The Impact of Bad Habits on Your Business

You may not even realize that some of the bad habits you’ve developed over your lifetime are causing you problems in your business. However, if you have any of the habits below, you are affecting your business.

Here are top seven of the most harmful bad business habits that entrepreneurs tend to have.

Lack of Sleep

If you have the bad habit of staying up late because you see yourself as a night owl, but you have to get up early to start working in your business, you are making a huge mistake. Not sleeping enough at night can not only impact your performance at work but it could also cause health problems – including cardiovascular disease.

Not Eating Breakfast

While you don’t have to eat a giant breakfast at the crack of dawn to be healthy, at some point during the morning you should eat something – even if it’s just a banana with some peanut butter on it. When you don’t eat when you’re hungry, you can cause your body to be weak and your brain unable to focus.

Reading Emails Constantly

You should not check your email all the time. Checking email (and social media) is a trap that might take you down a rabbit hole of no return. Instead, set a timer to check your email and social media or any other communication channel just three or four times a day at set times.

Sitting for Long Periods of Time

It often can’t be helped, but if you sit for work, then after work sit some more, you’re making a big mistake. This can impact your health and make it hard for you to do your work at all. Find ways to move around the office more, whether it’s taking a 10 minutes walk around the block.

Complaining about Everything

This can be a habit that sneaks up on you. You may not even realize that you are doing it. However, most people tend to complain more openly than they express joy openly. In order to stop doing this, recognize the behavior and say something nice instead of something negative.

Comparing Yourself to Others

Anytime you start comparing yourself to others, it’s a mistake. It’s also a dangerous mistake. The reason it’s so bad is that you have no idea what the person has really experienced in their life or what happens to them at home. You cannot compare because so much is different. It can erode your confidence and cause you to second guess yourself, making you look incompetent.

Thinking You’re a Great Multitasker

Here is some news for you; no one is good at multitasking. If you’re trying to multitask, it’s going to be hard to get things done accurately. Multitasking is the curse of mediocracy. Do what you can to get out of that situation so that you can do your best work by fully focusing and being mindful about one thing at a time.

From Bad Habits to Good Ones

If you can replace these bad habits with good habits, you will boost your business to the next level. The main thing you want to do is to at least recognize which bad habits you have so that you can plan to combat them with good habits.

The rule is simple – form good habits and make them your masters rather than allow your harmful habits to form you or your business. In other words, you replace each bad trait with a good one that has more power and has a positive impact.

Don’t let those core habits prevent you from chasing your dreams!

 

An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

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Janice Dugas, Marketing Strategist and Entrepreneur helps entrepreneurs and small businesses with marketing and social media. Join her community by claiming your free copy of Your Story Your Brand, a great workbook that guides you uncover your unique story and share your gifts and talents with the world.

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