If you are an entrepreneur or small business owner, you know how demanding running your own business can be. The constant work, meetings, and tasks can make it difficult to find the time and energy to focus on your own personal well-being. Additionally, managing a website and online presence can be a time-consuming and daunting task.

If you don’t balance your time and energy well, it can be squandered away or wasted. Resentment commonly occurs when we feel we must give ourselves to others (or careers) instead of taking some personal time or tending to our responsibilities. Time management and putting yourself first can be difficult, though it is essential to find an equilibrium.

Reduced blood flow and oxygen in the brain is common during times of fear and anxiety. So it makes sense that getting more oxygenated blood to the brain can help calm anxiety by using basic breathing techniques. Get access to a free video to learn how to breathe more effectively and reduce stress.

I remember being only about three or four years old in northern California. Dad would religiously perform his daily duties, including the forty-hour workweek. My mother tended to take naps and cry a lot when he was at work and my older sister was at school (grief from the past and anxiety about the future). I would go into her bedroom when I was done with my nap to find her in bed. She would tell me to play quietly in the living room and that she just needed to rest a bit more. I had no idea she was depressed. I was too young to understand any of it. I spent a lot of time by myself due to her depression. As a result,

I’ve combined my passion for art and graphic design with decades of software experience (going as far back as 11 yrs old when my uncle taught me basic DOS on one of the very first home computers, the Commodore 64). In my 20s, I worked in the airline and travel industry, kinda the precursor to the internet. I knew the main systems of the travel industry at the time, Apollo, System One & Sabre. 

Later, I became a dance instructor, yoga instructor, deep tissue therapist, and BodyTalk practitioner. This meant my software needs could sometimes get complicated.

Distractions like social media, movies, gaming, and T.V. can suck mountains of time away from you before you realize it, which creates anxiety. Not tending to responsibilities to catch up on episodes you missed in the fantasy world leads to stress in real life. Take that time to tackle some of your life duties to lessen your anxiety. What have you chosen to fill your environment with? Which outside influences are under your control or can be limited? One night in my late twenties, I stopped to think about my addiction…