5 Tips for Workaholics

You're a workaholic. Ironically, working constantly can make your work decline in quality and effectiveness. In order to avoid letting your business take over, incorporate the following 5 lessons into your busy life:

1. Run for your life. It is far too easy to avoid exercising because you have to do more work. Make you physical health your top priority. Take a jog or walk and mull over an issue that you've been having in the workplace. You will find that you can run across the solution and you will have more energy to power through those times when you need to squeeze more work hours from yourself.

2. Snack healthily. Working until the wee hours of the morning can cause you to have the late-night munchies. To avoid feeling drained of energy, keep snacks that are high in protein like canned tuna, raw almonds and soy nuts. Healthy foods make healthy minds that can work longer, harder and smarter.

3. Sleep! When you find yourself nodding off at your desk, or daydreaming, you are no longer productive. It's better to get a full night's rest and be fresh in the morning than to stay up late and work inefficiently. It is more efficient to get the sleep you need and be faster and smarter the next day.

4. Go outside. This can be combined with lesson 1. Fresh air does wonders for your mental state, and spending time with nature can bring out creativity, which leads to great ideas that increase your bottom line. To avoid cabin fever and tunnel vision, take a long walk, breath in fresh air and notice the beauty around you.

5. Find quiet time. Spending time with your family, talking on the phone and writing hundreds of emails everyday can wear you out. Find ten minutes everyday to meditate, close your eyes or listen to soothing music. You will be amazed what a little quiet time can do for your peace of mind. Those around you will be grateful that you are a more pleasant person to deal with.

Working a lot is not a bad thing as long as it is temporary and there is an end, a break and future rewards in sight. By incorporating life-enhancing practices into your everyday routine, you can become more productive with a better quality of work, and this increases the longevity of your personal and business health.

Elizabeth is the author of The Chic Entrepreneur: Put Your Business in Higher Heels, published by Robert D. Reed in 2008. This business strategy book for women introduces Elizabeth's unique nine-dimension methodology for creating a successful business and teaches how entrepreneurs can supercharge their business growth using their sass and style.

Elizabeth is Founder and CEO of Flourishing Business®, a business advisory firm for entrepreneurs specializing in working with high growth startups that want to augment their internal expertise with that of seasoned business advisors, who can help with strategy and execution.