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Habits That Improve an Entrepreneur’s Overall Mental Health

The journey of an entrepreneur is a lonely and often difficult one. As an entrepreneur, you are in charge of running the business and also having to deal with the reality that your personal financial security has direct ties with the success of your company.

Several problems which entrepreneurs encounter daily have a mental undertone. That is the reason why a lot of the highly valuable habits entrepreneurs develop are not related to their business acumen, but are more connected with the mental health of the person.

There are some habits that not only contribute to the improvement of a person’s mental state but also improves a person’s productivity and motivation. They include

1. Sleeping Well

One habit common to a lot of entrepreneurs is working late and rising early just so they can maximize each day. However, studies have revealed that pushing one’s self to a limit actually leads to a reduction of productivity. A study by Harvard Medical school revealed that when the human body lacks sleep, it can make a person unable to focus thereby prohibiting the brain from having higher functions. In fact, the study found that if one is deprived of sleep to a high extent, the resulting side effects could last for days.

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The results of studies show that pushing one’s self to a limit could lead to a reduction of productivity

Furthermore, having bad sleeping habits have links to a series of health issues such as diabetes, obesity and heart attacks which can even cause additional health issues. It is advised that you get 6 to 8 hours sleep daily.

2. Eating right

Being an entrepreneur entails moving around constantly and with that, you might not get the opportunity to eat healthy. You might end up consuming junk food several times as you might not have time to settle down to eat a balanced meal. However, the food pattern isn’t only affecting your health as it also directly affects people’s feelings and thoughts. When we consume food, it turns to glucose which in turn fuels the brain. Consuming meat that has a high level of fat need more energy for them to properly break down and that could leave you tired and also unable to optimally perform.

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Food pattern affects people’s feelings and thoughts and not just the body

3. Regular Exercise

Entrepreneurs have days filled with a lot of responsibilities and that would make it difficult for them to make out time to exercise. Exercise has a lot of benefits. For example, it contributes to a reduction of the levels of physical and mental stress. It also helps in the release of chemicals into the system and that promotes happiness and helps in fighting depression.

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Exercise contributes to a reduction of the levels of physical and mental stress

It also improves a person’s sense of self-confidence and self-worth. In addition, it serves as an opportunity to just take a break and that would help in boosting creativity which would, in turn, make seeing things from a different perspective easier.

4. Praying And Meditating

Generally, meditation is not directly connected to your success as an entrepreneur, but it has the ability to help in boosting performance. Meditation affords people the chance to relax for a while and just allow the stress that comes with running the business takes a back seat for a moment. Studies have shown that meditation can lead to a lowering of blood pressure.

One more interesting thing about meditation is the fact that it isn’t time-consuming, neither do you need to get a room to meditate. On your way out while on a bus, you can choose to set 5 minutes aside daily. It could also be about you taking out ten minutes in a calm and silent place before leaving the office.

5. Voracious Reading

To become a successful leader, it is important that you make reading a habit. There are a lot of successful persons who are well known for their reading habit. That includes Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Mark Zuckerberg. According to reports, Warren Buffet spends approximately 80% of his day reading. Evidence has revealed that reading impacts a person’s emotional awareness and that in turn improves your overall performance. You can read business non-fiction books and autobiographies.

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Reading is a habit of most successful people

A lot of entrepreneurs understand the importance of mental health to how successful their businesses turn out. However, a lot of them do not understand the depth of this. In conclusion, by consciously taking out time to sleep well, eat healthy, meditate, exercise regularly and read, it is possible that you spend a lesser percentage of time trying to improve your output as it would begin to come naturally. In the end, your overall lifestyle will turn out better.

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