Resilience is what you need to help prevent burnout. It is a key to thriving, even if you are underwater and the to-do list keeps getting longer.
So, what really helps you get up and keep on going when something happens that is a set-back, whether big or small? What makes you resilient?
You’d be surprised.
Read MoreBesides taking care of your body, there are three (plus one) other things we can learn to do more: be grateful, savor the present moment (and be mindful), and have a positive hope for the future. (Those PPFs, again!)
The “plus one” is having a few close relationships.
Read MoreResilience is a lot about those soft skills, or “EQ” and a lot about what makes us healthy and happy:
· It’s being honest and open about your feelings; it’s vulnerability.
· It’s being curious where those (especially what we think of as negative) thoughts and feelings come from and letting yourself go with them for the moment.
· It’s being compassionate with yourself (and with others) when you (they) fail.
· It’s finding and acknowledging those false assumptions and putting a correct one in its place; - this is key, and not easy!
· It’s learning from the mistake and putting new practices in place.
· It’s not only about healthy mindsets, but also about healthy lifestyles and relationships.
When it comes to our thoughts and emotions and that struggle to see what’s really happening, then its really about what’s going on inside of us.
Brené Brown calls this the rumble.
Read MoreCommunity is my “word” for 2022, and that – and the review of my calendar has made me realize it is time to get together with people again, especially people who make me happy.
That is just what I did this morning: coffee with an “old” friend. It did my soul good!
Last week – here in Switzerland – the COVID doors “opened up” even more to meeting people in person and I am very glad.
Why? – because it is healthy for us to have contact with other people, with a variety of people, people who give is hope and joy and energy.
Read MoreHow is happiness attained?
1. In a job well-done (and if at all possible, within the time and financial constraints)
2. In (finally) reaching a goal
But also in:
· Healthy activity for mind, body and soul (and all the underlying goals to be reached)
· Good (safe, fun, reliable) relationships where I can be myself and share myself
· Doing good to others, especially “strangers” (no kidding!)
· Being grateful for the past, savoring the present and looking to the future with hope
· Being happy about your job and what that job contributes to “the greater good”
Read MoreIn this time of staying home for COVID-19, how can you work on being happier? Suggestions are being grateful, savoring each positive moment, and having a positive hope for the future.
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