The Energetics of Entrepreneurship

The Power of Full Engagement, by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

What They Say: Organizations, like individuals, are energetic entities. In order to optimize the organization, you must pay attention to the fundamental energy requirements: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Energy is depleted with use, and must be balanced with recovery.

What This Means For You: The holiday season is frequently a time of high stress for all people, and for entrepreneurs who are already struggling under tremendous pressure, it might just send them over the edge. If this is you, please take time to take care of yourself: the health of entrepreneurial companies are directly related to the health of the entrepreneur(s) at their helm.

A business is not a computer program that you can "set and forget;" it is a living, breathing organism that requires each of its parts to be healthy in order for the whole to thrive.

Take care of yourself, and pay attention to the health of your employees. Your business will reflect the health of the people working within.

Virginia Ginsburg is founder and chief consultant at Swell Strategies. She is passionate about supporting small business owners and entrepreneurs in starting and running successful enterprises. An avid reader, in this blog she reviews books and articles and relates specific learning points back to entrepreneurial businesses.