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Success DOES NOT EQUAL Perfection
Did you know that? Perfectionism is the sister of procrastination. It’s masquerading as “I need to get this just right, I can’t do that until x, y or z happens.” Which is BS.
Fill Your Cup First!
Tamsin Astor, PhD, your Chief Habit Scientist shares with you “Fill Your Cup First!” so you can cultivate the healthy habits to live a life of freedom!
Walking in a Group – a Metaphor for the Ebb and Flow of Life
Have you ever walked with a group for a long time? Notice how the group ebbs and flows? You might walk with 4 or 5 people, then break off with one person.
Mentorship – Wisdom – who can you go to? What do you get?
Sometimes when I worked with executive coaching clients, we would talk about communities and how to build their social network, which could support them in different facets of their lives.
Walking Meditation for an Antsy Pants Day
When you do the walking meditation your focus is on each step, slow and mindful: Right foot: Heel, Toe, Lift, Left foot: Heel, Toe, Lift, Right foot: Heel, Toe, Lift etc. Slow, steady and calm.
Do you have the right tools for the job?
Sometimes it’s important to stop and find the right tools. But, beware, it can be really easy to get stuck in inaction, because you feel you can’t act until you have the right tools!
Do you need the sun or the shade today?
The sun is the heat, creative, energetic, masculine energy – in action.The shade is cool, more centered around holding space, listening and receiving, the feminine energy.
What does it mean to be healthy?
We are all striving to be healthy – in our minds and bodies. Not being sick, feeling well. In the words of one of my favorite meditations, we want to be happy, healthy, to feel safe and to feel at ease.
Transitions
Sometimes we go through major transitions, which we are fully aware of – when a relationship ends, when a loved one dies, when we lose a job, move home, start a new project.
Habit Shifting – Be Kind to Yourself
When you fall off the habit, maybe when you’re traveling, life gets stressful, you have houseguests… take a moment to notice that you have fallen back into the unhealthy habit or stopped the new one.
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