Recharge yourself and you’ll recharge your business!
Looking after ourselves should be a priority but we all know that things can easily get in the way, especially being a busy business owner. But when you’re busy and your clients need you to deliver and you want to show your support, it is so easy to end up working longer hours just to keep them happy, but your own happiness and wellbeing can take a back seat. If this continues, you could become exhausted and less effective with your workload.
There needs to be a healthy balance of personal wellbeing and work. Having recently taken some time off myself, I can honestly say I am coming back with a clearer head space and feeling more determined than ever.
Here are some easy steps to help support a personal recharge for yourself, leading to a business recharge.
Sleep
Going to bed at an earlier time and get up slightly earlier. The feeling of being up earlier than the rest of the household and completing small tasks you have set yourself is so liberating. It feels like you are in control of your days schedule and already you’re ahead of it.
Exercise
Exercise is so important to physical health as well as mental health. You don’t need to spend hours in the gym. A simple 20 minute walk around the block on your lunchbreak, using the stairs in the office rather than the lift, small changes is all it needs to be to start with.
Eat well
I always plan my meals a month in advance, so when I get my food shopping, the meals are all there and I don’t need to get anything else. I understand there are some evenings where the day has just got away with you so it’s easier to chuck a ready meal in the microwave, or order a takeaway. But as long as you are still trying to watch what you eat other times. It’s not about losing weight, it’s about being healthy and feeling good within yourself.
Drink water
I can hold my hands up, I am so guilty of this! I never drink water! I drink squash and class it as ‘flavoured water’ (naughty I know) but we all need water to cleanse our bodies. Especially if you treat yourself to a tipple after work or over the weekend. I don’t drink alcohol but my down fall is fizzy drinks. I need to remind myself to drink more water.
Switch off your devices
There is so much evidence out there now about the disruptive effects that devices have on us. It is so easy to lay in bed scrolling before you fall asleep. But studies have shown that, by doing that, you aren’t letting your brain wind down and switch off – in fact, it is doing the opposite. During family meals in the evenings, switch them off and put them in a drawer. Enjoy some time just being present with your families and feeling free without your device. Give your brain a break.
Good mental health
All of the above, all support us with our mental health too. It is so important to look after ourselves in all aspects. If you feel you need a break, you need to step away, you need to recharge, that’s ok! Sometimes we need to be selfish and do what is best for ourselves. If you take a break to recharge yourself, your business will come back bigger and stronger than ever.
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