Self-care for tech founders might sound strange to a lot of CEO’s and Co-founders. To some workaholics, the lose when they snooze. This mindset really begs the question, does self-care boost productivity and also help secure funds for tech founders?
Pull your gears, step on the brakes and sit still to listen to this story I’m about to tell you.
Why self-care for tech founders is important
A few years back, two intelligent young men, Andrew and his friend, Tim after several deliberations and training decided to venture into the tech ecosystem by establishing a startup with the aim of delivering new technology products and services to the world at large. After saving up and pitching proposals to several investors to raise capital, they set out to start the company.
Andrew and Tim drew out several plans, hired a few employees and business was running smoothly until one day, the unexpected happened. What happened? well, continue with me.
Tim collapsed during a meeting with his team and his health deteriorated fast within a week. The doctors ran all the necessary tests and after several diagnoses, it was discovered that Tim had neglected his health and had not undergone necessary checkups and taken measures to keep in shape.
Tim, like most Tech founders, doesn’t sleep, his diet was hardly ever balanced, he doesn’t exercise and wasn’t fit physically. For several weeks, the tech startup suffered dire consequences because Tim, the “action man” wasn’t available. Tim learnt his lessons the hard way.
Self-care for Tech Founders seems like a strange concept to many
Unfortunately, in the tech ecosystem today, we have many Tims running around in the office or the workspace at home; solving puzzles and changing the world through technology but are heading for their doom if care is not taken.
Yeah, it is nice to be focused and hardworking but it is also essential to take good care of yourself in order to achieve maximum productivity that will take your startup higher than it already is.
As a startup founder, there is no argument about the intense pressure mounted on you to ensure that your startup beats its counterparts, secures funds and remains relevant in the long run. However, there is a need to know that “it is not only hope that’s available when there’s life but your millions too.”
I will not want to leave anyone confused so permit me to introduce to you what self-care truly is.
What is Self-Care?
Self-care is not only going to the spa, having a massage or indulging oneself in cravings and a shopping spree. So, self-care is any deliberate action taken in order to support and boost your physical, mental and emotional health.
It’s about engaging in activities that you need to function at your peak. For me, it could mean taking a stroll on tired days. And for you, it could mean having to munch on something to relax. But, to us all, there are general factors that we must not neglect when it comes to attaining the peak for our startups and “securing the bag”( making money).
I’ll be expatiating more on self-care and making millions in the next post but before that dinner is served, try to think of self-care measures that boost your morale to work and indulge in it. I’ll be waiting to hear the wonders that did.
See you in the next post!
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