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Do you have a life?
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I was young, I always had the time but never had a watch. Now that I am older, it seems I always have a watch but never have the time.
This is a saying I heard a few weeks ago that I thought was amusing as well as very true. It seems that the older we get, the busier we become. In today’s fast-paced busy lifestyle, we sometimes don’t have time or forget to take some time off for ourselves. It is important to pencil in some “me time” with activities that make you happy and that you enjoy to do.
Especially in these economic times, people have been cutting out fun activities and trips. I completely understand that this is definitely not the time to be taking luxurious trips and spending a lot of money on activities. The thing is, we don’t have to spend our life savings to have fun or to have a life. There are plenty of inexpensive or even free activities to do wherever you reside. It just takes a little digging to find them.
Do you have a hobby that over the years you have gradually neglected? Go back to that hobby and try to respark your interest. Have you been meaning to go check out an art gallery or museum but never got around to it? Make time to go see what it has to offer. Listen to yourself and try to create a few hours a week that you dedicate to YOU. Shut off your phone and detach yourself from your work. Bring your spouse or friend with you and try to have a quality conversation for once. A conversation not about work or taxes, but about things you enjoy doing and subjects that interest you.
Too often we forget to give ourselves some time to have fun. If you take a look at yourself and notice you really don’t have a life outside of work and home, then make a change. Make a point to create “me time” and you will become happier and more satisfied.
So if you always have a watch but never have the time, then create some. Create some “me time” to do what YOU enjoy.
Communication
Posted by: | CommentsWondering how the holidays will end up? With effective communication and the art of asking questions, you can have a fun holiday season!
To ask questions and communicate effectively, you need self-esteem. You need to feel respect for yourself before you can give it to others. The more self-esteem you have, the more you are able to take your eyes off yourself and be totally present and focused on the person or people to whom you are speaking. “So where do I begin?” you may ask.
Since questions involve putting words together, what’s the best way to do that with self-esteem? What words do you use during your self-talk? What words to you use when you’re speaking to others? Words are so powerful that their emotional impact can stay with us throughout our lives. And since self-esteem is a feeling, words affect our own self-esteem, as well as that of others.
As you express yourself, know that you can give others only what you yourself possess. If your self-talk and what you say to others is negative and demeaning, you injure your own self-esteem as well as that of others. However, when your self-talk is positive and affirming, you boost your self-esteem as well as theirs. What a great incentive to monitor and upgrade any self-talk and conversation with others that may be hindering your or their progress! Stay focused on the positive!
Bill McGrane – McGrane Global Centers
Overwhelmed…
Posted by: | CommentsWhat do you do when you are feeling overwhelmed? As one graduate exclaimed RRRRUUUUUNNNNNN!!!!!!! Running only works for so long and the candle burning at both ends meets in the middle – what do you do then?
If you are feeling overwhelmed this week, go back to the simple process of goals versus intentions. An intention creates that long list of things you would like to get accomplished. Goals are bite sized tasks that can be completed within a specific time frame. Review your list of intentions and break it down to 1-3 things that you can accomplish daily.
Remember, if you love and accept yourself for who you truly are, you will realize you do not have to “do” to get others to love you…. just “be”. Enjoy the process!
Bill McGrane – McGrane Global Centers
