Business from Bed : A 6-Step Comeback Plan to Get Yourself Working after a Health Crisis

by Joan Friedlander

• ISBN13: 9781936303441
• ISBN10: 1936303442
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-11-01
• Publisher: Demos Health

Summary

When people are remanded to their beds or their homes by a prolonged health crisis it can become a time of deep reflection, prompting a person to reevaluate assumptions that have formed the basis for many life and business decisions. As one moves away from a time of ill health and pain, back towards wellness, it is easy to forget what you said you would do differently and gallop back to business as usual. The 6-step comeback plan outlined in Business from Bed will help the reader combat this normal tendency. Joan Friedlander (herself diagnosed with a chronic disease) outlines steps that are designed to help the reader successfully integrate their emotional, social and physical healing with the practical aspects of rebuilding their business. Specifically, steps one, three and five guide the recovering entrepreneur to remain mindful and patient as they experience the normal ebb and flow of physical, mental and emotional recovery. The reader will find that steps two, four and six assist with the practical and tactical aspects of rebuilding a business, or preparing to go back into the mainstream of the job market.

Author Biography

Joan Friedlander Ph.D., C. Psych, is the owner of Lifework Business Partners, an international coaching and training company established in 2000. She has personally coached over one hundred self-employed entrepreneurs and professionals in the workforce to improve their ability to achieve their business goals and enjoy their lives. She is also the coauthor of Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease (Demos Health, 2008).

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Prologue	p. xxi
Introduction	p. xxix
Beyond Survival, Rising from the Ashes	p. 1
You are Not Your Illness	p. 2
The Assumptive World Shatters	p. 3
A Life Interrupted	p. 4
Beware of the Comparison Trap	p. 6
Dismantling the Comparison Trap-Observation	p. 8
Dismantling the Comparison Trap-Release	p. 9
Time for a Eulogy	p. 11
Draw a Picture or Create a Collage	p. 11
Review Your Story One More Time	p. 11
Tell Your Story to Someone You Trust	p. 12
Dissolve the Energetic Epicenter	p. 12
Riding the Emotional Pendulum	p. 14
Changing "It Is True" into "It Used to be True"	p. 15
Embrace the New Normal	p. 19
What Makes You Happy?	p. 22
Change Starts with You	p. 24
Tools for Self-Recovery	p. 25
Your Ideal Life	p. 27
The Perfect Day	p. 28
What Does Your Perfect Day Look Like?	p. 29
Role Models	p. 31
Research the Life of Your Role Models	p. 33
Values Matter Now More Than Ever	p. 34
Values Help Reduce Anxiety	p. 36
What Are Your Values?	p. 38
Mapping Your Top Five Values onto the Wheel of Life	p. 40
Put Your Top Five Values to Work	p. 41
Gifts, Talents, and Business Activities	p. 43
Going on a Talent Hunt	p. 44
Carry It Forward	p. 46
Back to Business Under "New Management"	p. 49
Six Foundational Business Questions	p. 50
Why Did You Choose This Business or Line of Work?	p. 52
Who Do You or the Business Serve?	p. 54
What Do You or the Business Do for the People or Organizations It Serves?	p. 56
How and Where Does the Work Get Done?	p. 58
Who Does the Work?	p. 61
Choosing the Best Role(s) for Yourself	p. 62
Your Essential Business Role(s)	p. 67
How Do You or the Business Make Money?	p. 69
Revenue Models for Business Owners	p. 69
Fee for Service Models	p. 69
Product- or Process-Based Models	p. 72
Revenue Models for Employees	p. 74
A Blended Option-Part-Time Subcontractor	p. 77
The Answer Is not Always Easy	p. 79
Recruit and Request-Ask for Help	p. 83
You Can't Do It Alone Anymore-and You Don't Have To	p. 83
Admitting You Need Help	p. 84
Accepting Temporary Dependence	p. 85
Allowing Others to Help	p. 86
Asking for Help	p. 87
Dump the Burden Myth	p. 88
Misplaced Identity	p. 89
Guilt	p. 90
Feeling Overwhelmed	p. 92
"Coming Out"-Who Do You Tell?	p. 93
Disclosure Issues for Employees	p. 96
Who Needs to Know?	p. 99
What Do You Say?	p. 100
Timing Is Everything-When Do You Tell?	p. 102
What Help Do You Need?	p. 102
Everyday Living	p. 102
Everyday Business	p. 103
Bring It Home-Who Do You Ask to Help with What?	p. 103
Approach Matters-Communication and Respect	p. 106
Slow Down, Don't Move Too Fast	p. 111
Mind and Heart Are Raring To Go, Body Not as Much	p. 112
Stress and Illness Recovery	p. 116
The Biochemistry Behind Stress-The Role of Adrenaline	p. 116
Cortisol, the Other Stress-Response Hormone	p. 118
How Does Adrenaline Fool Us?	p. 119
How Do You Know When to Yield to Your Body and When to Push Through?	p. 120
Healing Guidance from a Rubber Band	p. 121
Stress and the Rubber Band-Warning, Warning	p. 122
The Un-Hurry Mantra-Business Success in the Slower Lane	p. 123
Body Breaks	p. 127
What Is the Purpose of a Body Break?	p. 128
When Should You Use Them?	p. 129
What Form Can They Take?	p. 129
80% Is Good-Updating Expectations	p. 133
Build Capacity, Organize for Success	p. 137
Plan for Uncertainty	p. 137
Redefine Productivity	p. 140
The Secret Is in the Schedule	p. 141
Three Principles of the Master Planning Schedule	p. 143
Working with Your Unique Energy Pattern	p. 143
A Successful Freelance Writer Relaxes into Her Unique Energy Pattern	p. 147
It's More Productive to Tackle Similar Activities in Larger Blocks of Time	p. 149
Apply Your Strengths and Talents Routinely to Your Most Important Business Activities	p. 150
IT Consultant Identifies His Essential Business Tasks	p. 151
Sometimes You Need a Little Purple Snow	p. 153
A Human Resource Consultant Works Around Her Children's Schedules	p. 155
Invoke the Power of One	p. 156
Establish Your Financial Set-Point	p. 157
If You Can't Do It All What Can You Do?	p. 159
What Can You Accomplish in 30 Minutes?	p. 161
Practice Discernment-Know What's Not Negotiable	p. 163
Make and Keep Appointments with Yourself	p. 166
Epilogue: Write Your Own Comeback Story	p. 169
Resources	p. 175
Bibiliography	p. 193
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