Starting a small business is anything but relaxing, and creating balance between your business personal lives might be your biggest challenge yet. But never fear: RMMFI is here to support you through every step of your journey! To help, here are 20 tips to help you relieve stress and create a healthy foundation for your business to thrive.

1. Go for a walk or run outside. Some great urban options in Denver are:
   1. City Park
   2. Cheesman Park
   3. Washington Park
2. Try Progressive Muscle Relaxation
3. Watch a Ted Talk
4. Color. Seriously.
   1. Under the Sea
   2. Mandala
   3. Houses
5. Set a 30 minute timer and clean and/or tidy up some area of your home / room.
6. Diffuse some peppermint essential oil. Don’t have a diffuser? Head to the store and inhale the tester of peppermint essential oil. Love it? Consider investing in it and a diffuser!
7. Set a 30 minute timer and write. Write:
   1. Something that’s on your mind
   2. Something from one of these prompts
8. Bake something
9. Read a book or an article
10. Make a cup of tea and enjoy it!
11. Do a brain dump for ideas or tasks you’ve got piling up in your mind
12. Take a nap – or do what you need to do to get a good night’s sleep
13. Pick one thing on your to-do list and work on it or knock it out
14. Listen to a podcast
15. Plan and cook a healthy meal for yourself
16. Try a Guided Imagery exercise
17. Marinate on what’s causing the stress
18. Call a friend
19. Take a cold shower (yes, a cold one! – unless you have a heart condition)
20. “Cool off” with an ice cream

By: Marc Retana, RMMFI Intern, and Rachel Levy-Culler

As always, BLBC grads and Class #20: We Urge You Endlessly On (#WUYEO)!