The Role of Sleep in Preventing Consultant Exhaustion

“Better and more sleep means you’re going to be a better consultant.”

As consultants, we can’t be chronically under-rested. You need to be at your best. And if you’re trying to build your company and really bring value to your clients, then you have to take care of yourself. You’ve got to sleep better, sleep more, and get quality sleep so you’re refreshed and regenerated.

The cornerstone of self-care is really good sleep, but getting it isn’t always easy. From life situations to health conditions to beliefs we hold, there can be plenty blocking us from getting the quality sleep we need.

Tune in to this episode of the Profitable Joyful consulting podcast to learn why we don’t get the sleep we need and how to get better sleep to be the best possible version of yourself.

Key areas discussed in this episode

0:00 Introduction
2:38 Three facts you need to know about sleep
5:53 How to give ourselves permission to take care of ourselves
7:47 Creating new beliefs around sleep
8:33 Improving your sleep hygiene
11:22 Tools to help when you can’t get to sleep
17:19 Wait, grownups need bedtime?
20:42 How to handle when your inner child revolts at bedtime (and how to support them so you can get better sleep)