Are you a busy entrepreneur trying to operate at 100% but feel bogged down by life? We can relate to the feeling! In today’s show, Cam gives her best tips for taking care of yourself so that you can operate at 100% in life and in business! Its busy season or about to ramp up into busy season and expect it to last all year long and into next year. 

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It’s likely that you need to be running at 100% capacity right now because of your business or your family. Sometimes, as business owners, we put too much on our plates and can easily get burnt out. See below for our tips on how to avoid burnout and how to take care of yourself as a busy entrepreneur.

Create Your Joy List

If you know us, you know we use the word JOY often in our core values and how we speak because we truly believe you should find JOY in your life in all of its capacities! 

We love the idea of a JOY list that’s personalized to you!  A JOY List should be:

• Quick and easy things you can do at any point in your day to bring you joy
• Small or big things
• Something that YOU want, not what you think is trendy for the moment
• Free or cost a little bit of money

Examples on Cam’s JOY list:

• Hot bath with candles
• Listening to a specific playlist depending on her mood
• Driving with the windows down
• Getting a massage
• Getting a really good dirty chai latte
• Sitting on her patio in her rocking chair while reading a good book
• Catching up on a show or good movie with a seasonal candle
• Eating homemade pie

Create your JOY list and tape it next to your desk, or put it in the notes on your phone. Keep it somewhere accessible so that when you’re feeling blue, you can pull it out and do something to spark joy in your day.

Take Care of Yourself

We all know that taking care of ourselves is how we will stay fueled for the day. Paying attention to your health, physically and mentally, is so important as a busy entrepreneur. Here are a few tactical tips so that you can operate at 100%!

1. Eat right
2. Sleep 8+ hours nightly 
3. Move your body, this could be simply taking a walk!
4. Take little breaks throughout the day at work
5. Be engaging in something that inspires you (podcast, book, etc)

Dial these into your week and schedule them as an appointment in your calendar so you don’t miss out on taking care of yourself.