It’s official - not getting enough sleep impacts on your productivity, which means your business as well as your life could suffer if you are not getting the hours of sleep your body needs. According to the Mayo Clinic, adults need on average between 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. Now I don’t know about you, but I can’t remember the last time I had that much sleep, I think I was a small child! However, it appears that my approach to sleeping could be impacting on my productivity - and possibly yours too if this story resonates with you. I am one of those people who has never been good at sleeping, and being an entrepreneur means I tend to work long hours. Lots of travelling across different time zones also interrupts normal sleep patterns, making it difficult to settle into a good sleep routine. So on a recent plane journey, I decided to revisit the wonderful book by Ariana Huffington - The Sleep Revolution. She has some great insights to share, saying: “We sacrifice sleep in the name of productivity, but, ironically, our loss of sleep, despite the extra hours we put in at work, adds up to more than eleven days of lost productivity per year.” That’s a big cost to our businesses and our health. So, pass me the pillow please!
Have yourself an inspired entrepreneurial day! - Melanie