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Dear Reader,
"Is this an act of faith or is it an act
of fear?"
Whenever we make a decision, faith and fear
often come into play. From a place of fear, we
often feel powerless and without
"choice" in many of the decisions we
make. How often do you make a choice out of fear
of what might happen or what someone else might
think? How would your life be different if you
trusted your own guidance and desire in each
decision, rather than what you felt you
"had" to do? For more tips, read the
article on Extreme Self Care below.
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| Extreme
Self Care in 7 Steps |
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our culture, we are often socialized to
focus on others -- helping others
improve their performance, helping our
organizations succeed, and helping our
clients achieve their goals. With all
this focus on others, we often forget to
take care of ourselves in the process.
Practicing extreme self-care helps us
move toward more balance in our lives.
So what are some simple, yet
effective ways to practice extreme
self-care and move toward balance?
Step 1: Be still. Balance is much
easier to achieve when you have some
stillness in your life. Think about
standing up right now and balancing on
one foot. For most of us, this is
achievable with little effort. Now
imagine you standing up, spinning around
in a circle 5 or 6 times, and then
trying to balance on one foot. When we
are in constant motion or when our lives
are in chaos, balancing is much more
difficult. It is easier to move toward
balance when you have some down time or
alone time to be still. Simple ideas for
being still include meditating, taking a
walk, avoiding TV, or simply leaving the
car stereo off on your way to work.
Step 2: Be clear on your values and
honor them. What do you value? Is it
time with your family? Fun? Personal
growth? Exercise? Take a look over the
past week's activities and where you
spent your time. Does your activity log
reflect the things (and people) you
value? If not, what changes do you want
to make for the coming week? The more we
act out-of-sync with our values, the
more we experience an energy drain in
our lives.
For
the complete list of 7 Steps to Extreme
Self Care »
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Extreme Self Care Assessment |
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a free, four-page "Extreme Self
Care Assessment," e-mail your
request to Dan at dan@performancemastery.com
or call (317) 791-0570.
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about extreme self care . . . »
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any of these things sound familiar?
"I'd like more balance in my
life but there just isn't enough
time." "I have a dream, but
after work I'm too tired to spend any
time on it." "My job sucks the
life out of me but I feel I'm stuck with
it anyway." "I feel called to
do something in my life, but I can't
figure out what it is or how to do
it." "I know what my dream is,
but I've been putting it on hold for so
long and now I don't know when to begin
it."
Personal coaching facilitates
measurable and sustained progress toward
a desired personal goal or result.
Simply stated, personal coaching helps
clients live life on purpose! Coaching
also helps executives become more
successful, promotable, and effective in
their work.
For your free introductory coaching
session, contact Dan at (317) 791-0570
or e-mail your request to dan@performancemastery.com
More
info on coaching, including testimonials
from Dan's clients . . . »
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| Releasing
Your Creative Spirit At Work & At
Home
Performance Improvement: Systematic
& Creative Techniques to Improve
Employee Performance
The Boss & Employee Relationship:
The Missing Link in Performance
Improvement Strategies & What Can Be
Done About It
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details . . . »
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| The
Boss-Employee Relationship: The Key to
Releasing the Creative Spirit in the
Workplace |
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| How
often are you, or one of your employees,
excited about getting up on Monday
morning and going to work? On a scale of
1 to 10, with 1 being low and 10 being
high, how committed are you to your
employer and your boss? How much of your
creative spirit is being expressed in
your workplace?
There are two keys to releasing our
creative spirit in the workplace. Key
#1: Realize how much YOU sabotage your
own creative spirit at work. Key #2: If
you are a boss, realize how much YOU
have an impact on the creative spirit of
your employees.
Here are the four biggest
contributors to releasing the creative
spirit in the workplace. #1: Reducing
Fear -- Communicating where the
organization is headed, where the
employee stands with you #2: Building
Trust -- Saying what you will do. Doing
what you say. #3: Acknowledging --
Mirroring back or paraphrasing what
someone has just said to you. Sometimes
the simple act of acknowledging relieves
stress and frustration. #4: Validating
-- Letting people know they have every
right to feel the way they do. It is not
a judgment to say that they are right or
wrong for feeling that way. Rather it is
simply stating we can see things from
their perspective.
For more information on how to
release your own creative spirit,
contact Dan for a free introductory
coaching session. Dan will also be
presenting the session, "Releasing
the Creative Spirit at Work and at
Home" for the Treasury Management
Association of Indiana on October 14.
See the feature link for more details or
contact Dan at 317-791-0570 or dan@performancemastery.com.
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