Health Issues Facing Entrepreneurs

The events towards the end of 2012 including the start up of "Beautiful Bracelets" took their toll over the break between Christmas and New Year and I found myself facing what for me is an unusual (fortunately short) period of feeling extremely unwell. My body rebelled against the major stresses of working hard, long hours for an extended period of about 3 months with very little respite! I really do believe that it is important to rest one day a week, but that is not enough.

So in 2013, I will be factoring in fitness, an exercise program and making sure that I take nutritional supplements to assist the careful diet program I am on (I lost 25 kg during 2012 so that major weight loss with associated detox probably also contributed to the brief period of extreme unwellness). I do feel comforted to be under the guidance of a specialist physician (who is on holiday) and will be careful to take his advice going forward...

We all know what we "should" do healthwise.. the thing is, we need to DO it! The past week has been a little warning to me and a reminder of what I already know: the most important attribute for the success of an entrepreneur is to have good health. Do whatever you need to do to protect that!

Health Issues

People in business might speak about financial health, but I rarely hear anyone talk about the need to be fit and healthy if you want to be an entrepreneur. I once heard a really successful multi-millionaire say he'd never come across anybody successful in business who suffered with health issues. So if you want longevity as a business owner this is something you have to take care of. Good habits all round. A nutritionally balanced diet, exercise, and enough sleep are important. It is not easy to follow these rules during a business startup process, and I've failed all three so far in just 3 days (forgetting to eat, staying up all night working on websites etc, and exercise is something I always plan to start tomorrow). But "tomorrow" is today now, and I want to win this challenge and make Beautiful Bracelets famous without ending up in hospital so I will pay attention to the advice of others on this subject!