Entrepreneurs Have a Million Reasons for Being Stressed<\/b><\/p>\n
To anyone that is starting, operating, and growing their own business \u2013 words such as \u2018work on your businesses, not in your business\u2019 are far easier said than done.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Any business owner I have known is truly passionate about what they do.\u00a0 They exhume enthusiasm in how they landed a really big job, or how they are evolving to grow into new markets. They also work hard, really hard. They understand meeting deadlines, and the long hours that come with making those commitments. Going above and beyond is nothing new to owners of businesses. They shoulder the responsibility of gaining new business as well as losing business. They also carry the weight of knowing that their employees\u2019 families depend on them.<\/span><\/p>\n All of this responsibility can come at a large mental cost unless you understand how to keep this responsibility from weighing you down.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In writing about this subject, I took a look around at how some business owners thrive in their environments \u2013 to learn how they successfully handle the stresses of operating their own companies.\u00a0 Here are some of my observations:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Make Business Plans<\/b><\/p>\n Putting down on paper where you plan to take your company can reduce your stress because you have \u2018thought it out.\u2019\u00a0 You can have faith in your plan because you did a SWOT, conservatively estimated your results and costs, and put doable action items.<\/span><\/p>\n Thinking out your plan (versus winging it) will reduce anxiety and allow you to trust your plan, and sleep well.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Have a Mentor<\/b><\/p>\n Everyone should have someone they can call. Whether you need help with your books, an employee issue, or a late paying customer \u2013 having a mentor or group you can discuss these with can be a game changer.\u00a0 Odds are, many others have faced your challenges and would welcome sharing their experiences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There is no need to go this alone.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Warning Signals<\/b><\/p>\n One owner shared that stress from a particular client had caused them to break out in shingles.\u00a0 Others talked about serious heart and skin problems.\u00a0 Stress can manifest itself into many physical ailments and often starts showing symptoms long before they turn into something major like a shingles outbreak.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Be aware of your stress and to learn how to manage it.\u00a0 But the first step\u2026is understanding that everyone has stress (including entrepreneurs); that\u2019s a given.<\/span> Healthy Eating<\/b><\/p>\n It\u2019s too easy to fall into bad habits when you are working long hours at the office or on the road.\u00a0 The bad effects from consuming too much coffee, eating fast food at your desk, and grabbing junk food for snacks are well known.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Demanding a lot from both your mind and body comes to a screeching halt when you treat it poorly. We all know the consequences from not eating well that range from high blood pressure to obesity and more.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Take a Walk!<\/b><\/p>\n A friend started regularly breaking out in stress rashes and started taking a walk in the woods during lunch.\u00a0 A simple walk in the woods made the stress rash go away.\u00a0 That friend now takes a 20-minute walk at lunch every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n How simple is it to take a 20 minute walk each day?\u00a0 Everyone can make time for a simple stress reducing walk each day.\u00a0 It\u2019s too beneficial and simple not to be doing it.<\/span> Time Off<\/b><\/p>\n Some of the most successful business owners that I connect with shared that in the early years of starting their companies, they never took time off.\u00a0 As their companies grew, they lived in fear of actually leaving for a week; what a catch-22.<\/span><\/p>\n After nearly running themselves into the ground (or had a spouse that insisted they get away), they finally learned to trust their staff and the importance of having a break to refresh and renew.\u00a0 In the end, they wished they had learned this earlier in their careers and found that down-time actually made them more productive as they were finally able to think and reflect about their business.<\/span><\/p>\n The stress of owning a business can be overwhelming.\u00a0 Understanding and managing this stress can make all the difference in the world to your productivity, health and well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Gerry Chadwick.\u00a0 CEO at Sunbelt Business Advisors of Southwest Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00ae 2021 Sunbelt Business Advisors of Southwest Ohio.\u00a0 All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Entrepreneurs Have a Million Reasons for Being Stressed To anyone that is starting, operating, and growing their own business \u2013 words such as \u2018work on your businesses, not in your business\u2019 are far easier said than done.\u00a0\u00a0 Any business owner I have known is truly passionate about what they do.\u00a0 They exhume enthusiasm in how […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":11704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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