As a small business owner there are times when you experience stress or at least sense a feeling of urgency when it comes to your business. Symptoms of stress can be anything from feeling anxious, not sleeping well, snapping at others, to screaming, overeating or overspending.
Stress is an indicator, it's not a problem solving tool and it's not a resolution, so the question is, what's causing your stress. Stress indicates that something is off course either within your personal life or within your business, something is off. Stress isn't just for times when things are going bad, you can experience stress when things are going well, too. If you're a small business owner who is experiencing stress, start with your bottom line. If your business is not accumulating debt for longer than a month at a time, your business is cash flowing, if it's not, you now know where to focus your attention and that will help you reduce your stress. If you as the business owner are bringing home income that is allowing you to feed yourself and take care of your family, then you are doing well. If your business isn't doing well and you aren't able to bring money home or pay yourself, eliminating stress will mean taking a long, hard look at your numbers and making adjustments.