ever increasing stress?

[Breezeblock]

After my first year of setting myself up in business i think i have never been more stressed out as i am now! As i still work part time for somebody else ive been working towards going fully self employed. now trying to balance 2 jobs running a business renovating our first house sacking somebody along with everything else really seems to be on my mind 24-7. how did you manage when you first set up? and what do you do to switch off?

 

i am in the same boat as you mate i still work full time and run the tree surgery business and do the repairs which seem never ending the best way i found was make sure you take holidays go fishing do something like that just something to get away from it all:thumbup:

[pie eater pete]

Exact same boat here other than the house. Heads up my arse at the moment and real lack of motivation to work feel crap

 

Chin up Swinny you need to work with me more you'll be smiling all day!!

[arbogrunt]

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stress?...no mate, I don't get it

 

I find the best thing to do, is to try and work 4 days a week on the tools and give yourself a day for pricing/maintainance/office work. I've jacked it in before because of stress, this time round I'm going to try and keep it under control.

Use your spare time, take up a hobby, spend time with the family.

We ain't going to get rich doing this lark, so don't let it run your life!

[TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX]

You need to learn to book space into your days

[Leyburn Lad]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

 

stress?...no mate, I don't get it

 

I find the best thing to do, is to try and work 4 days a week on the tools and give yourself a day for pricing/maintainance/office work. I've jacked it in before because of stress, this time round I'm going to try and keep it under control.

Use your spare time, take up a hobby, spend time with the family.

We ain't going to get rich doing this lark, so don't let it run your life!

 

couldn't agree more,

[hazzygawa]

And to top it all off the goverment wants to screw the self employed for just about everything.

 

Read the stress thread for advice

[dustydave]

I love stress – gets me up in the morning and fires me on all day. Trouble is it’s like burning jet fuel and at some stage you have to come down. Works for me, but I know I can’t have too many overheads as I do and will disappear into my man cave whenever it gets too much - which hasn’t made me mr popular with clients and non essentially family - but I have a good life on it.

[Stereo]

It's a funny thing isn't it?

 

There was a programme on last night about summat and some old boy was talking about mining slate in Wales back in the black and white days. One thing he said struck a chord with me. He said (paraphrased) 'It was a happy place. It was hard work but everone knew everone else and we were just happy to make a living'.

 

Happy to make a living. Most of us live to a far, far better standard than we would have 50 or 100 years ago. Yes we have problems but healthcare is generally excellent. We have loads of recreational stuff and most of us have sound roofs over our heads?

 

So why can't we be happy with that?

 

Hmmm. When I've worked it out I will let you know. I've got all that. A detatched house in the heart of South Devon with a stream at the bottom of the garden. A lovely wife and 3 smashing boys and yet I get stressed.

 

When you look at some poor buggers in the world.....

 

It's a state of mind. I'm sure of it. A fine balance to be achieved. Count your blessings and be happy but never lose your hunger, ambition and drive.

[Stereo]

oops, double post

[gensetsteve]

Once you get into a state of stress even small things will send you off the deep end. Half the country is on edge because they made woopee on their credit cards for the last ten years and paid too much for their houses. When you get too busy you make bad decisions, do less make more and enjoy it. I found short breaks a waste of time as it takes at least 3 days to come down. If you cant spare 3 weeks away from your business its not running right.