Are you sometimes overwhelmed by your business? Does all the work that goes into running it stress you out? Let’s face it, entrepreneurship is undeniably a stressful endeavor. But since quitting is not an option, keeping your stress level in check is crucial.
Stress management has become a huge niche. Physical and emotional stress must be controlled in a positive manner.
Fortunately, the online world is full of online stress management tools to help reduce stress and anxiety. But there are so many out there that it can be hard to figure out which ones will work best for you.
Mastering stress management techniques can be quite a big deal. The 6 online tools in this article should make it easier!
Unroll Me – a service that unsubscribes you from unwanted emails
As an entrepreneur, you probably get lots of emails on a daily basis. Some may be from clients, while others are irrelevant, and taking up too much space. Aren’t those irrelevant emails annoying? Having an inbox that is constantly filled with unimportant emails makes getting to your important emails a bit frustrating, and even stressful.
There is a definite stress response when our inbox is overwhelmingly full. Your personal life will also benefit if you can get your inbox under control
Unroll Me is an online tool that can help you to manage and reduce the stress associated with managing your email inbox. The service unsubscribes you from unwanted newsletters, deals, or promotions in your inbox once a week (or more often). It can easily reduce your stress anxiety.
You won’t have to worry about the time you would waste going onto different pages to unsubscribe. With Unroll Me, all you have to do is enter your email and which emails you want to unsubscribe from, and it does the rest for you! Strategies like this help with your work-life balance as well.
RescueTime – an app that tracks how much time you spend on websites, and offers suggestions for where to cut back
Do you sometimes go on websites, and completely lose track of time? Maybe you know that you spend too much time online but sometimes can’t seem to stop yourself. You’re your own boss after all. Managing your time is your responsibility.
You are free to do whatever you want for however long you want. While this is fine, spending too much time on websites can cripple your workflow and lead to poor performance. This is something to be mindful of.
RescueTime is an app that tracks how much time you spend online throughout the course of the day (and night). It also gives you insight into where you spend the most time online.
For example, you may not realize that the majority of your online time is spent in Facebook or Twitter chats. This app can let you check exactly how much time you spent on social media platforms. But you won’t even have to check.
RescueTime also suggests websites to cut down on. So when you start spending too much time on any website or social media platform, it will let you know.
Tools like this are meant to reduce stress anxiety.
Breathe 2 Relax – a free app with guided breathing exercises
When you are stressed, your body is tense. You may be holding onto some kind of stress in the form of muscle tension. A quick way to reduce this tense feeling is through progressive breathing exercises that can help relax your muscles naturally and induce a sense of calmness.
While going out for a walk or doing some stretching can help you reduce your stress, if you are unable to do so, you can use your phone to accomplish the same thing!
Breathe 2 Relax is an online tool that you can access on your smartphone for free. It provides guided breathing exercises of varying lengths and levels of difficulty (from beginner to advanced). For example, you may want to start by taking deep breaths in and out for 30 seconds and slowly build up to longer sessions. It’s definitely worth a try if you want to feel calmer pretty quickly.
Make sure you look at apps like this to help you manage your stress. Managing stress should be a priority for you to maintain great mental health. Apps are great tools because they offer strategies to practice that will help take care of your mental health and they are usually strategies you wouldn’t think of on your own.
Headspace – meditation training in ten minutes per day
Do you want to start meditating, but don’t think it’s worth the time? If so, then this online tool is perfect for you! Headspace offers guided meditation sessions that last just ten minutes per day, but help you cope with stress. There are a wide variety of different types of exercises and guided meditations available online. You can choose which type works best for you.
For example, if you want to focus on releasing your anger, manage stress, or fear, there are online exercises that can help you do so! From breathing techniques and visualizations, Headspace is perfect no matter what type of meditation training interests you.
The next time you have ten minutes to spare, try this out! Meditation can be a great stress reliever. It is something that can support your other strategies.
Calm App- guided meditations, sleep stories, and breathing exercises all in one place
True to its name, Calm is an online tool that can help you stay calm and relaxed. It has a variety of different features, so if you get this app odds are you won’t need another stress-relieving app.
If you just want to take a break from work, manage stress, and breathe for a few minutes, Calm has online breathing exercises that can help you do so quickly in order to reduce your stress.
You can listen to the sleep stories when you’re turning in for the night. These are meant to be calming tales of various types like comedy, fairy tales, or fantasy that will take your mind off your busy day, and lull you to sleep.
Calm also features online guided meditations and talks from experts in the field of mindfulness meditation. You can listen to online sessions with Martin Boroson on how to relax your body or Andy Puddicombe’s ten-day online course for beginners going into detail about what mindfulness is and how to practice it.
Meditation Timer- set your own length of time for the meditation session and be reminded when it is over by playing soothing sounds or music
If you want to be in charge of your online meditation sessions, then you’ll like Meditation Timer. It allows you to set the length of time that each online session will last (from one minute up to an hour) and it even includes a timer so that when the allotted time is over you’ll know. Instead of an annoying beeping sound that would startle you, Meditation Timer plays soothing sounds or music play as a signal that time is up.
All of this online meditation software is available for free and you can use it on your computer or smartphone. It’s perfect if you want a great online tool that works well no matter what type of experience level in mindfulness training that you might have.
What Will the Results Be?
We know that you’re busy. You don’t always have time to take care of yourself, and it’s easy for your stress levels to get out of control—especially when you’re feeling like there is no end in sight. If this sounds familiar, we can help! Top Tier Coaching Services offers customized coaching programs designed by experts with years of experience helping others reach their goals (including yours!).
With our executive coaching services, you’ll be able to work one-on-one with a Top Tier coach who will listen to your needs and create time management strategies for work-life balance tailored just for you. Whether the goal is reducing anxiety or increasing productivity at work or staying on track during an intense fitness regimen, we’ve got resources that fit any need. Book a call and let’s see if we can come up with a solid strategy for you.