Being the best version of yourself is of great importance especially when deciding a career path. Forget all the negative things you subject yourself to on a daily basis and take care of your health. Without health, there can be no success. Staying up late into the night and losing sleep because of a project can be detrimental to focus the next day. Waking up early and having a morning routine can be a great start to the day and put you on track to succeed with whatever you find yourself doing that day, not only at work but with relationships and basically killing it at everything as long as you don't exhaust your energy too quickly. Pace yourself and focus on the tasks that are important first, only coming back to the less urgent stuff later. Juggling a lot of things can be a struggle, but in time you will find yourself where you need to be.
Morning meditation can be a great thing to calm your mind from all the stressors and just breathe. I like to just quiet my mind for a few minutes without any distractions and say the prayer of Saint Francis which puts me at ease and clears me of any bad intentions because sometimes as a business owner you can get greedy and speak too much rather than just listen (The Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, 2025) to see the prayer text, see sources at the bottom of the page.
Exercise is unlimited with what it can do for your life and health and is invaluable in maintaining a level of physical fitness. Again, health is the most important asset that you can have leading to a long life and doing more of the activities you love. Never neglect it. Whether having a home gym, paying a local gym to use the facilities, running around the neighborhood, martial arts (also great for meditation and focus), or going on a bike ride, you will prevent conditions such as type two diabetes and will promote longevity and your ability to tackle difficult obstacles you have in life (S. J. Zahalka, 2023).
Finally, it is important to listen more than you speak and when you do speak, think about what you are going to say and how it might be interpreted. If you say the wrong thing, you may not have a chance to save it, losing a high stakes business deal or having a problem in a relationship. Always explain yourself. Gather as much information as you can and learn as much as you can, always taking advice from trusted advisors in business activities. Information gathering is important with anything because if you are not educated with what you are doing or don't have experience, it could end in a dismal failure. However, you've got to start somewhere. Proper management comes from years of experience inside and outside of your industry. When I first started working, I was not as good at any job as I can be now because I have years of experience in manufacturing, education in business, marketing experience, sales experience, and generally work harder than I did when I first started because I have the experience now.
There are so many activities that could be added to this short list. More will be explained later so stay tuned. Taking care of your body and educating yourself in matters that affect you have been the factors that have made me successful and are continuously enabeling me to be the best version of myself. I hope you find this helpful! Comment below if you want to continue the conversation. I look forward to hearing from you.
The Cathedral of Saint Thomas More. (2025). Prayer of st. francis of assisi. https://www.cathedralstm.org/about-our-catholic-faith/expressing-our-faith/treasury-catholic-prayers/prayer-st-francis-assisi-prayer-peace/
S. J. Zahalka et al. (2023). The role of exercise in diabetes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549946/
