How Full Are Your Buckets?

Being a solo-preneur or business owner can be stressful, heck if you are struggling to start your own online business it can be even more so, and we all know we need to practice self care but if you listen to the gurus it can get complicated.

I’d love to simplify it for you and at least give you a few things you can do today to improve your self-care.

We all have 4 buckets

1. Physical
2. Emotional
3. Mental
4. Spiritual

At the start of each day your buckets are full ✅ but over the course of a normal day they can start to leak.

❌ Stressors of the day can mean your buckets drip a little bit or sometimes they crack and spring a gushing fountain.

It is important to keep replenishing your buckets so they don’t get empty and really start causing you dramas which show up as stress, anxiety, physical ailments etc.

So how do you fill up each of your buckets❓

Physical

• Eat well - yep fruit, veg and a small amount of protein
• Vitamin/Mineral supplements if you are missing meals
• Get enough sleep - this varies from person to person but 8 hours is recommended for adults
• Moderate exercise - move your body for 22 minutes x 3 times a week as minimum

Emotional

• Spend time with family and friends
• Physical touch, hugs & kisses with those you can
• Work from a park, coffee shop if you feel isolated
• Accept those invitations to join people for brunch, outings etc. once we can again

For now, staying in touch with Skype or Messenger video will help you feel less isolated. Even just a phone call with a postive friend can help fill the emotional bucket.

Mental

• Stimulate your brain
• Read
• Do puzzles
• Learn something new

Spiritual

• Listen to music
• Meditate
• Set aside time for yourself

How are your buckets looking today❓
If they seem a bit empty I hope some of these ideas will help you fill them back up again.

What else do you do to help fill your buckets❓

Share your ideas below and perhaps we can all help each other especially during these trying times.