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Keeping The Stress Out Of Running A Business

Mike Veny

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Running a business can be one of the most stressful experiences you can have in life, but it doesn’t actually have to be. If you want to keep the stress at bay during your running of a business, it’s actually perfectly possible to do so, and this is something that you are going to want to make sure you are thinking about if you are keen to look after yourself. So with that in mind, here are some of the things you might want to do in order to keep the stress out of running a business as much as possible.

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Have A Plan For Everything

A business plan isn’t just for the business itself, it’s also for you so that you know what’s coming and when. The more that you have planned things out, the less stressed you are probably going to feel, so this is something that you will certainly want to think about if you are keen on trying to improve your business as much as possible while also avoiding stress. If you have a good plan, you’re going to find it makes a world of difference to the amount of stress you are going to feel about the business.

Focus On Gentle Growth

You obviously want your business to grow, but you need to make sure that you are not trying to do too much too fast, otherwise you might simply burn out and achieve nothing. If you focus instead on a very gentle kind of growth, you are going to find that it really does make a difference, and it’s something that you will want to think about for sure. Put some money into advertising, think about some of the goals you want to reach, but don’t try to rush to make it all happen at once.

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Surround Yourself With Talented People

This is something that you are going to want to think about if you are keen on trying to improve your business while also taking something off your own plate. Essentially you want to be able to delegate effectively so that you are not doing too much, and to do that you need to make sure that you can trust people – so that means surrounding yourself with the most talented people you can find. If you have done that, you’re going to find it really does make a world of difference all in all.

Give Yourself A Break

Remember that you are allowed to take breaks, and you don’t have to just work and work for the sake of it. If you can bear that in mind, you are probably going to find that it makes a world of difference and that you are going to feel a lot better about your stress levels and about your business too. Give yourself a break occasionally and really make use of it – switch off and unwind as best as you can.

Mike Veny

Mike Veny won Corporate LiveWire’s 2022 & 2023 Innovation & Excellence Awards for his work as a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist®. He also won NAMI New York State’s 2023 Leader Of Mental Health Awareness award. As a PM360 ELITE Award Winner, he was recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the healthcare industry for his work with patient advocacy. Determined to overcome a lifetime of serious mental health challenges, Mike’s career began as a professional drummer and evolved into becoming a change maker in the workplace wellness industry. Mike is the author of several books, including the best-selling book, Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero. He is currently furthering his knowledge at Maharishi International University, pursuing a Consciousness and Human Potential degree.
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