Mental wellbeing for entrepreneurs: keys to restoring mental health on holiday.
ENPNewswire-August 8, 2022--Mental wellbeing for entrepreneurs: keys to restoring mental health on holiday
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Release date- 05082022 - Anxiety, stress or fatigue are some of the problems that startup creators often face.
Summer can be a good time to focus on how important it is to protect your emotional wellbeing and strike a balance before getting back to the routine. Learning to manage failure, knowing how to delegate and enjoying time to disconnect are some of the things that experts recommend for taking care of mental health.
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Convincing investors to back the idea, launching a product on the market in record time, fine-tuning the business model to attract customers, building a cohesive and growing team... When it comes to launching a startup, every entrepreneur has a long to-do list to think about. This can have a negative impact on mental wellbeing, which is what happened to Carlota Mateos, founder of hospitality company Rusticae. She went on holiday after dealing with the financial crisis in 2008 and had an anxiety attack when she returned from her trip. 'My arms and legs started to fail,' she said. 'I went to the psychologist and he told me it was a problem of imbalance.' The entrepreneur had focused on her business but had neglected to take care of her wellbeing. 'If you're not well, you're going to crash,' says Mateos.
Developing strategies for mental health prevention and care is an aspect that the World Health Organization (OMS) has identified as urgent. The workplace is one of the areas where these issues tend to show up. According to Infojobs, one out of every two mental health problems in the workforce is work-related and 32% of employees who are thinking about quitting their job cite protecting their mental health as the main reason for wanting to leave. Another recent study published in 'Molecular Psychiatry' magazine indicates that reducing work-related stress could prevent almost one in five cases of depression.
From his own experience as founder of the corporate wellbeing startup Emocional, psychologist Pedro J. Espinosa lists the risks that can affect the mental wellbeing of entrepreneurs. First, founding a company 'exponentially increases the degree of uncertainty in life and requires learning how to deal with loneliness.' Coping with rejection by investors, clients or family members is another risk factor. 'If every day you're told that...
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