Sickness And Your Business
Happy New Year to you all.
I hope you've had a good start to the year. Mine could have been better, I’ve finally succumbed to the cold/flu bug that’s been doing the rounds. Both parents had flu over Christmas, which I managed to avoid. Most of my friends seemed to have also had flu or at the very least a bad cold which has put a damper on their Christmas but after thinking I was OK, it hit me this weekend. One of the disadvantages of working for yourself is that it's not so easy to take time off 'sick' when you're not getting sick pay. There’s the temptation to keep working regardless. This of course doesn’t help things as it will take longer to get better, you’ll get more stressed out and you’ll probably make more mistakes if you're under par.
If you’re not feeling 100% - acknowledge this. Be gentle on yourself. Set yourself small goals and only aim to tackle one or two things at a time. If you can take time out then give yourself a complete break. What is so important that it can’t wait a few days? Cancel any appointments and clear your diary. People will understand, after all, we all get sick at some point. If you do feel the need to work - stick to the important things, don't work a full day and stop when you've had enough. See even my sense of duty can't stop me from getting this post out as usual but I'm now going to crawl back under the covers with a hot drink and some soup.
Stay well in 2008 and make sure you look after your health as a priority.
I hope you've had a good start to the year. Mine could have been better, I’ve finally succumbed to the cold/flu bug that’s been doing the rounds. Both parents had flu over Christmas, which I managed to avoid. Most of my friends seemed to have also had flu or at the very least a bad cold which has put a damper on their Christmas but after thinking I was OK, it hit me this weekend. One of the disadvantages of working for yourself is that it's not so easy to take time off 'sick' when you're not getting sick pay. There’s the temptation to keep working regardless. This of course doesn’t help things as it will take longer to get better, you’ll get more stressed out and you’ll probably make more mistakes if you're under par.
If you’re not feeling 100% - acknowledge this. Be gentle on yourself. Set yourself small goals and only aim to tackle one or two things at a time. If you can take time out then give yourself a complete break. What is so important that it can’t wait a few days? Cancel any appointments and clear your diary. People will understand, after all, we all get sick at some point. If you do feel the need to work - stick to the important things, don't work a full day and stop when you've had enough. See even my sense of duty can't stop me from getting this post out as usual but I'm now going to crawl back under the covers with a hot drink and some soup.
Stay well in 2008 and make sure you look after your health as a priority.
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