Healthy people mean healthy businesses.
Healthy people equal a healthy business, or is it the reverse?
When you are recovering from a significant health crisis, as I have done on a few occasions, you naturally think about healthy people. You think and worry about good health, your family, your life, and your business.
One thought I have followed is how my health support structure could be applied to my business. When you start to feel like this, you suddenly realise there are tiny dedicated support structures for business people.
You can resolve your concerns about future difficulties with an ongoing good health support program, regardless of whether it is your health or your business’s health. This begs the question: if modern medicine can make so many advances in preventative healthcare, why can’t more advances be made in preventive healthcare methods for businesses and the people who operate in them? Yes, that means employees, contractors, and all stakeholders.
Good health and good business both need support programs.
With a modern lifestyle and business pressures, staying healthy can be challenging. Everyone talks about getting more nutritious, but it doesn’t happen. Especially when there are so many different ideas on what being more beneficial means, defining what healthier means to you and your employees might be an excellent place to start.
At one time, I had five specialist doctors, one GP, countless nurses and support staff and my built-in nursing sister, my wife Sue, all looking after me. This is because a lot of people support one person. However, I equate this to my business interests as many people support my ventures: marketing advisors, technology specialists, creative directors, auditors, accountants, legal consultants and others who keep working on an ad hoc basis.
It becomes evident that your business, like you personally, should continue to receive regular checkups to assist you along the road to good health and ultimate success. In addition, a preventative program that will resolve problems and concerns more quickly is recommended. The cure is always preferable to the disease, so focus on good health.
It’s exciting to start and run a business on the ‘smell of an oily rag’. However, the excitement wanes, and monotony can quickly set in, leading to health problems. Many start-up businesses often turn into terrible 9-to-5 jobs for the owners.
They become caught up in day-to-day operational activities, working harder than anyone else. They continue to do this without the benefits, risking their health and well-being. Of course, once solid relationships start to suffer. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Quotable quotes.
“The first wealth is health”. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health”. Dalai Lama