Too Much Work... Good or Bad?

I've been struggling with the answer to this question a lot lately. Both sides are compelling and there are positives and negatives about both.

The Bad - The bad mostly deals with time management. If you don't set a schedule you'll end up killing yourself by working crazy amounts of hours. Since I already work 10-12 hours a day minimum there really isn't much more time I can commit to working. When your time is squeezed then that leaves less time for down-time and for your family. This can be bad.

The Good - There are many more good aspects of having a ton of work in front of you. For example, you know you have a very good chance of paying your bills. You know that your customers like the work you do, which is why they give you more. Probably most of all, you have job security, which is key when you're trying to run a company.

So good project planning, tracking and execution are becoming more important lately which is why I have started to use a ticketing system more and more often. By using the ticket system I have a sort of check and balance in place.