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ย Self-care? Check!
Life gets hard sometimes, doesnโt it?
Overwhelming sometimes, too.
Or just โ well, A LOT, right?
Between the stresses of daily living and trying to make smart improvements, you can forget to press the โpauseโ button every day to take care of yourself.
Thatโs why I want to talk about making a Self-Care Checklist to help.
Now, let me emphasize that thereโs not โone size fits allโ approach to self-care, the activities you deliberately practice on a regular basis to promote your overall wellbeing.
But I want you to consider these categories and how they apply to your life, routines, and desires. Make a list of what resonates for you, particularly the needs that are currently going unmet. Weโll use that list to create your own personal self-care checklist.
- Physical. These needs include general health, exercise, diet, and sleep. Do you need to schedule time daily to exercise? Do you need to get on a corrective exercise program so that your body can keep up with the life you want to live? Eat more fresh vegetables every day?ย
- Emotional. Take time each day for mindfulness or meditation to check in with your emotions. Donโt judge yourself for any need or desire. Write in a journal. Speak to a trusted counselor. Express affection โ and your need for it. Take time FOR YOURSELF — away from work, the kids and your partner.ย
- Financial. If youโre anxious about money, then start making a budget and tracking your resources and expenses. Check with a financial adviser to make sure youโre planning for retirement appropriately. If you have a short-term savings goal, make the deposits on schedule. Whatever the worry is, taking action will help. Getting a hold of your financials will allow you to allocate your resources to goals that make your life more fulfilling.
- Personal growth. Some people want to study for a degree or certification. Some want to enroll in a spiritual program, learn an instrument or language, or go to a seminar. Lifelong learning is essential, so do what you need to do for your intellectual or professional ambitions.
- Social connections. We all need each other — whether itโs family, friends, a religious community, or some other group. A lot of people feel adrift at some points in their lives, and itโs important to make the effort to connect. So, call or write someone you care about. Let them know youโre thinking about them.
- Nature. Try to spend time outdoors every day. Go for a walk, play with the dog, wash your carโฆ the sun and air will do you good.
- The basics. Simple habits like brushing teeth, showering, going for regular health checkups, and keeping a clean house are important to maintain. If you find yourself slipping on any of these, stop yourself and remember to get back on track. In the speech “Make Your Bed,” Admiral William H. McRaven said that if you make your bed in the morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day.๐
Now review the list youโve made. Narrow it down to items you want to incorporate into your routines. Try to be realistic about what you can really do right now to make sure your self-care needs are met.
Remember, self-care isnโt selfish; itโs being responsible.
And this isnโt meant to be a complete, uneditable List of Rules. Itโs just a guideline to help you care for your most important asset.
YOU.
How did your list building go? Are you questioning whether the exercise part is what your body needs? We would love to be able to help you develop a program with stretches and exercises that allow your body to keep up with the way you want to live. Use the link below to schedule a time for a discovery call.
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Practice๐๐ป Extreme๐๐ผ Ownership๐๐ฝ of๐๐พ Your๐๐ฟ Life๐๐ป
Have you heard the phrase โextreme ownershipโ yet?
It means accepting that you are responsible for all the factors that determine whether youโre successful in reaching a goal, not just the factors you directly control.
Those factors in your control can include your thoughts, actions, decisions, responses to emotions, and how you communicate with those around you.
Those factors outside your control? Well, thatโs just about everything and everyone else! Just working, having a family, taking care of yourselfโฆ it can all seem so overwhelming, like youโre pulled in a dozen different directions all the time, with outside forces playing havoc all over the place.
How can you be expected to take any kind of ownership amid all of that? Well, itโs capsulized in the book โExtreme Ownershipโ by two Navy Seals, and some of its lessons are summarized in this list of 7 takeaways we can all apply to our own, non-combat situations โ including our determination to build a healthy lifestyle.
๐๐ฝ Seize accountability, don’t avoid it. When something goes wrong, figure out what happened so you can learn from it.
๐๐ฝ Standards are what you tolerate. So, stand for excellence โ which still allows you to have an off day sometimes.
๐๐ฝUnderstand your why. Be sure youโre clear about your motivation. If youโre not sure, take the time to gain that clarity. Share it with anyone who needs to know.
๐๐ฝ Develop a simple plan. This means understanding the difference between โsimpleโ and โeasy.โ Look for ways to remove complications, roadblocks, and doubt.
๐๐ฝ Make choices based on your priorities.
The authors were war veterans, so they know all about living amid chaos. In high-pressure situations, prioritize the most important tasks and do them first. Trust yourself and your advisers. You know when you can rely on your own expertise, and when itโs necessary to seek outside advice.
Discipline brings freedom. By practicing little acts of discipline, like making your bed when you wake up, youโre creating the mindset that will drive you through each day.
โTake ownership of everything in your world. Take ownership of your mission, of your future, and your life,โ the authors say. โLead yourselfโฆ to victory.โ
How does this sit for you?
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Knowโค๏ธYour๐งกโWhyโ
Tell a wise woman what you want, and she will ask, โWhy?โ
Sheโs really asking about your values. Your motivation.
๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ, ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐.
Please read that again slowly and take it in.๐ง
If thatโs all it took, then we would have no health problems in a society of lean, supple people.
Itโs important to want to develop healthy habits. But without knowing WHY you want to reach a goal, youโre less likely to reach it.
So, think about it right now. What drives you? What is your why?
What keeps you going when things get hard?
โ Maybe you want to be able to play with your kids and grandkids.
โ Maybe you want to Be able to keep doing the activities you love.
โ Maybe you want to make sure you are self-sufficient when you are older so that you are not a burden.
It doesnโt matter WHAT your WHY is — only that you know what it is and can clearly focus on it whenever you need to.
Then go do it. We got this.
What is your why for sticking with your health and fitness program? Let me know in the comments.
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Change is hard for most of us, largely because we resist it mentally. But why?๐ค
I believe we often lack focus until we lock into commitment to ourselves and embrace the power it brings to the process of making change.
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See, you might want to create a new result in your life. You might think about how to do it. You might even try to make it happen. But until you truly commit to making a full decision to CREATE WHAT YOU WANT, NO MATTER WHAT โ failure will remain an option, maybe even inevitable.๐
Look, Iโm not trying to be harsh here, just a little tough love because I believe in you. But think about it. How many times in the past have you tried to create a certain outcome and come up short?
You get excited to start but give up when you get too busy, or when you start to doubt yourself, or when you hit a roadblock. Weโve all done it more times than we care to admit.
I know I have. Gasp! ๐ฎ
And hereโs what made the difference for me. I realized that whenever I truly committed to pursuing a goal, when I replaced my nagging doubts with iron certainty, that my commitment then brought clarity. I relied on the clarity time and time again when my mind would wander, or my enthusiasm would falter, or I would invariably face a setback.
For me, I needed the clarity of always knowing why I made the decision to start trying in the first place. Clarity helped create the overall vision of my plan, kept me focused on daily priorities, and enforced consistency over time โ knowing that nothing happens as fast as we might like.๐
So, choose your goal. Commit to it unfailingly. Return to the crystal clarity of your choice day after day after day. You will see success so clearly โ and you deserve it!
Having an expert support system in place will go a long way to getting you on a program that gets you out of pain and mobile and lets you keep up with the activities and life that bring you joy.
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