He's a Republican. But when he wants to unwind, Mr. Turak doesn't head for the golf course or beach resort or any other playground of successful CEOs. He checks into a Trappist monastery.
Entrepreneurs are obsessive souls, and they have a hard time relaxing.
They have a hard time even finding the time to try to relax. Mr. Turak, a practicing Catholic who has been interested in spirituality since he was 21, says he has spent 12 or 13 weeks at the monastery over the past few years. Here's how a few others do it. Dog Mushing Peter Santeusanio was working 70 to 80 hours a week as the CEO of Xionics Document Technologies. He saw an ad for a dog-mushing trip.