family too)

That’s no way to live.

Click here to download your free vacation tracker now and never lose another vacation day again!