27 things I’ve discovered work for Everyone in over 16 years of coaching people
27 things I’ve discovered work for Everyone in over 16 years of coaching people
1. List all the stuff that prevents your from achieving your daily objectives
2. Set realistic daily objectives
3. List what you have a tendency to do when things get tough
4. Make a plan for when you won’t use your phone
5. Uncover all the stories you tell yourself about how it’s different for you than for others. Eg I’m fine with caffeine in the afternoon, my back hurts because of my age, it’s normal to pee at night
6. Write down your current reality and don’t down play, up play or justify just point your finger at what’s actually true for you. Health, Relationship, work
7. Set a bed time that allows you to wake without an alarm
8. Aim for incremental improvement. Aiming for massive improvement is a strong indicator of panic at your current reality and a recipe for failure
9. Spend most of your day doing what you are awesome at. find a way to do more now
10. Choose the method you are best at over the best method
11. Master saying no. Not with willpower but questions. Keep asking questions until it is clear to both you that no is the right answer for both of you
12. Let health and energy guide your consumption choices not values. You can’t save the planet if you’re on your arse
13. If you have a desk job where you sit more than 4 hours a day you NEED a standing desk. There is no amount of healthy activity that will make this not true for you
14. Fix your sleep. Not sleeping well IS an emergency
15. I’m happiest when I have x in my week
16. I feel most present when I pause to appreciate?
17. Accept that you are judgemental, it’s how we decide what we value and what we don’t. Accepting we do it is the first step towards changing them. You can’t think again if you deny thinking in the first place
18. Decide on some times every day to find peace. Whether that’s walking, meditating, listening to music is not important. What’s important is that your brain learns that you won’t die if you stop running
19. Decide when you will worry and stick to it
20. Drink structured water. You wouldn’t make half the decisions you make if you were better hydrated
21. Look at those situations where you show up as less than you want to. Decided who you will be next time and take proactive steps to construct the environment to make that possible. Just ONE success will be enough to start turning the tide
22. Don’t assume that helping is always helpful, for either of you
23. If you’re learning something new commit time every day to do something you’re awesome at
24. Assume you don’t understand what they mean and all the implications. Ask more questions until you do. Or even better, until they do
25. Get clear on what your values are and what their opposites are you’ll be much clearer on what pisses you off and why and how to construct the life you want
26. Create new solutions to old failures
27. Sweat every day
Which would you do if you were to pick just one?