Do you take days off?

One of my clients asked me this the other day and I smiled. Of course, I do! Why? I’m of no use to anyone if I work 7 days in a row.

If you don’t know me very well, I’m a huge advocate of self-care and there are three things that I support wholeheartedly:

1. Days off. They are necessary when you are an entrepreneur, a parent, business professional, or living breathing human being. Days off are crucial to staying clear-headed, motivated, and frankly, sane. Needing a day off doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means you’re human. The time to recharge your batteries is much needed to stay operating at your peak.

2. Sleep. Sleep helps heal your body, improve your memory and helps spur creativity. Waking up feeling rested sets you up to be in a good mood and feel energized without caffeinating your way through the day. Personally, I know myself and I can’t function properly if I don’t get an average of 8-9 hours of sleep per night. How many hours of sleep is necessary for you to thrive? Know your number. Honor your number. Just because this is the city that never sleeps doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t.

3. Bodywork. I love Massage. Receiving and especially giving. This fast-paced New York life that we live is detrimental to our bodies. In this city, we receive so much negative stimulus and touch. Getting shoved on the subway, bumped in the street, constantly hearing sirens and arguments. It slowly chips away at you. It keeps you on edge. You find that you’re now making yourself small so that you don’t offend other people. I’m glad that you found me because that means that massage is one of your favorite forms of Bodywork. There’s also, acupuncture, chiropractic, the list goes on and on. But the human body needs and craves touch.

Now, you might be thinking things like: but I’m too busy. I have a business to run. I have a job to do. I have the kids at home. I don’t have the time. You might even be thinking that it’s selfish of you to take the time for yourself.

Instead, I invite you to think of it this way: by taking care of yourself first you’ll be feeling rested and clear-headed. You’ll have energy as You will be capable of working through your day with EASE and knock things off your to-do lists because you’ll have the energy. You’ll be able to do some of your best work when you’re operating with a full tank and now can now do more for others.

I’m currently helping my clients find a way to add some of these self-care techniques to their everyday hustle so that they can live a more balanced and healthy life. Enabling them to crush their personal and professional goals and love their life. If you’re interested in learning a little bit more about how I help my clients I’d like to invite you to schedule a complimentary breakthrough phone call with me. I look forward to speaking with you.

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