Why You Should Learn To Switch Off (And 3 Tips To Help You Do It)
Many entrepreneurs are high achievers. The drive to success seems to go hand-in-hand with the desire to achieve results and in my experience, the two often go together.
"I am so fed up of waking up stressed."
These are the words of one of my clients.
😴 Tired of working all the hours in the day
😴 Tired of doing everything their biz needed by themselves
😴 Tired of never being able to get downtime
This constant level of stress leads to one thing: burnout.
I’ve spoken about my own experience with burnout before.
And it’s because of my experience with burnout that I want to help other busy entrepreneurs stop it in its tracks.
How do you do that? You need to learn to switch off
Easier said than done? Here are my 3 tips for switching off from work.
Brain ‘dump’
One of the things that stop us from being able to switch off is the volume of thoughts running through our mind when we’re not actively working.
This is your brain’s protective nature trying to make sure you don’t forget anything.
You need to give your brain a helping hand. And the best way is to write down everything you have running through your mind at the end of the workday.
👉 No need to organise it.
👉 No need to schedule anything.
👉 No need to categorise anything.
Just get it all out on paper. Tell your brain “I’ve got this” and then you can spend the rest of your night without worrying.
Schedule in self-care
Self-care is different for everyone.
For me? It’s creating time for long baths, hair appointments and facials.
For you it might be taking a walk in nature, reading a book or visiting a museum.
Whatever works for you, make sure to create space for it in your week.
You wouldn’t constantly drive a car at 100mph and expect it to run perfectly day after day, week after week.
Don’t expect the same from your body.
Get help
“Sure Selina… these all sound like great ideas but where am I meant to find the time?”
You can’t do everything yourself.
Bringing in the right help will transform your business.
What do I mean by the right help?
✔ Someone who can come in and hit the ground running
✔ Someone with executive skills to work with effective systems and processes
✔ Someone who can be the support you need to grow your business
Sounds good, right?
You can get that kind of help for your business when you bring in a Selina & Co. elite VA.
Over to you
How do you switch off from work?
I’d love to know, drop me a comment below and tell me your best switch-off tips.
All my best,
Selina
P.S. Want to chat more about getting the right help in your business? Book a free clarity call 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.