What if there was a way to prioritize self-care during the holidays but not jeopardize business? Would you be willing to make small (but important) changes that would allow you to ensure self-care is a priority but kept business booming? Many business owners today sacrifice their own self-care for the name of their business. Saying "yes" to everyone else except the most important person, you. You are the glue of your life, holding together family and business aspects, balancing everything else thrown your way. If you have heard the statement, "you can't pour from an empty cup" it is completely valid. Today I am going over 4 things you can do to make sure you prioritize self-care (read: boundaries) and make the holidays a time for family and friends. Most importantly, I want you to remember why you got into this in the first place and how important YOU are to your business. Subscribe to Bella In Your Business on your favorite streaming platform today! Biggest Takeaways: 5:25 Big rocks first 8:10 Don't overbook yourself. Consider supply and demand 13:20 Hire extra now. Including calling back college kids 15:50 Make time to celebrate for you and your loved ones Recommendations: When it comes to prioritizing self-care, being apart of a community that supports you is an important aspect. The Mastermind Group, is a group of like-minded business owners who lift up, support and network with one another. This is a place of growth and learning, getting all your HR questions answered and having full 24/7 support from experts and business owners alike. If self-care is a priority for you in your business, the Mastermind is worth checking out. Links: Episode 139: The Scientific Way You Can Increase Your Productivity 39% (Brain.FM) A Valuable Lesson For A Happier Life Better Marketing With Bella Bella Vasta Instagram Mastermind Group Transcript This is episode 316 of Bella in Your Business. Hi there, I'm Bella Vasta from Jump Consulting. You might know me from CBS, NBC, Fox, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, or maybe you've seen me speak on stage or read my book, The Four Dogs That Every Business Owner Needs. In any case, get ready because you're about to get your hashtag Bella Butt Kickin' in this next episode of Bella in Your Business. So what do you say? Let's get ready and jump! It is that time, you guys. I hope it is okay. And I guess I will find out if it's okay that I use some copyrighted material really quickly on the beginning of the podcast. But what better way to get you into the mindset that I'm going to be talking about today than to just start off with my good old friend, Mariah Carey. No, she's not really my friend, but you know, I'd like to think that sometimes around the holidays. Whose favorite song is that not? Even my almost 60 year old wait, no, 70 year old father loves that song. You guys welcome back to another episode of Bella in your business. I am Bella Vasta and we're going to be easing on into the end of the year here. I've got some interesting episodes coming for you and it's literally from my heart. I was feeling the feels a couple of weeks ago and I got out my notebook as those of you who work closely with me know that I'm a big proponent of getting out pen and paper and actually writing things down. because I feel like you get more creative. Today, our topic is different than most. We are going out on a limb in a way, and we're gonna be talking a little bit about how to make it easy to practice self-care during the holiday rush. Now, don't let that buzzword of self-care turn you off, okay? Because I've got some things that I really wanna talk to all my people pleasers, my people who are bad with boundaries, myself included. side note, if you have any good book suggestions on boundaries, I would love your suggestions because I'm out there looking for my own books on boundaries because I believe in self-development as you know and always learning and actually,