8 Affordable Self-Care Hacks for Small Business Owners

Then come the taxes😓! Increased taxes have reduced the amount of money people can spend. The result? Fewer customers for small businesses, which are left struggling to stay open🙍🏾.

Considering these hard times we’re living through, you’re doing great for waking up every morning and showing up to your job/hustle👏🏾.

On those extremely hard days, remember that it’s okay not to be OK✔️.

Also, a little bit of self-care can help you get through the tough times. Here are 8 affordable/no-cost self-care hacks for you.

Imagine, kuongeza a 15-minute home workout to your morning routine inaweza boost mood yako na energy levels zako.

Workout session yako inaweza kua kitu simple! It can start with some stretches, jumping jacks, and moving your arms in circles.

Then, the main course ya hio session inaweza kua squats, planks, na press ups. Alafu, you can finish the session na stretches 🧘🏾to ensure hautapata body aches later in the day.

Pia, kama uko na some bundles, unaweza play workout videos and workout with some “digital friends.”

For instance, unaweza type “tizi nyumbani” on YouTube to get some examples of simple exercises you can do at the comfort of your home.

Mimi hutegemea hii option on most days, but other times I prefer to makeup my own workouts based on the exercise routines I have watched before 💁🏾‍♀️.

Home workouts can be whatever you want to make them. Hakuna rules! The goal is to move your body in a way that makes you feel energized💪🏾 and happy🤸🏾.

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Breathing exercises ni intentional and controlled breathing.

Inahitaji you stop everything else and focus on your breathing.

You can be seated on your bed, at your desk in the office, in a matatu, ama ata ukiwa umesimama kwa stage unangoja gari.

Breathing exercises ni important selfcare hacks because zinasaidia kureduce stress and they help the body feel more relaxed💆🏾‍♀️.

Kuna different types za breathing exercises, but my favorite inaititwa Box Breathing—you breathe in for 4 seconds (count 1 to 4), hold your breath for 4 seconds, breathe out for 4 seconds, and hold your breath again for 4 seconds.

Then, repeat hiyo cycle 🔄5 to 8 times. Very simple! Very effective! Ebu jaribu uone.

Umeona hii social media trend ya watu wakitembea from Thika to CBD ama Rongai to CBD? Relax, imagine self-care walks are much, much shorter.

Unatoka kwa shop yako apo Dubois Street, unaenda unasalimia beshte yako Sawa Mall, apo Moi Avenue, alafu unarudi.

Ama, kama wewe ni wa mbogi ya “work-from-home,” unatoka kwa nuymba and walk to the shop at the furthest end of the street you live on, alafu unarudi. That simple🤷🏾‍♀️!

Walking, ata kama ni for short distances, helps reduce stress, which improves your mood.

So, the next time hio deadline inakupea stress ama umeketi kwa shop ukishang’aa utalipa rent aje juu hujakua na customers for almost a week now, ebu take a short walk🚶🏾.

Itakusaidia kuinterrupt those stressful thoughts na ifanye mwili yako irelease feel-good hormones zenye zitaboost mood yako😺.

Kama ushawai enda Karura Forest, Arboretum, ama similar places, I am sure you can confirm that being out in nature hukua very relaxing.

There is just something about the fresh air and the sunshine that makes the my brain feel a little quieter nikiwa in such spaces.

Lakini, because I don’t live near Karura ama Arboretum, and I can’t go there at least a few times a week, sunlight/fresh air therapy yangu hukua going to the rooftop ya the building I live and sitting under the sun or in the fresh air for at least 10 minutes everyday⏰.

I know life can get very busy sometimes, lakini ata kama umefika home 8:00 p.m. from job, panda kwa rooftop, sit at the balcony, ama just outside your house, and take in some fresh air for 5-10 minutes. Itakusaidia kurelax💆🏾!

Unajua, too much of anything is harmful. While scrolling on your phone may be the reason you have clients making orders from your business everyday 🤑, being on your phone without taking breaks can be harmful!

Unaona, ukiwa social media ukishare links 🔗 za biashara yako, responding to comments 💬, and taking orders 📦, your brain is constantly stressing. So, to stay sane, unahitaji ku-unplug🔌.

Unplugging means switching your phone off 📵for 10-30 minutes at a time. Hio time simu yako iko off, you can do some breathing exercises😮‍💨 or take a short walk🚶🏾‍♂️‍➡️.

Ama, you can enjoy a meal 🍛 in a quiet space peke yako. Those few minutes away from your phone can help you reduce 📉 your stress levels na ukirudi kwa biashara, unakua more productive.

Journaling hukua one of my favorite self-care hacks. Sometimes, me hujournal in a cutesy notebook📔 nilibuy Naivas, na other times I journal on my phone📱on the Keep or Notes app.

5-minute journaling can look like sitting down at the end of your day and writing/typing five things that you liked about your day, five things you disliked, and what you hope to achieve the next day 📝.

Journaling ni an effective self-care hack kwasababu inakusaidia kuprocess thoughts na emotions zako.

Ukiandika zile vitu unafeel/unafikiria, brain yako huweza kuzielewa better💡.

That way, unaweza kumake plans on how to deal with the things that are stressing you out, reducing your stress levels over time, and improving your mood😃.

Unajua, the same way clubs play music to entertain people, is the same way you can play yourself music as part of your self-care.

For example, nikiwa na some free time, mimi hucreate playlists with music that makes me feel inspired kama Kesho by Bridget Blue na Brighter Days by Sauti Sol.

On the days I am feeling low, I play hizo inspirational playlists, and they make me feel a little better💃🏾.

Ushawai skiza song ile time life inakuonyesha dust alafu ukafeel kama you have some hope again?🤔

Exactly! Ebu find a couple of songs zenye hukufanya ufeel ivo, alafu the next time you are having a bad day, play them uone venye zitakuencourage kukeep going🫂.

Sometimes, the answer to all of your problems is some good sleep 😴!

As a small business owner, hauna specific off-days kama mtu anafanya job ya 9-5.

So, kuna venye unawezapata umekua job for months bila time off 🥱.

Ukijipata at that breaking point where no other self-care hack is working, ebu take a day or a few days off and sleep🛌🏾.

Maybe your body is too exhausted, na ukiwa umechoka to that level, hata decisions unamke are not usually the best.

Najua mboka ni important, but your mental and physical health are importanter

Get some good sleep and allow your brain and body to rest!✅

Najua mambo ni mengi, na masaa ni machahe, lakini self-care is a must

Si lazima self-care ikue intense ama expensive ndio ikue effective. Izi small, affordable, and no-cost habits (apa juu) zinaweza improve quality ya life yako ajab!💯

Alafu, usisahau, self-care is not self-fish 🥹. You must take care of yourself, ndio uweze kuchunga watu wengine 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

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