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Entrepreneurship: How do I stop myself from working 17 hour days?
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Gail Gardner answered:

Your question indicates that you actually have more than one issue:

1) Feeling guilty when you're not working.
2) Being unable to scale yourself.

You must give yourself permission to take time away or you will feel burnt out. While a strong work ethic is essential to success, working constantly is counter-productive. Schedule time off on your calendar and take it. You will find you get just as much done because you will be more focused when you're working.

Service businesses can be scaled by collaborating with others who can take some of the workload. Plug into our collaboration so you can meet other entrepreneurs who can take on work you aren't as qualified to do or cover for you so you can take time off or in emergencies. We share workloads to smooth out the feast or famine issues that come from being a small freelancer.

Working with others will free up time so that you can implement the excellent advice offered by Laura Lee Rose. If you're already working too much you will need to prioritize and delegate (or turn away work that is not a good fit) so that you can create ways to increase your income in fewer hours.

If you would like to see our collaboration and find out how it works feel free to contact me.

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