Self-care refers to any activity that we engage in to maintain and nourish our health, including mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. While it may seem like an obvious concept, self-care often gets cast aside for more pressing priorities such as work, family and the everyday pressures of life. There are many reasons why you should prioritise self-care and we’ve listed six of the most important below.
Improves moodInvesting time in your own care can have a major impact on your mood, leading to greater optimism and positivity. It will help you to feel happier, more satisfied and better able to cope with the challenges that life throws you way. Even taking a small amount of time per week to nurture your physical, emotional and mental health can be hugely beneficial on your mood.Helps relationshipsSelf-care helps you to be the best person you can be, which in turn as a positive impact on your relationships. Taking regular time to invest in your personal health allow…How to Talk to Your Family about Working from Home
When you first realize the possibilities about working from home, it’s normal to get super excited and believe everyone else will be too. But often times the family isn’t as happy as you are, nor as trusting. They think it’s just a pipe dream, or worse, a scam. They haven’t done the research you have so they do not realize the true possibilities and potential surrounding the idea of working from home.
Provide Your Research to Them
Many times your family just cares about you so much that they simply want to protect you. But, if you show them the research that you’ve done, they may quickly realize that you’ve done your homework, and that you’re not going to get scammed.
Give Examples of Others Doing It Successfully
More than likely, at this point you have a circle of influence that includes work-at-home success stories. Let your partner and family in on the fact by talking about how so-and-so is making x dollars and all from working from home. Explain what they do, and put th…
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Choosing Your Happiness
Are you happy?
No really, I’m serious. Can you say with 100% certainty that you’re TRULY HAPPY? Or are you like most other people, just getting by? Are you waiting for the end of your day so you can slump home, veg in front of the t.v., and forget about work? Are you working toward some fuzzy, future goal in the hopes of one day finding fulfillment?
We’ve all been there. At some point or another, we’ve all hit a rhythm of trudging along, head down, getting through it. But some of us stay in that trench for far too long.
However, that’s just one story. You can choose to write a new one in which you’re bright-eyed, enthused about life and fulfilled by your endeavors.
Here are 3 easy ways you can leave the grey days behind and live a much happier life.
1. Define Your HappinessWhat brings you joy? Is it being in good physical condition? Does falling in love do it for you? How about beautiful adventures in exotic locat…
4 Self-Care Tips For Extra Busy Women
Finding time to invest in self-care can be challenging, especially when you live an extra busy life. When your days are spent bouncing between work, family and social commitments, there can be little time left to catch your breath let alone take time to care for your physical, mental and emotional health. If you are struggling to find time left for self-care, try these four tips to incorporate good self-care habits in your routine.
Establish a morning routineStarting the day right is a good way to ensure your mental and physical health is maintained. This might include a healthy breakfast, daily exercise or meditation; figure out what works for you and implement it daily. Over time this will become a habit, helping you to take some time for self-care every day.Schedule time offIt can be easy to find yourself in a cycle of continuous activity, moving from one activity to the next until it seems you are just going through the motions. Make sure you don’t get lost in th…Setting Realistic Goals
You must be realistic and honest with yourself. If you set goals that you can't possibly reach, you are setting yourself up for failure. You will make yourself frustrated and unhappy. The key here is a realistic and honest assessment of your potential. Although most people will be unnecessarily harsh in their assessments, it is easy to become too hopeful when you start breaking down barriers.
If, for instance, you're extremely interested in and fond of music and would love to be a singer, it would be unreasonable to set a singing career as your goal if you can't sing a note (some talents are inborn). But if you are knowledgeable about the music business and would be happy to be involved in some other capacity, then it would be reasonable to pursue a career in the business. Be wary of making otherwise perfectly reasonable goals unattainable because of stringent time frames. When you set a goal, you will most likely set times for achieving certain steps along your way to achievi…
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6 Tips for Finding Optimism
Optimism…it’s a four syllable word that can be harder to find than diamonds in South Africa. But believe it or not, you too can tap into the earth of your surroundings and dig up a rich store of feel-good. Here are a few ways to do that.
1: Find laughter. These days, it isn’t hard to find. With Youtube and social media, there is not shortage of memes, videos, stories, and more to get you crackalackin. You could also rent a funny movie, watch stand up comedy, or hangout with funny people. Laughter will lead you to smiling, and smiling will lead you to feeling good. Which brings us to our next point…
2: Turn the frown upside down. It’s hard to believe that something as smiling can improve your mood, but studies have linked outward acts of happiness to an internal shift. Practice by looking in the mirror and smiling, even it if feels cheesy, stupid, and inauthentic. Hold your smile for a minute, two minutes, five minutes…see how long you can go. Start the d…
It’s a Balancing Act – Its Still a Challenge
Today's woman faces more challenges that women in past generations didn’t face.
These challenges include balancing children and work, making time for yourself, making time for your partner, dealing with the responsibilities of running a household... The list goes on an on. And even though today's partner may contribute money and time to getting things done, for some reason women tend to carry a heavy weight on their shoulders, especially when we have children. And if we don't have a husband, wife or significant other we may still find it difficult to juggle so many responsibilities.
That often results in women feeling that they’re falling short at all times, which in turn can lead to unhappiness and even poor health.
So how do we take back control as women entrepreneurs and stop ourselves from coming up “short” all the time?
Here are a few tips to help you stay sane and avoid these negative feelings:
#1 – Avoid Supermom Syndrome – There’s a negative trend in our…
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Female Entrepreneurs’ Guide To Success Begins By Taking Care Of Herself
Wouldn’t it be great if you could get through your busy day with a plethora of energy that allowed you to have an active social life at the end of it all? Consider this: you walk into the room, feeling healthy and commanding attention with your high energy levels. Or, you rarely have to take time off from work to contend with the aches of pains of life or some type of sickness.
How great would that be if you could do this? How would you feel about life if this happened?
It’s imperative to give your body the right kinds of food and plenty of exercise to have these and other benefits. While it seems simple to have the best health and body, it’s not as easy as one would hope! Your business and body are two different entities, and every female entrepreneur should have the right fit for them.
• Have you been saying you don’t have time for the gym or exercise?
• Are you complaining that you can’t plan a healthy meal when you’re on the go?
Believe it or not, you are not alone. Man…
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