Happy Entrepreneur Spring 2015 | Page 29

The way you manage your business has a direct correlation to your success, health, and over all well-being. You’re in this to make a difference, but to also live a healthy and balanced life. Imagine, what’s possible if you felt great every day? You would be living your dream business! pects—or at least becoming aware of them, when the energies you identify with are out of balance, you can adjust and reposition yourself into a more positive direction. How you show up day to day can change, and there are ways to adjust to them when you know where you fall in the Ayurvedic equation. By consciously incorporating all Ayurvedic energy as- Susan Shah BIO: Susan is a certified nutrition and lifestyle coach accredited with the American Association of Drugless Practitioner. She attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City, studying Eastern and Western nutrition, dietary theories, and contemporary health topics. Susan holds a Bachelors Degree from The Ohio State University and completed additional studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Susan spent 10+ years in Finance working at Fortune 500 companies excelling in leadership, relationship building, executive presentation, and analytics. She now leverages these skills as a entrepreneur and in service to her clients so they achieve optimal health. favorite book: ...she now leverages these skills as a entrepreneur and in service to her clients so they achieve optimal health. Everyone should read Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D. If you’re like me, than your previous career was in an organization that briefly recognized your strengths and spent the remaining time wanting to develop your weaknesses. As entrepreneurs, this is our chance to develop strong support teams and encourage positive development. It’s our opportunity to create an ideal company and team. Along with the book is an online quiz where you discover your strengths. Use this to hire team members that compliment you. What I also love about this book is that it guides you on how to build a strength-based team, and how to manage a person that’s strong in one area. My strengths are: relator, responsibility, maximizer, positivity, and discipline. I like being around close friends and enjoy turning strangers into friends. Once I am emotionally bound to something, I’m committed and people trust me to get things done. I’m a positive person and work best focusing on my strengths. I thrive on routine and deadlines. the happy entrepreneur 29