Self Care Sunday #1: Set Your Day Up for Success
If you're anything like me you probably suck at taking care of yourself.
You probably prioritize your needs last.
Well guess what?
If you don't take care of yourself you can't take care of anyone else.
That's a rough truth for those of us whose role is provider, caregiver or coach.
Personally I suck at taking care of myself.
With a growing business and family I am blessed with a lot of responsibilities that I take seriously. I firmly believe that responsibility is what gives our life meaning, but we also need a healthy way to disconnect and cope with these growing responsibilities.
I think a lot of stress manage boils down to "The day is imposing itself on you" when in reality YOU should be imposing yourself on the day.
Here's a quick practice that I learned from Steve Krebs
It's a mental health "hack" that will allow you to impose your will and your desired way of being on the world and shift your mindset from victim to grateful.
Every morning get a piece of paper.
Write "Gratitude" then list 3 things you're grateful for.
Then write "Intentions" and write your 3 intentions for your state of being throughout the day.
You can't control the world, and the actions of those around you.
But you can control how you react to the world and those around you.
Starting your day outlining what is meaningful to you and how you want to be is a very easy, very efficient way to impose your will on the day.
Please just do it.
