Is your business ruining your HEALTH?

I remember it was around Valentine’s Day, my staff had gone home for the night, it was about one in the morning, and I was cramping really bad, to the point that I should have taken myself to the hospital but because it was Valentine’s Day season in my bakery, I put it off. Looking back now, I’m pretty sure I was having a miscarriage. Fast forward, I never did anything about it in the moment but a few weeks after that things had escalated and I had to have a DNC.

I wanna have a little heart to heart for my business girlies who often skip lunch, skip the gym, put off doctors' appointments, and get caught up in the never-ending cycle of building/growing a business.

Your business is NOTHING without you and your health.

In the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey I remember being in that HUSTLE hard mentality and my health took a huge hit.

I wasn’t eating healthy, I was running on fumes, I would put off going to the gym or going to doctor appointments because I was so consumed with everything else going on in my life.

But looking back now it wasn’t because I didn’t have the time to make my health a priority, it was because I didn’t MAKE the time.

I was so caught up in building and growing my business because I was told that you have to hustle 24/7 to be successful and friend that’s simply not true.

Your health (mentally and physically) is the most IMPORTANT thing in your life.

And if moving across the country from LA to DC, and building multiple businesses has taught me anything it’s that our health is the first thing to go when life gets busy, complicated, and overwhelming.

It’s so easy to eat cake scraps when they’re right in front of you, or order pizza or grab a burger through a drive-thru but fueling your body with sh*tty food, and not taking care of yourself is going to be the downfall of you (and your business).

So often, I get asked “How do you stay in shape when you own a bakery,” and the answer is simple: you MAKE the time to go to doctor appointments, to meal prep a healthy meal, and you listen to your body when things don’t feel right.

I want to tell you my story because maybe if I made my health a priority back then I wouldn’t have to have a hysterectomy in 2020. Maybe I could have found a solution that helped me manage my cycle. Maybe, I wouldn’t be in pre-menopause now. There are so many “maybes” but my hope is that you realize you only have ONE BODY in this lifetime. Whether we like it or not, our health is the single most important thing to ensure our success!

Take it from me and learn from my mistakes, good health is WEALTH!

So, if your body is telling you today to take a break, take it. If it’s telling you to sleep in an extra hour, do it. If you’ve been putting off your annual wellness check and things haven’t been feeling right- go get checked out.

Knowledge is power. And if you can take hold of your health, I promise everything else in your life will follow suit.

Stay fabulous and healthy friends!