Why Self-Care Is Good For You

why self care is Important for creators and entrepreneurs

Are you busy that you forgot to take care of yourself

Have you heard of self-care but feel reluctant to do it either because it doesn’t seem important

or do you think that self-care is about bubble baths, massage and stuff like that (aka that filled the internet )

do you think it is a waste of time? do you think it is unimportant right now? I need to hustle and work these are secondary, not fundamental

If answered yes to any of these questions

Then, THIS post will help set things into perspective

In this post, I will share 6 reasons why self-care is good for you and show that self-care isn’t just a bubble bath or getting your nails done

What you’ll learn:

-the 6 reasons why self-care is good for you as a high achiever and a way to start

here are the 6 reasons why you need to start taking care of yourself with evidence

1-self care improves productivity 

I’ll tell you how?!

When you take care of yourself mentally and physically, you’ll have the energy to work, create and persist in front of the challenges and hard times that you will face in life and toward reaching your goal

Prioritizing the basics (sleep, workout, eating) is so important and is the basic self-care you can do for yourself. don’t be in the mentality I’ll do them later after I succeed because

they help you not hinder you!!!

Having enough sleep, movement, routine and naping are important to be productive and produce high-quality work

Based on my experience and science( here is an article by the greater good magazine with science-based evidence https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_resting_more_can_boost_your_productivity)

2-It keeps you moving without losing yourself

it means Having the Stamina to keep going toward your goals until you reach them

self-care habits and behaviours can help you continue pursuing your goals until your reach them

For instance,

you can journal, meditate to manage your mind and relieve stress 

You can walk, and drink lavender tea to calm, relieve stress, and improve your focus and productivity

you can have a morning that helps you wake up, and focus or evening routines that help you relax, unload…

or any other types of routines

There are many habits and behaviours that you can adapt to enhance your well-being while you move toward your goal

here is a blog post with ideas and how can you create your own

the next blog post is going to be about self-care practices and ideas that are based on science so, subscribe to my newsletter to get notified when I post it here

3-improve your mental and physical health

That’s the basis of self-care is to take care of your mental and physical health.

It’s not right to let go of them in order to achieve your goals instead make taking care of them a priority that will help you go toward your goal

if you feel weak, or tired from lack of sleep tell me how are you going to focus or produce any good work even!!! you can’t!!! because you are barely going since you don’t have the energy

what if you are constantly feeling stressed, and overwhelmed how can you keep going!! you will end up burned out more than you can count and work will take a hit from that

but if you were taking care of your health you won’t reach these points because you already have measurements and things you do to take care of stress and your energy level

reminder, I am not saying to not work but to work while taking care of your health by having certain practices and habits that take care of that

4-it makes the journey enjoyable

Another way you can look at self-care is as a way to disconnect from work, rest and time to enjoy yourself

Because self-care can include things like dedicated time to have fun and do things for the sake of them not because they are productive or not

By creating habits and behaviours that help you enjoy your day-to-day and lift you when things are tough

5-it can teach you: discipline, patience, persistence

This happens as you build self-care habits and behaviours into your life 

You’ll learn discipline as you keep doing the habit

You learn persistence as you keep doing the behaviour despite not doing it perfectly all the time

You learn patience as you wait until it becomes automatic and easy to do in your life 

6-it improves your relationship with yourself

but How? good question

As you take care of yourself mentally and physically your relationship with yourself will change. you will start thinking differently about yourself.

you will see yourself in a different light as someone who is worthy, respectable and loved which in turn will improve your self-love 

If you are ready to create self-care habits and routines you can learn about them here 

also, read this post to find out the best self-care practices creators & entrepreneurs need to start

now, what will you do to take care of yourself?

Resources 

The article shows the importance of self-care for productivity

My own blog post about self-care with tips on how to start yours & ideas for self-care practices

to your massive success

Wafaa