With a hectic schedule and the demands of being an entrepreneur, wellness can often be overlooked. Self-care and wellness encompass every aspect of human health, such as basic physical and emotional needs.
It has recently expanded to include activities that promote pampering and travel.
As an entrepreneur, health and wellness too often take a back seat. You’re often busy and probably struggle to make time for yourself, but when you listen to your body and take care of it, you increase productivity.
With this article, I want to share some self-care tips that promote wellness to consider implementing into your hectic schedule.
1. Eat Well and Make Time for Exercise
When you’re on the move, it’s easy to grab fast food, but what you eat has a direct impact on your mental performance. High-carb foods introduce glucose quickly and cause you to crash early. High-fat foods make your gut work overtime and wipe out your energy. Start planning your meals ahead of time, or keep easy, healthy snacks with you at the very least. Be sure to drink plenty of water.
Exercise is a great stress reliever. Exercise doesn’t have to mean spending hours at the gym every day. Taking a couple of 10-minute breaks to go for a walk or a quick jog will get your blood pumping. You can find fitness guidance on sites like Sushi Fitness or join programs like fyt to find a plan that fits your schedule and lifestyle.
2. Minimize Stress
Forming an LLC may be a good business choice and relieve stress as well, as you’ll have tax advantages, limited liability, less paperwork, and increased flexibility. You can use a service such as Rocket Lawyer or file yourself to avoid lawyer fees. Every state has its own laws for LLCs, so verify the regulations in your state before you make a final decision.
If you find yourself weighed down by tedious work or personal chores, delegate them to others. Start with small time-savers like a cleaning or laundry service. Hire a personal assistant to run your errands so you can focus on building your business and taking care of yourself.
3. Create a Designated Workspace
As an entrepreneur, work consumes your life most of the time. Create a designated workspace that separates your work from your personal space and makes you happy when you’re in it. Choose ergonomic furniture and good lighting, and find an area where fresh air flows. Then, add design details that make you comfortable and positively impact your mood.
4. Reward Yourself for Hard Work
The life of an entrepreneur is full of highs and lows, but you should be rewarded for all your hard work regardless of the outcome. Come home after work and order your favorite food for delivery, watch a tv show, and relax on the couch.
When you have a hard day, try some relaxation techniques to center yourself and prepare to take on the challenges of the next day. This is the same principle practiced by large companies that create incentive programs or reward employees to promote motivation and improve productivity.
Part of your job is setting goals for yourself, but don’t forget to acknowledge the moments when you reach them.
5. Get Outside
Fresh air does wonders for cognitive performance. If you spend most of your time behind a laptop, try working in a nearby park or your favorite nature spot. Stale air isn’t good for productivity. Take advantage of warm days and change the location of your workspace.
In the chaos of tending to a business, you can forget to tend to yourself. Check in with yourself often to maintain a self-care routine.
Self-care and wellness for an entrepreneur is critical. Think of it as part of your business schedule, like a meeting with yourself that you cannot miss.
Hey Lee,
I enjoyed reading your article as a great concise summary of the self care tips and suggestions for us.
Its funny or sad that when we get busy, and hey everyone’s busy, we easily forget these great and easy lifestyle tips.
So its always good to read articles like this to get the friendly reminders I need.
Stress relieving, keeping up the exercise, eating health snacks and meals (lots of salad and vegetables) and getting fresh air a few times a day – these are the ones I need to improve on.
I couldn’t agree more, some healthy practices take little time out of your schedule. There are countless studies on an increase of productivity when we take the time to refresh ourselves.
Beyond that, our health and vitality can get lost in the shuffle. As they say, nobody is on their deathbed wishing they had worked more!
Hi Igoupil, Great read. Definitely, a lot to think about here. You make one very good point here overall. How to increase productivity by working on yourself rather than on your business. I must admit I was familiar with a lot of these ideas but to see them all laid out together is good to see. I mean honestly, I think right now I’m probably more trying to keep my head above water more than anything else but these are all things to consider in the future. I would definitely like to start delegating more – actually just set things up so I can allow myself the extra freedom. Something to aim for I guess. Thanks for sharing; Kind regards; Alex
Thanks Alex, I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.
I remember my first entrepreneurial venture and I feel a mistake I made was not taking care of myself. I ended up feeling run down and exhausted all the time.
I didn’t have the energy or best disposition for my family, for who I was doing all the work in the first place. Just trying to keep your head above water is right, that’s how I felt all the time.
I am still very busy but I am also passionate about exercise and meditation. I am trying to bring those passions into my work schedule so that I can improve myself.
Hopefully, this article can help to provide some ideas.