So, you have just been diagnosed, now what? This is going to hit you fairly immediately when hearing the news from your doctor. How are you going to manage it? What will the treatment look like? How will your family handle the news? How are you going to be able to afford it? How will your work manage this? On top of that, if you’re a business owner, how are you going to handle it? The news is so overwhelming.

So, it’s completely understood that you’re going to be at a standstill while you take it all in. The truth is, you will deal with challenges, there will be day-to-day challenges that will be thrown at you. But, here are some tips that will help you out with managing your business while balancing out treatment at the same time. While there isn’t exactly a cookie-cutter solution to go about this, hopefully, these tips can help you.

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Maximize Your Locations

One of the key benefits of being self-employed would be the fact that you can choose your own hours. This usually means that you don’t have to stress too hard about making it to doctors’ visits, or receiving your treatment. This is something that those who have a standard 9 to 5 usually need to deal with. While it can still be difficult to manage your business if you’re just not feeling you’re best, depending on what you do with your work, you could possibly try to maximize your usage based on the location you’re in.

Working from home statistics are booming, showing that you can work remotely, from nearly anywhere and production will be sky-high. If you’re sitting in the doctor’s waiting room, it may be a decent time to do a little bit of work. Needing to lie in bed? Maybe try to do some work on the laptop. Just try to maximize where you’re at. Of course, make sure you’re getting rest too.

Think before telling the news

Your medical challenges are technically considered a personal issue, not a professional one. You do have the option of telling customers, clients, partners, and suppliers but you don’t necessarily have to if you don’t want to. If you’re in a professional relationship with someone, think before giving them this news. If there is someone, such as a client, who’s nervous about deadlines, then you’re going to need to think carefully about whether you should give this information to them.

You also need to have a solid idea of the industry culture and the type of culture in which your professional relationships may be involved in. It’s entirely up to you, but it can never be unshared once you share this info. This is one of the biggest business lessons of them all.

Have someone help out

As a business owner, you’re most likely going to want to handle everything yourself. Usually, that’s what business owners do, they try to wear multiple hats. But, if you’re going through treatment, you’re going to be too tired to wear all those hats. Instead, focus on treatment, focus on getting better. Don’t be afraid to hire or outsource help.