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How To Stay Productive When Overwhelmed By Angela Sanchez
> WELLNESS HOW TO STAY PRODUCTIVE WHEN OVERWHELMED By Angela Sanchez
Your productivity has evaporated in the furnace of the fire. Your burning the candle at both ends, being fully booked in salon, keeping your teams culture alive, making sure you are financially fit incase covid shuts you down again, on top of that you feel you need to keep up with every social media platform so you stay in touch with your clients .
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Being your own boss can be amazing But with that comes responsibility. And with responsibility comes those day when you want to curl up in the corner and let someone else take care of everything because there’s just so much, and you’re only one person. Along the way I’ve had to pick myself up and deal with the overwhelm to keep moving the business forward. It isn’t easy — but it is a learning opportunity. A midst the murk of stress and worry there is the space to find your inner strength. Your inner #BeautyBoss.
Here are 5 strategies that can help you make a mental shift and start to get back in flow.
PINPOINT YOUR PURPOSE.
If your passion and purpose is stronger than the discomfort of overwhelm, it shouldn’t affect your productivity. WHO ARE YOU? WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR? WHAT DROVE YOU TO GET INTO THIS INDUSTRY IN THE FIRST PLACE?
PRIORITIZE YOUR PRIORITIES.
Begin by doing a brain dump, and list every single thing you should be doing, work out what doesn’t light you up and delegate it! Try and stick to 3 core focuses of your week, hold yourself accountable to them or find a Beauty Boss Bestie to team up with. We put so much pressure on ourselves to get a million things done at once, but if we do this we end up getting very little done.
HAVE A DREAMING DAY.
Give yourself an open day to rite down everything you have going on. What are all the tasks and projects that you have to do on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Get it out on paper and have a birds eye view of what level of priority you are going to give to each project, and get everything organised so you start to gain clarity. So go on.... get your calendar out, which day are you going to schedule in for your dreaming day? If its not scheduled it doesn’t get done!!
EMBRACE IMPERFECTION AND BE AUTHENTIC.
You don’t have to be bright and bubbly all the time. That’s why your most authentic, non polished Instagram stories receive all the engagement. I say this on one hand, but on the other, if you are due for a digital detox, let your clients know that you will be offline and give yourself permission to switch off. Its important and use that time to get outside, connect with nature and be present with your emotions.
MEDITATE.
Find a quiet space, pop on a guided meditation – there are so many that you can google with the key world “overwhelm”
FOCUS ON YOUR DEEP BREATHING.
Sometimes we have so much going on in our minds that it blocks the creativity, or you end up scrolling endlessly on social media because you are procrastinating . Meditating can help cancel out the noise and you will be able to come centered.
Remember, Success is an inside job, sometimes you need to take a step back, write it all out, reflect and plan it out so you have a clear direction. You can achieve anything if you set your mind to it. You’ve got this #BeautyBoss
> WELLNESS MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS By Kristy Mckenzie
We hope that you and your employees are ok during such an uncertain period. I have no doubt the stress levels are high within your teams right now. Anxiety and Mental Health issues amongst our precious staff is an increasingly difficult problem to navigate at the best of times. We care deeply for our employees. Some are like family to us. Understanding how to recognise signs of stress and assist with the complexity of mental health in a professional and proactive way can be daunting.
Sometimes it’s like a quiet balloon being blown up, or an elastic band being stretched in the background. We don’t hear it, because we are busy with our own lives and our own stresses can be loud. We don’t see it either as sometimes it is not super obvious, but when the balloon pops, or elastic snaps, and we reflect, there are usually small signs of a problem we didn’t pick up on. I have compiled some easy steps on how to recognise an issue and my recommendations on how to manage this as a leader in your business.
Early warning signs may include:
· Being unusually late for work · Increased sick days · Becoming easily overwhelmed or upset · Finding it difficult to make decisions · Changed lifestyle habits · Loosing (or gaining) weight · Dropping the ball in regards to personal hygiene · Client complaints or drop in performance. yourself permission to not try and fix the problem is really important.
Set aside time for a chat. This could be as simple as a quick coffee catch up. You want to open the dialogue to see what you can do to assist. I like the pat/slap/pat approach. Putting this simply, give one compliment, then give feedback/ evidence of your concern, and always finish with another positive. This will give you a chance to dig a little deeper with what is going on.
What to do when there is a problem. When you have had the conversation and identified there is a mental health concern, your follow up procedure is just as important as the initial conversation. Document the problem, and pass on some information on where and how your employee can seek additional help. This could be suggesting they book an appointment with their GP, or calling Beyond Blue or offering an Employee Assistance Program. It is really important that you do not engage in a counselling session. You are not trained, and your advice could be detrimental.
Education and Training is always the key. There are many ways you can incorporate mental health training into your team education calendar. This is a non-intrusive yet highly empowering and ongoing way to support your staff. Having a monthly 10 minute training session on building resilience, teaching them to meditate, breathing techniques, or even something as basic as introducing a simple exercise and stretching regime or fresh air (go for a walk outside) policy will help with daily stressors. program (EAP) within your business is a great way to help you deal with these issues, without assuming the role of counsellor or psychologist. Being empowered to give your employees immediate assistance when they are struggling will set you apart from other employers and will show your team you prioritise their mental wellbeing.
What is an Employee Assistance Program? An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is free (for your team) and a strictly confidential counselling service and resources that helps your employees be at their best. These sessions can be used to develop tailored strategies to help enhance wellbeing – both in and outside of work.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says anxiety and depression causes over 200 million lost workdays in the U.S. annually. This is a problem that isn’t going away anytime soon. Mental Health support and training is just as important as the technical training. If your employees are not feeling great, this will follow through and damage your business. We know better than anyone that prevention is better than cure, and what we do in bite size pieces makes for a healthier bigger picture.
