As entrepreneurs, it is important to take care of our mental health as it affects how we work, how we think, and how we feel. Furthermore, research shows the importance of managing stress and maintaining positive mental health for successful business outcomes.
𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗔. 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 #𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.
𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to 𝘁𝗵𝗲 Founder and CEO of Alidib Beauty LLC, Alicia Brown. As an entrepreneur that battles depression on a regular. I know 1st hand and all to well. How mental health can and will affect your performance as an entrepreneur. There’s been days where I’ve literally laid in bed for hours overthinking. Overthinking and procrastinating about my business or the success and vitality of my business.
Yes, procrastination is also a part of mental health. Solely due to the fact that you will talk yourself into a low vibrational head space. And this level can vary from day to day. Some days I’m excited and looking forward to my many tasks at hand. While other days I’m crying to myself that my business is a failure. Or it’s invaluable and a waste of time and money. This usually happens when I’m in “comparison” mode. Looking at others around me or on social media walking in their “winning seasons”. While I’m still in grind and building mode. With little to no profit. Lately in 2023, I’ve developed a mental check system that truly helped me mentally. And has been a great tool to ease my entrepreneurial anxiety. For one, I’ve limited my time on social media. I literally log in, post, interact, and log off. I don’t teary over watching posts that trigger me. Or that makes me feel inadequate as a woman or entrepreneur.
As my Grandmother would always say “out of sight out of mind”. This has helped me tremendously! I no longer have time to compare my business or brand to others. That keeps me in my “present moment”. And paying attention to my own lane. Secondly, I have implemented daily meditation and speaking affirmations. Not only over my business, but my overall mental health. Again meditating puts me in a presence mindset. Establishing breathing techniques, chants, and sounds that help to raise my mental and spiritual frequencies. These techniques teach me stillness, allowing spirit to recharge my mental and spiritual batteries. No one prepares you for entrepreneurship. Everyone simply says “start the business, write the book”.! And yes, starting is definitely the goal. But you must also know entrepreneurship is very tough. There will be good days, bad days, reward days, and losses days. So building mental stamina, believing you are worthy of success, and that you’re capable. Is definitely going to benefit your overall mental health as an entrepreneur.
Answered by: Alicia Brown, Founder and CEO, Alidib Beauty LLC,
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 + 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗔. 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼
