If there’s one thing I’ve learned from being in business for myself, it’s this: there are times when things can get pretty chaotic. Between looming project deadlines, a constant push to market yourself and your services, trying to make customers happy, keeping up the books, and everything else …
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Is Job-Related Stress Hurting Your Health?
Before you read one more word, I want you to take a really deep breath. Take air into your lungs as slowly as you can, breathing in through your nose, hold your breath for a count of four, then exhale slowly through your mouth until you feel like you can’t breathe out any more. Now do this four more …
4 Ways to Cope When Your Small Business Has You Feeling Anxious
A couple years ago things seemed kind of slow in the freelance writing world and I found myself feeling rather anxious about whether I’d have enough work to meet my business and income-related goals for the year. Then, work picked up (like it always does) and I found myself worrying and stressing …
Sleepless Nights & Jam Packed Days? How to Manage
Ever have those nights when you’re lying in bed trying to will yourself to sleep because nothing else seems to be working? And don’t they always seem to occur when you have so much to do the next day that even a full night’s sleep wouldn’t necessarily be enough? Unfortunately, that’s where I was …
Should You Offer Healthcare to Your Employees? Small Business Owners Weigh In
Under the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions, employers with at least 50 full-time employees (including full-time-equivalent employees) during the preceding calendar year must offer “minimum essential coverage that is ‘affordable’ and that provides ‘minimum value’ to …
How Getting Fit Can Benefit Your Business
When most people think about the benefits of losing weight or gaining muscle, the first thoughts that often come to mind are improved health and looking and feeling better physically. Admittedly, these are certainly some very appealing consequences of working out regularly, but being fit can also …
