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The health and wellbeing of your employees are understandably crucial, but if you are neglecting your health, you are doing yourself (and your business) a disservice. Looking after your entrepreneurial health doesn’t have to be complex, but when you are focused on getting the job done, this means that self-care can usually take a backseat. So what does it really take to manage your well-being and health so you can do yourself right by your business?
Don’t Think of Health as a Major Goal
The best thing anybody can do is to incorporate smaller approaches to fixing their health. And this means that when we start to think about health as little practices, these smaller things will add up to a better result. It’s very much the equivalent of looking at the smaller components and how they work to make up the big picture in your business. And the great thing is that you can start small.
Take for example this website; juice presses and guides on making juices are a very simple way for you to incorporate some more fruits and vegetables into your diet. If you are someone that constantly thrives on coffee until 3 o’clock, you have to remember that caffeine stays in your system for up to 12 hours, so you will struggle to get to sleep at night and it becomes a never-ending cycle where you drink more caffeine to wake up. Juices are a great way to help you break the cycle.
Another thing you could do in order to feel the benefits is to do a little bit of exercise in the morning. You don’t have to practice a 90-minute epic yoga routine, but you can do things at your desk while you are working. There are plenty of examples of desk isometrics, which will work wonders for your strength.
Incorporating “Me Time” Into Your Day
Successful entrepreneurs know the benefit of putting “me time” into their day. You might feel that you are running on pure adrenaline, and there is no way that you are going to stop for fear that everything will collapse. But the reality is that incorporating some “me time,” even if it is in the morning, will allow you to get into the right frame of mind meaning you will be more productive.
If you are someone that feels tense, 10 minutes of deep breathing is a great way to oxygenate your body and help you focus your mind, but it will also help you to calm down so you will make better decisions without feeling that stress.
Stress is something that can inevitably cause a decline in our health, which is why we have to head it off at the pass.
Understanding the Benefits of Saying “No”
If you are just starting out and you think that you have to take on every challenge that comes your way, you need to take a step back. We feel that we have to utilize every minute of every day, but if we are going to work wonders with our business we’ve got to learn how to say “no.”
If you are a people pleaser, you will find yourself juggling an incredibly hectic schedule. Learning to say “no” is not cutting your nose off to spite your face, in fact, it is very liberating.
Learning How to Unwind
Learning how to unplug at the end of the working day will boost your productivity. As human beings, we weren’t designed to constantly expend energy. We’re meant to have natural peaks and troughs. And if you find yourself working until 10 at night, and then diving into bed hoping that you will get a solid 8 hours, it’s not going to work. All of the sleep experts tell us that we have to incorporate a nighttime routine (without devices) allowing us the opportunity to wind down. And whether this is journaling our thoughts onto paper an hour before we sleep, or having a hot bath to relax our body and mind, these are all things that will help us unwind, and it will make us better and healthier as a result.
Always Pay Attention to Nutrition
This final point is obvious, but how often do you actually know if your body is working the right way? You need to maintain a certain level of energy, but you also need to be focused, and do everything with a healthy attitude. In order to do this properly, you need to eat well according to your dietary needs. This could be a lot of trial and error. Some people benefit from having a bulletproof coffee in the morning, others do not eat, but others find that they have to have a banquet. Figure out what you need, and it will be the ultimate payoff.
