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Is Your Business Killing You? Why Self-Care Unlocks The Highest Levels of Success

Self-care is the most important aspect of running your business

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Besides fear, what drives you? And why are you afraid of losing it all anyway? What’s with that?

Being addicted to success and achievement is one of the most noble addictions. But the true gateway to success is not long hours and doing tons of work you hate. True success is getting everything you are going after in life while also feeling and showing up as your best. 

According to the most successful people in the world, true success is not just working hard, but it’s working hard at something you deeply love. 

There are certain people who’s success makes us feel like they are superheroes. People like Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson definitely give us Superhero vibes. 

Here Are 5 Self-Care Habits That Can Help Catapult You Toward Your Dreams And Away From Your Fears:

1. Meditation

In a non-cheesy or overused way, meditation is a game-changer. The ability to lower your brainwaves and go down to your Alpha level (as described in the Silva Method) allows you to safely overcome the limited ways of thinking and destructive habits that keep you procrastinating and from achieving your greatest potential.

Meditation is one of the best ways to manage stress and come up with better ideas to grow your business, solve problems, and improve your life. 

According to research, about 90-95% percent of all brain activity is subconscious. That is why it can be so hard to overcome self-sabotage, bad habits, and explode your plateaus or areas you feel stuck in life, money, or business. You do not have to fall victim to a life that doesn’t excite you or feels like a constant hamster wheel. Mediation allows you to remove all roadblocks and solve your problems.

2. Work-Life Balance

This sometimes feels like a myth when you are building and running your own business. But setting boundaries for yourself and on your time is actually more profitable. 

If you give yourself smaller deadlines and practice Deep Work, you will get more impactful work done in less time which can lead to greater success. Cal Newport says “Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.” Deciding to focus only on the tasks that move your business forward and provide you with the most opportunities for growth, is the one thing that can help you the most. 

Dedicate all your focus on the 20% that generates 80% of your results, and delegate the remaining 80% to freelancers and employees. 

3. Ikigai 

Your ikigai is your purpose in life. This is a Japanese word that means “alive” and “worth”. It is used to describe your well-being, achieved by doing activities that feed your soul, give you life, and advance you in life and your career.

Ikigai has 4 rules: you love it, you are great at it, the world needs it, and you are paid for it. This concept helps to provide you with clarity, direction, and guidance if you feel stuck or like you are at a crossroads in life. 

4. Sleep 

Your mind, your body, and your business need sleep. As an entrepreneur, you are your business and there isn’t much separation, especially in the beginning or if you decide to remain a solopreneur. 

Without enough sleep, your body starts to break down and you have massive brain fog while trying to work and crush your goals. When your body starts to break down it begins to attack itself, your immune system lowers, and you get caught in a cycle that can lead to health issues, anxiety, depression, and little to no productivity.

Your success is directly tied to your health. Skipping sleep is never a good idea. When you take care of your body achieving your goals becomes 10x easier because you have the physical and mental ability to show up and give it your all each day and accomplish great things consistently. 

5. Good Food & Good Times

It’s almost scary how different you feel when you fuel your life with the right foods. It’s like all of a sudden you wake up and you actually feel alive, instead of tired or grumpy. 

You no longer feel weighed down and sluggish, and many times brain fog also disappears which allows you the clarity you need to tackle your to-do list and make more money.

And when you pair good food with good times, your life somehow feels like it falls into place. Good times include doing something you love each day, spending time with your spouse or significant other, quality time with family and friends, and creating new experiences for yourself that push your boundaries in a good way.

“Self-care is your fuel. Whatever the road ahead or the path you’ve taken, self-care is what keeps your motor running and your wheels turning.” ― Melissa Steginus

Self-care is the most important aspect of running your business

All of these things should be done regularly because without them life feels empty, and that feeling slows and prevents you from growing and achieving the kind of success that is deeply fulfilling and lasts forever.

These things may seem small, but these habits are critical to getting unstuck and moving forward in your life and in your business. 

Self-care is the most important aspect of running your business because everything is in your control and everything depends on you to move it forward. But you can’t pour from an empty cup. And you can’t work until the point you are sick and unable to take care of yourself or run your business because you are so burnt out.

When we feel overworked and depleted we achieve some of our worst results. When we are at our wit’s end, beyond frustrated, and caught in a negative self-defeating cycle, there’s no way we can move forward. This is the feeling we want to avoid at all costs. And we can, by prioritizing our well-being.

Have you ever noticed those moments when you worked so hard, and even though you sometimes felt tired, that inner feeling of inspiration and hope energized you and allowed you to rest assured? 

Because you felt so confident in what you were doing? This is a healthy feeling we can safely maintain by creating more balance in our lives. 

In order to have amazing levels of success, you must first have order and then movement in your life and in your business. When you are clear about your why and your purpose in life, and you work towards it in a way that supports your overall health and well-being, there are no boundaries or limits to your success. 

Your success will only slow or break down when something is going on inside of you that blocks you 

The only way to truly achieve long-lasting success is to become it internally. Eileen Wilder once said that successful people practice success long before it ever happens for them. 

If you visualize and practice your success daily, and develop healthy habits that support you on your journey, your greatest success will be inevitable and long-lived. Which is the greatest success of all.

Savohna Reid is the Founder and CEO of Reid Bookkeeping & Business Solutions, which helps business owners build a less stressful and more profitable business by keeping them organized and lowering any stress or confusion around their money. Click here if you’d like a free risk assessment to better manage your expenses and maximize your profits.

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Why One-Size-Fits-All Leadership Will Always Fail (and What Works Instead)

The surprising truth about leadership styles that can make or break your team’s success.

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What Every New CEO Must Do in Their First 100 Days (or Risk Failure)

Your first 100 days as CEO could define your entire legacy, here’s how to make every move count

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The Leadership Shift Every Company Needs in 2025

Struggling to keep your team engaged? Here’s how leaders can turn frustrated employees into loyal advocates.

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In workplaces around the world, there’s a growing gap between employers and employees and between superiors and their teams. It’s a common refrain: “People don’t leave companies, they leave bad bosses.”

While there are, of course, cases where management could do better, this isn’t just a “bad boss” problem. The relationship between leaders and employees is complex. Instead of assigning blame, we should explore practical solutions to build stronger, healthier workplaces where everyone thrives.

Why This Gap Exists

Every workplace needs someone to guide, supervise, and provide feedback. That’s essential for productivity and performance. But because there are usually far more employees than managers, dissatisfaction, fair or not, spreads quickly.

What if, instead of focusing on blame, we focused on building trust, empathy, and communication? This is where modern leadership and human-centered management can make a difference.

Tools and Techniques to Bridge the Gap

Here are proven strategies leaders and employees can use to foster stronger relationships and create a workplace where people actually want to stay.

1. Practice Mutual Empathy

Both managers and employees need to recognize they are ultimately on the same team. Leaders have to balance people and performance, and often face intense pressure to hit targets. Employees who understand this reality are more likely to cooperate and problem-solve collaboratively.

2. Maintain Professional Boundaries

Superiors should separate personal issues from professional decision-making. Consistency, fairness, and integrity build trust, and trust is the foundation of a motivated team.

3. Follow the Golden Rule

Treat people how you would like to be treated. This simple principle encourages compassion and respect, two qualities every effective leader must demonstrate.

4. Avoid Micromanagement

Micromanaging stifles creativity and damages morale. Great leaders see themselves as partners, not just bosses, and treat their teams as collaborators working toward a shared goal.

5. Empower Employees to Grow

Empowerment means giving employees responsibility that matches their capacity, and then trusting them to deliver. Encourage them to take calculated risks, learn from mistakes, and problem-solve independently. If something goes wrong, turn it into a learning opportunity, not a reprimand.

6. Communicate in All Directions

Communication shouldn’t just be top-down. Invite feedback, create open channels for suggestions, and genuinely listen to what your people have to say. Healthy upward communication closes gaps before they become conflicts.

7. Overcome Insecurities

Many leaders secretly fear being outshone by younger, more tech-savvy employees. Instead of resisting, embrace the chance to learn from them. Humility earns respect and helps the team innovate faster.

8. Invest in Coaching and Mentorship

True leaders grow other leaders. Provide mentorship, career guidance, and stretch opportunities so employees can develop new skills. Leadership is learned through experience, but guided experience is even more powerful.

9. Eliminate Favoritism

Avoid cliques and office politics. Decisions should be based on facts and fairness, not gossip. Objective, transparent decision-making builds credibility.

10. Recognize Efforts Promptly

Recognition often matters more than rewards. Publicly appreciate employees’ contributions and do so consistently and fairly. A timely “thank you” can be more motivating than a quarterly bonus.

11. Conduct Thoughtful Exit Interviews

When employees leave, treat it as an opportunity to learn. Keep interviews confidential and use the insights to improve management practices and culture.

12. Provide Leadership Development

Train managers to lead, not just supervise. Leadership development programs help shift mindsets from “command and control” to “coach and empower.” This transformation has a direct impact on morale and retention.

13. Adopt Soft Leadership Principles

Today’s workforce, largely millennials and Gen Z, value collaboration over hierarchy. Soft leadership focuses on partnership, mutual respect, and shared purpose, rather than rigid top-down control.

The Bigger Picture: HR’s Role

Mercer’s global research highlights five key priorities for organizations:

  • Build diverse talent pipelines

  • Embrace flexible work models

  • Design compelling career paths

  • Simplify HR processes

  • Redefine the value HR brings

The challenge? Employers and employees often view these priorities differently. Bridging that perception gap is just as important as bridging the relational gap between leaders and staff.

Treat Employees Like Associates, Not Just Staff

When you treat employees like partners, they bring their best selves to work. HR leaders must develop strategies to keep talent engaged, empowered, and prepared for the future.

Organizational success starts with people, always. Build the relationship with your team first, and the results will follow.

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What Makes an Entrepreneurial Leader? Traits of the World’s Best Innovators

Inside the mindset of entrepreneurial leaders who transform risk, passion, and vision into world-changing results.

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