How to look after your mental health as an entrepreneur

by Saskia Nelson on

There are loads of tips out there for entrepreneurs – how to be successful, how to scale up your business, how to network, how to get investment, but there’s not as much out there yet about the emotional side of things. The journey as an entrepreneur – from struggling startup to successful scalable business – can be fraught with anxiety, stress and worry, which takes a big toll on our mental health. So it’s something we need to be aware of from the outset. Don’t leave it until you’re a frazzled wreck. Here’s our quick fire run through of how we look after our mental health here at Hey Tuesday. We hope some of these hacks work for you. Continue Reading

Top tricks to keep business rocking and rolling over the holidays

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Depending on the type of industry you’re in, this time of year is usually either completely manic or spookily quiet. Either you’re struggling to try and keep all the balls in the air at once, or you’re struggling to keep your business off the ground. Whichever it is, we’ve got some top tips that’ll help you make the most of the festive season. Continue Reading

Feeling the overwhelm? We’ve got you covered

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If you’re feeling overwhelmed by your workload and don’t do something to address it, there’s only one way it’s going to end, and that’s with the ‘s’ word…stress. Now we’ve all felt a bit stressed from time to time, but left unchecked, chronic stress will have a knock on effect on everything else in your life. You’ll become less productive and your home life and even your health can suffer. Here are our Hey Tuesday tips for getting on top of your workload before it gets on top of you…

6 Strategies to Feel the Fear & Set Up a Business Anyway

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This first appeared here on Huffington Post

I’m into my third year of running my own business, Hey Saturday, and have recently launched a sister company, Hey Tuesday, and a lot of people have been asking me where I got the courage from to strike out on my own and work for myself.

I was pretty scared of giving up a good, steady income to be honest – just like everyone else – and that fear wouldn’t go away. But, I noticed my desire to work for myself wouldn’t go away either, in fact it was growing.