Are You Working Too Hard?

Posted by KC Morgan Feb 24, 2007

The good thing about self employment is, there’s no one to tell you what to do. The bad thing about self employment is…well, that there’s no one to tell you what to do. Twelve hour days, three-minute lunch breaks, seven-day work weeks – when you’re the one in charge, you are your own worst enemy. And the scary part is, there often isn’t anyone to stop you from over-taxing yourself.

Many people who start out trying to make self employment work find themselves pushing way too hard for success. Measure your signs of stress to find out if you’re working a little too hard for your own personal well-being.

If it’s hard to focus on your work, if you’re unusually irritable with family and friends, if you find yourself experiencing a short temper, you might be over-stressing yourself. If you feel at odds and stressed out, you aren’t going to produce your best work. You’ll work harder, but see fewer results. In this way, you’ll be defeating yourself.

To relieve stress, learn more about meditation and the health benefits associated with this stress-relieving activity. It’s a good idea to practice some stress-relieving techniques as a matter of course, to keep yourself in good spirits and in a relaxed frame of mind.

Work is difficult, and when you work for yourself it can be very stressful. Ask yourself if you’re working too hard, and don’t be afraid to take a day off every now and then. There’s a reason that most people only work forty hours every week. If you find yourself working too hard most of the time, you might be a workaholic. Take this fun quiz to see if you fit the personality type of a workaholic.

Even when you’re self employed, you deserve to take it easy every now and then. Don’t work so hard that you can’t produce quality results from your effort.