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HR Perks for the Self-Employed

It’s too easy for us to get caught up in the vision we’re driving towards and ignore our own health and well-being along the way. If you can have a life while you run your business — if you can lead a healthy, well-rested, diverse life, that is, rather than a workaholic one — your clarity, productivity, and creativity will all benefit. And those aren’t things that are just nice to have — they’re critical to your success as an entrepreneur.

from Lauren Bacon’s (of The Boss of You: Everything A Woman Needs to Know to Start, Run, and Maintain Her Own Business) blog post for Biz Ladies 09: HR for the Self-Employed: Perk Up!

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