Those of you who are partaking in Dry July, good luck, for those of you not, Merry Christmas in July!
During the last 6 months my wish for you all has generally been to have an awareness of what can get in your way of moving forward towards where you want to be.
So below I have put together a quick revision of that with a gentle reminder that you can push that rock out of the way and keep going. Inhale the future!
In January I talked about a simple review of 2018 – there were some pointy questions to answer which I will include below again as you adapt them to your situation and monitor how you are doing.
In February I gave an outline of one of the therapies I commonly use called ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy) essentially its about “getting out of your mind, into your life”. It teaches skills to handle painful thoughts and feelings effectively. I love it because it’s so simple to implement and makes sense!
March was about Procrastination – killer of joy and action – putting off the inevitable until it’s too late. I added a great article on how to overcome it by doing the hard tasks first (contrary to what you may think works)
In April I shared a personal account of a dear friend who lost her battle with cancer and her struggle to put right all those relationships that were important to her but sadly she didn’t make it. So my take away from her legacy was to have those conversations you want to have. Start again because you can create a new beginning. The cliche that life is too short is kind’ve true.
May covered managing work stress and unhappiness there, figuring out what that means for you. Working with different personality types is not always easy.
June was about managing those winter blues with a reminder to be mindful of loneliness creeping in and how to keep it in check besides relying on Netflix. I also shared another great article on how cold weather is good for the brain. This is your time to shine!!
So to keep on track, for the next 6 months here’s a 3 step task to get you going and more focussed on what that might look like:
- List 3 goals you want to achieve between now and the end of the year.
- List 3 thoughts that pull you away from achieving those goals.
- Reflect on those thoughts, park them temporarily and still continue with your goal plan.
If you need help moving that rock or parking those thoughts, please get in touch.
