Take what he says to heart: "there's no chance your company will die or suffer irreparable hard in a week."
Or put it another way: If you taking 1 week vacation to heal your spirits leads to the demise of the company, it means that it wasn't viable in the first place. Is what you've built really that fragile that it can't take a breather for one single week? I doubt it.
Take at least a week off, and come back rejuvenated. You're worth more to your company well-rested and in the right frame of mind rather than burnt out and ineffective.
Or put it another way: If you taking 1 week vacation to heal your spirits leads to the demise of the company, it means that it wasn't viable in the first place. Is what you've built really that fragile that it can't take a breather for one single week? I doubt it.
Take at least a week off, and come back rejuvenated. You're worth more to your company well-rested and in the right frame of mind rather than burnt out and ineffective.