In life there are many difficulties along the road. Knowing your values can aid and support you in making decisions and staying true to your authentic self! Defining your values: Identify times from your personal and work life when you were at your happiest, proudest and most fulfilled; Think about the factors that contributed to
Values define what you believe to be important to your life and confirm your true self. Building a lifestyle around values, then living with your values in mind, helps to create a meaningful and satisfying life. When values are aligned with priorities, life is generally on the right track! When these do not align, life
Being part of a great team is an exceptional place to be! One where your work can be effortless, constructive, supported and extremely pleasurable. This is something to be cherished and maintained for the benefit of all involved. What are the optimal conditions to develop and grow a team? I liken this to growing a
It is switch tasking! When we switch tasks, the brain stops and starts again, and again… This costs time, is less efficient and drains our energy. This happens, often in our lives, I know all too well as I was queen of the multi-taskers! It used to be me!! Does this sound like you too?
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Gratitude enhances our emotional and physical well-being. It is the practice of focusing on what we have, noticing and appreciating the positives in our world. Gratitude creates benefits such as: happiness; increased resilience; improved self-esteem; better quality sleep; lower stress; and more meaningful relationships. Tips for practicing gratitude: slow down and be mindful of what
Caring for our soul involves the spiritual area of our lives. Spirituality “the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things” as defined in dictionary.com. What does this mean to each of us as individuals? Spiritually means different things to each of us and is connected to our
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Stephen Covey talks about the four key areas of our lives:●Physical: Exercising, eating well, getting enough sleep.●Social/emotional: Socializing, having time away, taking up a hobby, having fun.●Mental: Stimulating your mind, reading, learning, listening to podcasts.●Spiritual: Rejuvenating your soul, spending time in nature, considering your sense of purpose, who am I and what do I do?
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It takes intentional change to make self-care a priority and create new habits. Some suggestions to get you thinking: eating well; getting enough sleep; socializing; time away; hobbies; fun; learning; reading; listening to podcasts; time in nature; considering your sense of purpose; who I am; and what do I do. What else can you add
We often place unrealistic self-expectations on ourselves. Sometimes this is because we feel the pressure of expectations from others, at other times we just want to do more, or better, than is reasonable. We can become so fixated on achieving these unrealistic expectations that we feel we have let ourselves and others down when we
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