How to balance your Health and Career for Busy Mums
Many of us think of health as separate to our career (especially for busy mums who barely have time to breathe!) while others think how we feel underpins our jobs but is this the whole truth?
I believe our internal health is interconnected with everything we do, from caring for our loved ones to relaxation, work, play – everything really. When we feel good on the inside, we’re at our best with everything we face.
How my ultra-busy mum helped me choose health as a career …
I’ve been blessed to have been born into a family that takes health extremely seriously. My mother never gave us any food that wasn’t fresh or cooked from scratch and served immediately, even during her three job work week.
Power to Mum’s everywhere!
My father received a soccer scholarship into the most prestigious university in India, so taking care of ourselves has never been a passing phase in our family, both internal and external health means business.
I’ve been working in the family business since I was in my early teens. I can thank my parents for my obsessive adoration for health and turning it into a full time career as well as for introducing me to the importance of being healthy because it truly impacts every stage of life.
Though health is definitely my passion, being the best entrepreneur you can be or even an inspiration in whatever you do (whether it be a position in a corporative environment or being the greatest example to those around you as a stay at home mum), relies heavily on how you face the challenges you face daily.
How Health affects your Performance
Aside from the obvious reasons bad health affects our employment, feeling lethargic or generally under the weather reduces our productivity when working – not a good place to be!
Though companies may have a primarily financial motive in keeping you healthy, your good health is particularly important to your loved ones and most importantly, yourself. No one feels good about not being able to do the things we love, even if that is a 6am start on a weekend morning to take the kids to swimming practice.
How Organic Products could give us a helping hand
There’s a reason Organic Products are all the rage nowadays, and the craze doesn’t seem to be dying any time soon.
In a society reliant on products including preservatives, chemicals and GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms), many of us are making a very conscious decision to get back to basics. Taking a leaf out of Mother Nature’s book, Cooperatives and Health Food outlets are mushrooming up around all of us for one main reason – there’s a need they’re satisfying.
Though not all of you will be diehard fans of the organic concept, few of us can deny the incomparable nutritious value of eating fresh vegetables, fruits, fish and meats. My friend’s mum just recently retired and has had the time to cook more fresh food at home. Over the weekend she was reciting the staggeringly great effects she has noticed in her health from eating more freshly made home cooked meals.
“I feel more energetic!” she exclaimed over a cup of tea and even I noticed how vibrant her hair looked.
Some of you may be thinking about pressing the Back Button on your browser right about now but just stop for a moment. I’m not telling you to go all gung-ho on your new health routine just yet.
Commit to making three fresh meals a week or say you’ll only eat out twice a week. Start exercising three days a week and if it feels good (and I have a sneaking suspicion it will), increase your workout to four or five times a week. Perhaps get a family member or friend on board to take the journey with you. Suffer and celebrate together! Maybe you could share the cooking and get a fresh meal inside your and your family’s belly more than three days a week – bonus!
A combination of good food and exercise is sure to brighten up the way you approach your day. Remember, a positive outlook will surely result in positive outcomes.
AUTHOR: Mituri believes you never stop learning which is why she believes there is still more to know about when it comes to Mother Nature. As a previous Journalist, PR Specialist, Editor and Reviewer, she has worked for News Corp as a Journalist, Editor and IT Specialist, a variety of online mediums and local newspapers as well as for Australia’s second largest Publishing House, Express Publications. These days she’s doing PR (amongst many other roles like nearly every entrepreneur on the planet) for her Organic based/Certified Organic brand Nim-Véda Australia (www.nimveda.com). Go check it out.
