5 Steps to building your resilience and wellbeing as an entrepreneur

5 Steps to building your resilience and wellbeing as an entrepreneur

Mental health issues for entrepreneurs can often go unnoticed. Recent studies have indicated that the majority of people in business are sleep-deprived and overworked, and this has led to widespread concerns around the wellbeing of entrepreneurs. While it is important to work hard, it's also important to remember that your state of mental wellbeing contributes to how effective we feel in your work. In the face of challenges, maintaining a sense of calm, remembering why you started and how far you’ve come will all help you to keep moving forward and strengthen your resilience.

Whether you’re just starting out as a new business owner, or have a well-established business already, poor mental health can be a hurdle to accomplishing your dreams. Needless to say, when you prioritise your mental health, not only are you able to improve peace of mind, but your efficiency also increases multifold.

In this special guest blog, Jessica Fender shares five of the many ways you can build resilience and nurture your mental health as an entrepreneur.

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Re-imagining how to care for mind and body in the post-pandemic world

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Re-imagining how to care for mind and body in the post-pandemic world

The pandemic presented us with many challenges we could never have imagined. However, many of us have found ways to overcome these challenges and have embraced positive ways to improve our physical and mental health.

In some uplifting news, a recent survey found that over 80% of Americans have stated that they intend to practice regular self-care, even after the pandemic ends. It's empowering to see so many people invest their energy into taking care of their physical and mental health during a difficult time. However, sometimes it’s hard to know how to get started.

In this special guest blog, Dan Matthew shares a simple and accessible guide to taking care of your mind and body in a post-pandemic world.

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How sleep quality impacts work performance

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How sleep quality impacts work performance

Sleep gives your body a much-needed chance to rest and recover. Without a quality night’s sleep, you may struggle to operate at peak performance in all aspects of life, including at work. Are you struggling to meet deadlines, missing meetings, or making uncharacteristic errors? All of these challenges at work could be attributed to poor sleep quality.

In this special guest blog, Katherine Hall takes a closer look at exactly how sleep quality impacts your work performance and ways to improve both.

Is hybrid working the key to better mental health at work?

Is hybrid working the key to better mental health at work?

With the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic and the need for social distancing, many companies have been forced to embrace the remote working culture. Despite the many challenges of living and working remotely through the global pandemic, employees have still identified many benefits that come with working from home. For most organisations, introducing hybrid working will require a significant establishment of new ways of working and the associated policies.

In this special guest blog, Travis Loxley discusses the benefits of hybrid working for your mental health, and how this can empower higher productivity for employees.

What is intelligent rest and how to prioritise it

What is intelligent rest and how to prioritise it

Rest is best - we know this not only from decades of scientific enquiry, but from our lived experience every day. Neuroscientist and sleep specialist Matthew Walker sums up the importance of sleep as “the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day” in his global bestseller Why We Sleep.

Unfortunately, this cure-all has become elusive or problematic for growing numbers. A study published in June 2020 found that 63% of the UK public reported their sleep had been worse since lockdown was announced in March. Half of those surveyed said their sleep was more disturbed than usual - which is often caused by stress and can itself increase stress levels. Many of us exist in a perpetual state of tired but wired, reliant on coffee and cakes for an energy boost during the way, and sleep aids at night when we struggle to switch off.