Your Most Valuable Resource

If you are like most ambitious people who start their own business, you are driven and resourceful and you will keep going until you get the job done. You probably focus more on the task at hand than on the person doing the task at hand. You just want this task to be complete so you can put on another hat and take care of the next task.

I want you to look around your office and think about the machines your business depends on. Would your business run if you didn't have a computer or a telephone? What happens when something goes wrong with them? Everything stops until you get them fixed so you can get back in business!

Now, think about the ‘machine’ that runs those machines … your body! How well would the computer and telephone work if you were not there to use them, to make decisions about how to use them, to prioritize the work and get new clients and – and – and … ?

As leader of your business, especially as a sole proprietor, your good health becomes vital. When you don’t work, your clients don’t receive what you've promised them, and you don’t get paid.

How can you take better care of your most precious resource and still keep up with the schedule required to keep it all going? How do you take good care of your health?

You've heard it before … exercise, get plenty of rest, drink water, take food supplements, avoid junk food, be happy. Just do it!

Maybe you're like me and you think you're cheating nature because you can stay up all night and drive yourself better than the people around you - maybe you can, and maybe it won't catch up with you. Personally, I found there was a limit to how hard I could push myself without replenishing my resources. I still keep pushing for more achievement, but I’ve included in my list of tasks several items that keep my body healthy and strong, and activities that feed my spirit.

Best wishes,

Marilyn McLeod

http://www.CoachMarilyn.com