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10 Ways to Recharge Your guide to escaping the burnout model.

The default position for entrepreneurs is action, so charting a course away from the burnout model requires proactive planning. There's no reason entrepreneurs can't use their innovative talents to recharge, mapping out a refueling strategy as if it were a business plan. Here are some ways to get started.

1. Schedule two 10- to 15-minute breaks in the morning and two in the afternoon to let your mind get off-task and reset. Listen to music, take a walk--anything to break up the mental strain.

2. Don't inhale lunch at your desk. Step out and get a change of scenery and new thought associations.