<-- Back to Current Category
Free articles directory provides clear reviews and articles about general interest life issues. Through comparisons, recommendations, case studies and useful news, articles allows nonprofits to take the best decisions that will help them be more effective. Our publications and subjects are organized by major categories: Arts & Entertainment, Automotive, Finance, Business, Computers & Technology, Reference & Education, Health, Fitness, Home & Garden, News & Society and Sports. Free Articles directory proposes to make your life easier, providing useful articles, tutorials and information resources from and about various life issues. Here you may find: free business articles; financial and e-commerce articles; free internett tutorials; science and health information; free sport and fitness advice; reference and education articles. Also, other general-interest areas are covered: home and family articles and tutorials; self improvement tips; travel and leisure; society and religion articles; Free Articles directory is a premium educational resource and free article submission service, providing comprehensive articles and tutorials and it is designed for information purposes only. We hope you'll find our free articles page a useful information resource and our tutorials a key for your questions and doubts.
Being Self-Employed Brings You a Whole New Level of Stress
By: Kate Smalley, Sat Oct 8th, 2005
Being Self-Employed Brings You a Whole New Level of Stress
Management
Being self-employed, or freelancing is a truly unique
environment in which to work. Basically, you wake up every
morning and “reinvent the wheel.” That means that you begin
every day knowing that you’ll be required to provide your
customers with something they feel that they can’t live without.
That’s not an easy thing for your stress level to handle.
Being self-employed is synonymous with long hours, and working
through those days that you really should have taken off. It
means that your stomach is repeatedly in knots and the
adrenaline just doesn’t flow anymore.
If this describes you, you’re not alone.
Working for oneself from home, in front of the computer on
weekdays and weekends is becoming evermore popular thanks to the
internet and the World Wide Web. However, with this ever growing
popularity of independence, comes the increasing build of stress.
Symptoms of high stress in those who are self-employed include:
* The inability to concentrate * The general feeling of being
uptight * Biting everyone’s head off * Aching shoulders and neck
* A constant headache * Indecisiveness * Fatigue * Insomnia
Of course, these are only a sample of the symptoms, but they are
among the most common. If left unmanaged, stress can even
develop further into more dangerous health conditions.
For people who are self-employed, proper stress management
becomes critical to living a healthy, rewarding life. Stress
management itself is a matter of recognizing your individual
stresses, finding the cause, and taking responsibility for these
stresses, making changes where they are necessary.
This can be as simple as taking an aroma therapeutic bubble bath
at night, yoga, or something more structured, such as consulting
a stress management therapist.
If you are self-employed, and you wish to make certain that your
stress level is managed effectively, you may wish to consult
your doctor, who can advise you with regards to the techniques
and strategies that will work best for you.
About the author:
Copyright 2004, Connecticut Secretary
http://www.connecticutsecretary.com Freelance Secretarial and
Transcription Services
