How does my business impact my health and wellbeing, and vice versa?

Kristy believes the most common health issues business owners face are:

• Relationship issues predominately between couples working together, but also between business partners, or partners not involved in the business. The common cause is not creating strong relationship boundaries and time prioritisation and management, with impacts felt at work, home, and personal productivity.  
• Stress presenting as fatigue, headaches, irritability, overwhelm, and depression due to business financial issues, lack of skilled staff or their availability, managing staff, drowning in administration, and dealing with client situations.  
• Anxiety is a persistent and excessive worry that doesn’t go away even in the absence of stress. Symptoms include trouble concentrating or making decisions, irritability, heart palpitations, sleep disturbance, or feeling panicked and not being about to explain why.

“We all react to stress in different ways. Taking the time to recognise any changes in yourself is very important not only for your wellbeing, but also your staff and your businesses success,” said Kristy.

Kristy’s top tips to business owners:

1. Seek professional help when you need it, be it financial or personal related. It’s always best to get on top of your challenges before they get on top of you.
2.  Look after yourself, stress and burnout can present itself in a number of ways and if not managed effectively it might force you out of your business for a period of time or slow you up.
3.  Manage your finances. Business finances and wellness are connected. Know your numbers, keep overheads low, and regularly review cash flow.