However, once honeymoon is over and reality sets in, we find that there are challenges as well as successes in world of business. Some days we get overwhelmed with challenges. After a string of those days, we begin to lose our motivation.

It’s challenging even when you are an employee to stay motivated in a job. However, employees usually have peers they can talk with to vent about their day or to keep their skills sharp. That’s not true of employers. More often than not, we walk that road alone. And unlike an employee, our motivation level is more likely to be tied to performance of our company! If our motivation is low, it could hurt entire business.

Focusing on keeping yourself motivated may not be what you think. Most of us think of motivation as cheerleading or rallying troops. That may be true for employees at times, but for business owners self-motivation can be very different.

Here are five ways to keep being motivated for business owners:

1. Take a vacation. When WAS last time you took time off? Really took time off – without a cell phone, a laptop or a digital pager? If it’s been more than a year, you need to do it! Taking time to relax and recharge is best thing you can do to keep yourself motivated. Vacations help stave off burn out, and refresh you mentally and physically.