The Ten Priorities; Priority #1: Yourself

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business owners priority looking after yourself

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

This is the first post in the series of The Ten Priorities: Laying the Foundations for a Great Business and Life. The first Priority is about You, the business owner. The introduction to this series on The Ten Priorities is here.

As seen on Kochie’s Business Builders

I sometimes like asking my clients what they think is the most valuable asset of their business.

Most people will mention, their customers, their staff, investments, equipment, IP, etc.

Of course, it’s a trick question, because the answer is, it’s You.

All other assets, as valuable as they might be, you can buy, borrow, hire or steal more of. But you, your time, your health and your brain cells are absolutely limited.

The first responsibility of any business owner is to look after the assets of the business and to maximise the return the business gets from those assets. And so, the most important job of a responsible business owner is to look after him- or herself.

Breakfast sitting down

Responsible business owners prioritise themselves.

They ensure they get enough sleep and rest. They ensure their brain gets time to relax, so it can function optimally. They ensure they have breakfast sitting down, most days. They get some form of regular exercise and they look after their own mental health and wellbeing.

You won’t always be successful at prioritising yourself, some days things just get out of hand, but regularly, maybe at the start of every day, stop for a moment and plan some space for yourself in the day.

If you take the responsibility of looking after your most valuable asset seriously, you will start to build a Great Small Business that Stands the Test of Time, and your Life will never be the same either… I promise you

Next week Priority #2: Doing Nothing

Time management and Overwhelm and the 7 Big Questions of Small Business

Business owners frequently ask 7 Big Questions about how to Build a Beautiful Business and Life.

The third of the 7 Big Questions is: How do I get unstuck in my business?

To get unstuck and free yourself of the whirlpool, I have identified “6 questions about being Overwhelmed in business.”

The fourth of those Questions about getting unstuck is: How can I manage my time better? (And get the important stuff done in my business). This is one of many more articles on this site that explain how Time management and Overwhelm hang together, in some depth. This article is also about the strategies for managing stress better in business.

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