You’re human. You have emotions. Sometimes they are HIGH and sometimes they are low.
And, as entrepreneurs, we sometimes don’t get the opportunity to “call in sick.” We still have to show up and get some work done, despite the times when we feel super bummed out, scared, worried, concerned for a family member, or simply run down and exhausted.
I (Katie) wanted to share with you: I go through this.
I’m a highly sensitive and highly emotional person, always have been.
It took me years to accept myself and my body/mind connection and to find ways to work “around” it so that I still get the essentials done, while also giving myself permission to rest and put a few things off until I feel better.
- Eating a rainbow array of food. Our brains are instantly “turned on” when our eyes see a colorful array on our plates. It’s imperative that nutrition take first place in level of importance to feeling better.
- Check my diet: gluten and alcohol make me feel worse, so I know to cut those out when needed.
- Weeding my garden — just for 10 minutes as a reset.
- Taking my dog for a quick 10 minute walk.
- Resting with my feet up for 10-20 minutes.
- Dancing! Turn up high vibe tunes and boogie down in the living room!
- Re-reading old journal entries where I have already worked through something and came to the other side. These are good reminders that I will get through “this.”
- Look at my “to do’s” and decide: Is it true this must get done today? If not, I put it off until I feel better.
- Getting 8-10 hours of sleep.
- Choosing an oracle card and keeping it on my desk all day so I remember where to put my focus
- Choose one junk drawer or pile of clutter and go through it. For times when you feel like you have no control over what’s happening, you get to control your junk.
These are just some ways that allow me to feel “just a bit” better so I can show up and do what I absolutely MUST do to keep my business running that day (or week!).
And the rest of the time, I rest. I cherish my body and give it permission to not feel well some days. I don’t make up stories about what it might mean (did my depression come back? Will I have to go on meds? Should I hide how I’m really feeling from loved ones? What will people think if they knew I don’t always have my sh*t together?!)
Guess what, no one does!
Every human has emotions. It’s normal to get the blues. It’s okay to feel bummed out, disappointed, scared, worried or whatever.
The most important thing is to listen to your body, allow for rest, and trust yourself to pull it together to get what NEEDS to get done, done. The rest can wait, I promise.
If this is a hot discussion for you, check out my 30-min Live I did on this topic.
Sending you love, joyful hugs and a gentle reminder that “this, too, shall pass.”