{"id":20385,"date":"2019-08-29T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honeybook.site.strattic.io\/?p=20385"},"modified":"2022-07-14T14:08:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T21:08:03","slug":"how-to-calm-down-when-business-feels-completely-overwhelming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbbadmin.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/how-to-calm-down-when-business-feels-completely-overwhelming","title":{"rendered":"How to Calm Down When Business Feels Completely Overwhelming"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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If you\u2019re like me, you probably started your business with nothing but a dream.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You set out to create a life you love, a dream work schedule, booking clients like a boss, and wearing whatever you want along the way.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

But what happens when that fades and business is completely overwhelming?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Like life, entrepreneurship has its ups and downs.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The reality of cash flow struggles, boundary pushing clients, and the stress of figuring it all out as you go catches up with the best of us.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Today, I\u2019m sharing three ways that you can calm down, come back to present, and realign when you feel like you\u2019re drowning in overwhelm as an entrepreneur.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Breath and Embody<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When you\u2019re stressed, you\u2019re engaging your sympathetic nervous system – the part of your body that actives our fight\/flight\/freeze response.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We can\u2019t solve a problem with the same mindset that created it.\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When we\u2019re feeling stressed and desperate, we don\u2019t make the best decisions for ourselves or our businesses.\u00a0Step one for managing overwhelm is to come back to present.\u00a0There\u2019s no better \u201chack\u201d to do this than through our bodies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Take three deep, belly breaths.\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I know that it might sound simple.\u00a0But breathing from our bellies will disengage your sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) and activate your parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We can\u2019t heal or rest with an inactive parasympathetic nervous system.\u00a0After your deep breaths, touch your body and feel your physical presence in the moment.\u00a0I personally love to place my hands over my heart and tell myself \u201cI am safe\u201d to bring down the armor and open up to receive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ask For What You Need<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Now that you\u2019ve created space to come back to the present, ask yourself what you need right now. Try to explore this question without judgment and beyond the immediate answer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I say this because when we\u2019re stressed, we get tunnel vision. We start to think that the only way to get what we need is through one specific modality.\u00a0 But if we open ourselves up beyond the tunnel, we can see all the different ways that we can have our needs met.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you\u2019re working with a client who constantly pushes boundaries, what do you need in the relationship to be at your best?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n