Business Mental Health – Week 2

In this world of constant work and social media, it is important to get up from where you are working and move around. The old morning and afternoon 15-minute breaks and your lunch hour seem to have disappeared. If you can go outside and just breathe in fresh air a few times a day, do it. If you are confined to the indoors, take a walk to another area of the building. Get moving and change the scenery. Drink water. Stay hydrated. It doesn’t only help your skin and your body, but it also helps your mental health. It is important to take your mind off your work a few times during the day. That means that you do not work through your lunch break. It is called a break. Take the time to do something you enjoy. Read a book, eat slowly and enjoy the meal, think about fun plans you are making. Just do not think about what is back at your desk to get done. The half hour you are away from work will bring more energy to that task than if you did not take a break. If you need to schedule breaks and your down time on your calendar, do it. Yes, write it down as it is as important as the job you are doing. You are as important as the job. Your mental health is important.