Good health is a business tool for success. A focus on total health puts you at the top of your
game and paves the way for peak performance. Fatigue can bring all that to a grinding halt. You
suffer physically and mentally. You are less productive and your decision-making stalls. Fatigue
clogs your business drive.
A Work Shut-Down
The economic downturn has hurt most businesses as they struggle to do more with less. The
added workload and hours contribute to stress and fatigue. Business executives see their return
on investment diminishing.
A study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) examined the
relationship between fatigue and workers’ productivity loss. The researchers estimated that
workers suffering from fatigue cost employers $136.4 billion per year in lost productivity. That is
$101 billion more than workers without fatigue problems. The study also found that fatigue
frequently occurred with other health-related problems, resulting in an average threefold increase
in lost productivity.
Going Back to the Toolbox
When a machine breaks down, you look for the tools to repair it. The tools for total health include
good nutrition, fitness, skin care and brain health. When one of those tools is missing or
damaged, the amazing machine that is the human body breaks down. Fatigue is often a result of
that breakdown.
You have to understand the breakdown to know which tool to use. In today’s world, the culprit is
often stress that leads to bad habits like poor nutrition, lack of exercise and lack of time for you.
All of those factors affect your sleep.
Optimal health and longevity depends on total health. Start your repair by using the right tool. If
poor nutrition is the problem, take care in planning healthy meals. If you stopped your exercise
program, get out your smart phone or calendar tool and schedule the time. Take the same
organized approach you do with your business – because good health is your business.
Heed the Warning Signs
The busy life of business professionals muffles the body’s warning signs. Your focus centers on
the problems at hand, often ignoring the warning signs your body sends.
Think about the last time you ignored the warning sounds from your car. More than likely it ended
up costing you much more in repairs because you ignored the early warning. Ignoring your body’s
warning signs leads to costly results. Your health suffers. Your business suffers. Your personal
and home life suffers.
Fatigue is your body’s cry for help. Don’t tune it out. Embrace total health and the rewards are
your own kind of success.