If you are a wage earner, your ability to cope at work is looked after, but the occupational well-being of entrepreneurs is their responsibility alone. Treat yourself like a wage earner. Take responsibility for your ability to cope. If you are feeling well, your business is more likely to thrive. A productive person feels well in all respects.

What factors affect well-being and maintain your ability to cope? Read the tips below to find out how you can help yourself and your business feel better.

Recovery gives you strength

Sufficient recovery is essential to the ability to cope, and an entrepreneur's ability to work is essential to business success. There should be time for recovery every day. So make sure that you also have time off work every day. Restorative activities do not aim for high performance or drain your energy. Instead, they restore your strength. Do something that you enjoy and that makes you happy.

Small breaks throughout your working day help you cope and recover. Take a day off every week. Remember to also take a proper holiday once a year. By taking care of yourself, you are taking care of your business.

Take care of your overall condition

Your body needs versatile movement. Try to figure out which type of movement suits you best. If your work is physically demanding, make sure that your body can engage in restorative, calm activities to counterbalance the hard work. Sedentary workers, on the other hand, should remember to give their bodies some movement to counterbalance the immobility. 

Exercise does not have to be a time-consuming performance, but it can also be incidental exercise. For example, you can hold a meeting while walking through the forest or combine your trip to pick up lunch with a walk around a couple of blocks. If you are physically able to function, your body can tolerate more.

A lack of exercise not only affects your physical condition, but also your mental ability to cope. This, in turn, reflects directly on your business activities. When it comes to exercise, identify your needs and the type of movement that suits you. If possible, start with small actions and add physical movement that suits you to your daily routine.

Do not take time from your sleep

The importance of sleep cannot be overstated. Your body and your brain need enough restorative sleep every night in order for you to retain your ability to function. You probably know the feeling when everything seems a lot harder when you are tired. Adopt a regular sleep schedule and reserve enough hours for sleep. Calm down in the evenings well before going to bed. Shut down your computer and do not work in bed. Dedicate your bedroom and your bed to rest. After all, wage earners do not sleep in their offices either.

If you take time from your sleep, this will negatively affect your ability to cope and work. You are less productive when you are tired, and this will eventually reflect on the bottom line of your business.

There’s more to you than your business

We humans are social creatures. We were not made to trudge along on our own. Make sure your social relationships do not suffer because of work. Cherish your social relationships and do not work all the time. 

Plan your work and schedule your working days. Do not promise too much, but stick to a realistic work schedule. Learn to reduce the amount of work and to say no as well. Make time for your family and friends. Your work will wait. According to studies, the happiest people have a good social network. A social network also gives you support and security.

Working a long week now and then may not take a toll on your ability to cope, but constantly working long weeks will do you harm. When your ability to work is reduced, your business will also suffer. Remember everything in moderation. This applies to your work as well.