What Does A Stress-Free Biz Look Like?
We all know the feeling. That tightness in your chest, the racing heart, the sweaty palms. You can't focus on anything and you're irritable and overwhelmed.
It's official: you're stressed out.
While stress is a natural response to challenging or dangerous situations, it can also be harmful when it's chronic or unmanageable. Stress can interfere with our work, our relationships, and our health.
Many business owners think stress in their everyday biz life is inevitable. It's almost universally accepted that there's a psychological price to entrepreneurship.
But what if I told you that it is actually possible to run a successful business without dealing with the mental and physical effects that come alongside chronic stress? How do I know... because I've done it for myself, and for countless clients.
Not only have I drastically reduced the levels of stress in my business, but I can actively take time away from it now, without any negative impact on the service my clients receive.
The first step in eliminating stress in our business comes in identifying it.
Honestly and critically look at all of your processes and identify what is (and isn't) working
Get your team on board and ask for their feedback
Identify what's taking the most time (either in physical hours or demanding lots of team attention)
Where are things crossing your desk where they could be handled by your team?
Once you have this figured out, you should have a much clearer idea of where the stress points are in your business.
Now you have a roadmap you and your team can follow.
Then, you need to implement the necessary changes to your processes and systems.
You now know what's not working the way it should. It's time to course-correct.
For almost every business function, there's a tool that's been designed specifically to help with it.
You can find my list of absolute essentials here - every one of these will make your day-to-day run smoother and without undue stress or hassle.
Remember to consult and fully brief your team on any new systems you bring in - the last thing you need is a barrage of questions every day because they don't know how to best use the tool!
Learn how to effectively manage any stress that does arise
With these new processes and solutions, you should find that your business is running smoothly and there are fewer nasty road bumps along the way.
And if you do feel the threat of stress looming, here are some great tips to nip it in the bud.
Over to you
What could you accomplish this year if you had a business that was truly stress-free? More work/life balance? Increased growth? A stronger team?
If you're ready for all of these and want to discuss how I can help you with these, you can schedule a call with me here.
Selina Johnson — Business Support Expert, solution seeker and freedom fixer — helps successful coaches, consultants, speakers and entrepreneurs from across the globe to scale their businesses, make more money and achieve faster, sustainable results without compromising their time.
Over the past 16 years, she’s supported high profile individuals like award-winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid DBE, Sunday Times Top 20 Most Influential Entrepreneurs In The UK Sháá Wasmund MBE, former Co-Director of the Serpentine Gallery Dame Julia Peyton-Jones DBE, and Russian billionaire Timur Sardarov.
Today, she teaches brilliant entrepreneurs just like you how to implement her simple methods that result in BIG wins in their businesses — including the dynamite delegation strategies, time management hacks and mindset mastery she’s used to halve her hours, double her income and ditch her commute, leaving her free to create and live the life she loves.