For many entrepreneurs, it’s easy to ignore the warning signs that you’re unhealthy–much less take notice if your business isn’t well.
When you’re so busy that you can’t remember the last time you read a book, sat down for a meal or spent a night watching useless TV, then your health may be the last thing on your mind.
But ignoring your unhealthy habits and their subsequent risk factors is dangerous–not only to you, but also to your business.
Lack of sleep and exercise, unhealthy foods and high stress won’t keep you performing at your best. Your business is only as healthy as you are.
“I can’t be effective [as an entrepreneur] if my body isn’t as healthy as possible,” says Jonathan Fields, a serial entrepreneur who started New York City-based Sonic Yoga in 2001 following a frightening emergency surgery brought on by the stress of his career as an attorney.
Here are some things you can do to improve the health of your business:
- Encourage employee wellness. Some companies even provide incentives for sticking to a wellness program, such as prizes and monetary rewards.
- Provide healthy snacks. Even if all you have is a vending machine, stock it with healthy things.
- Get fit. You’re a role model for employees. They look to you for direction within your company. Why wouldn’t they look to you as a model of healthy living?
- Meditate and relieve stress. Even if it’s only for a few minutes a day, take time to do something you really enjoy that doesn’t have anything to do with your business. It can lead to moments of clarity, during which you unleash the creative ideas within.
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