Have you set any goals? Have you dreamed big dreams and visualized wonderful outcomes? What bad habits have you decided to do away with? Have you strategies in place to combat these habits? Have you decided to incorporate fun and relaxation and YOU time into your calendar this year?
Once you get back into the swing of things at work, it's easy to make excuses for not finding 'you' time. It's busy, busy, busy. Again, everyone wants a piece of you. Before you know it, you're feeling stressed again and this year is little different to last.
Let me put it like this... if you suddenly came down with a serious illness and your life depended on you slowing down and taking time to smell the roses, you'd find plenty of 'you' time! But why wait until that happens? Do something now!
Just can't relax? Take your mind away from what you are doing. Read the comics, take a walk, or file papers. Take deep breaths. Listen to soothing music.
Try these tips to avoid feelings of stress in the future:
- Get up 10-15 minutes earlier every morning so you aren't in a rush and can relax before leaving the house.
- Exercise daily to unwind. Even 5 minutes here and there counts. Get a dog and walk it in the evening.
- Eliminate the words "ought" and "should" from your vocabulary and make your goals things you really want to do. Think about "wants" this year!
- Skip the daily news - it's full of negative events.
- Drive slowly and enjoy listening to music while you drive.
- Meditate or sit quietly for a few minutes every day.
- Schedule plenty of time between appointments so you don't feel rushed.
What ways can you think of, that will work for YOU, that you can make 2006 better than every year that has come before it?
You are important. There is only one of you... that makes you rare and valuable! Take care of yourself!
To Your success in 2006!
Terri Levine
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