Do you know that when it comes to running your own business, you have so many responsibilities? Oh, you knew that? Yea...pretty much found out for yourself, huh? Rude awakening.
So, how do you combat the stress of trying to run a business by yourself? Well, if you cannot divvy out some of the responsibilities, you must find a way to cope. I know, you are saying "Cope? Hey, I wrote the book on coping". Or you are saying "Yea, right. Cope. Isn't that the guy that runs the Catholic church?"
Okay, so if you are not one of the very rare 1:100,000,000 that was born with the ever-so-rare coping gene, you are going to need some help. What would you do if I tell you that coping is easier than you thing. Providing you are pretty much disciplined in making your business work (in other words, you stay on top of things for the most part, and if you don't, your business will never go anywhere), coping is nothing more than creative prioritizing and giving yourself a break.
I know you have had those mornings where you are literally forcing yourself to carry on your daily tasks. If you have, you are displaying signs that you really need to take a break. If you allow yourself to get so burned out with work that you just don't feel like doing it, you are not going to get anything done. The best part of working for yourself is that you don't have a supervisor or a boss standing behind you rearing the whip and threatening you that if you don't get to work, they will find another warm butt to fill your seat. Take an afternoon off, do something for YOURSELF, and recharge your batteries. Maybe take a weekend off. Kids off from school? Why don't you treat yourself to a little vacation. If you are pretty much up to date with things as far as your business is concerned, not that much is going to happen while you are away. I only recommend this if you are actually up to date. If you are not, clear your schedule for the next two or three days and get up to date. Then treat yourself to a little break.
The fact of the matter is that it is very hard to concentrate on things while your head is swimming with fatigue. Take a little time to clear the head and watch your productivity grow!
