Practical solutions in managing stress in your small business
Posted 9 Feb '23
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Posted 9 Feb '23
Small business life can be known to be quite stressful. From the hectic rush to deliver products and services to clients, keep up with compliance requirements and constantly think of ways to improve & grow, it seems as though the “to-do” list is endless!
Often we can write it off as just a “stressful time of the year,” however, it’s essential to routinely stop and check in on your mental health during this time. When work or business becomes overbearing, burnout commonly sets in. Consequently, that stress can seep into our lives outside of work and significantly impact our relationships with family and friends.
The times of allowing the weight of our business, career or jobs negatively impact our lives are in the past! Luckily, we are living in a time when mental health and management of this has never been more important, so it is important to take meaningful steps toward counteracting that stress through self-care.
With small business generally comes long hours, short deadlines, dynamic problems to solve, and clients or employees that are often demanding.
Our professional association, CPA Australia, provides us with resources suggested for Accountants to help manage mental health pressures and we thought they were so good and relevant to small business that we wanted to share! Continue reading below to find some top tips to help managing stress within the workplace.
If you feel as though this article resonates with you but you are unsure where to start to make proactive changes to your business to help de-stress, then reach out to your Advisor today. This conversation might be the starting point to make the changes you need to take care of your most important asset (that’s you!).
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