Grounding Techniques for Stress Relief: A Solopreneur’s Guide
Staying grounded when everything is too much to absorb (business toxicity) is very crucial for entrepreneurs. Sometimes, they tend to focus on past experiences, which hinders them from moving forward.
Solopreneurship comes with many struggles and challenges. One of the challenges of being a solopreneur is not having a team with whom you can readily collaborate on ideas and decision-making and delegate some responsibilities. Balancing your time between selling, marketing, and delivering your products is something you have to learn on your own.
Running a business has enough pressure as it is. How much more if you're doing it solo? You’re more likely to experience stress and burnout. The good thing is that stress can be relieved through grounding. It is a technique that can help you calm down by eliminating negative emotions, thoughts, and memories.
To help overcome your business struggles, apply these six grounding techniques in your daily life.
1. Soak Your Hands in Water
Soaking your hands in water engages your sense of touch. Concentrate on your fingertips and palms, feeling the water’s temperature. Alternate between warm and cold water and notice the difference. This will help you relieve stress and stay grounded.
2. Take a 5-Minute Walk
When everything seems out of control, why not take a break and go for a five-minute walk? Focus on your footsteps, step by step. Forget what causes you stress and simply enjoy the moment. Walking counts as exercise, which triggers the release of hormones that spark feelings of pleasure.
3. Breathe Deeply
Entrepreneurs often feel stressed with business matters. Your time may be precious, but reduce your stress by learning to pause from work and just breathe. Inhale and exhale for a moment, not caring for anything but hearing your breath. Doing this will help you “exhale” all the stress at work.
4. Sit with your Pet
Pets have that unexplainable way of helping you distress at work. When arriving at home, go to your pet and spend time with them. Sit with your dog or cat and touch them, feel their fur, and play with their paws. For some reason, being around your pet will make you feel relieved and relaxed.
5. Visualize Your Favorite Place
When you’re stressed and unsettled, try to visualize your favorite place. Think of that place you have been and reminisce its beautiful scenery. Dwell on happy thoughts and recollect your happy memories with your family and friends.
6. Listen to Music
Music always has a calming effect on everyone, regardless of your music preference. Try listening to it and feel the rhythm, the beat, and the melody. Put on your favorite song and replay it over and over again until you’ll feel relaxed and grounded.
Conclusion
Learning to relieve stresses is a fundamental skill you need to develop to thrive as a solopreneur. We all deal with stress differently and grounding may not work for everyone. However, the key is to try all the grounding techniques in this article and find what works best for you, and focus on that.
Ultimately, the goal is to calm yourself and eliminate negative emotions and thoughts that lead to stress. Running a business alone may be challenging, but that is not enough excuse for you to fail. Remember, having a team will not guarantee business success, but believing in yourself will. So, stay focused and try to enjoy solopreneurship. You deserve it.