6 Benefits of a Healthy Mind

Neglect in mental health has expensive consequences not just for you but also your business. 

Stress and stress related illnesses are one the most common reasons for absenteeism in the workplaces and businesses.

There are benefits of a healthy mind both for us individually and for group interactions.

6 Benefits of a healthy mind

Being mentally fit and alert carries a lot of benefits for your business. 

It means:

1 Being more productive

In a supportive environment, morale is high, productivity flourishes as motivation for progress is at its peak. The base of the hierarchy of human need is security. An environment of mental well-being ensures this.

2 Being able to think clearly

When you are in an excellent state of well-being you have the best focus on the task at hand. You are able to prioritize. Distractions are easily identified and dealt with.

3 Being able to concentrate

The power of a focused mind cannot be underestimated. A good state of well-being especially in the mental realm assures this.

4  Being able to cope with pressures, deadlines, demands and the commitment of your business

There are constant demands, and deadlines in every business. Maintaining commitment to the business requires presence of mind that a good state of mental well-being is essential for.

5 Interacting well with your clients, staff, suppliers and other stakeholders of the business

Etiquette can only be maintained when employees and leaders in your business are in an environment that promotes excellent mental well-being. Your interactions with your clients and other stakeholders in your business will be a reflection of how healthy your mind is.

6 Reduced absenteeism or even neglect of your business

Absenteeism is a sure sign of an environment of poor mental well-being. Stress when not properly handled will cause loss of productivity with key resources becoming unavailable as personnel become crucially absent.

About The Author

Zoe

Zoe met Eze (Chuck) in the 14th year of what turned out to be an 18 year ‘journey’ with mental illness. They got married less than a year of meeting with Zoe fully knowing Chuck had a diagnosis of mental illness. In the 18th year, Chuck defied the odds of mental illness. A consultant psychiatrist signed him off the mental health system with a bill of NO MENTAL ILLNESS. The consultant was so amazed by Chuck’s astonishing recovery that he even questioned how Chuck was diagnosed with mental illness all those years before, in the first place! Today Chuck is free from medication, its dependency and hospitalizations. Zoe’s award nominated book, DEFYING THE ODDS, chronicles the highs and ‘lows’ of this journey. Zoe, often writing from the standpoint of a caregiver, clearly understands that mental illness does not only affect an individual challenged with the disease, but also families, marriages and society as a whole.

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