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Handling Failure
If this is you, choose to ๐๐๐๐!
In a dark place?
Under Pressure?
Under pressure? Feeling stressed? A lot on your plate?
Usually, our first thoughts are to dig deep, work harder and grind through the challenge at hand.
Top Personal Coaching Tip โ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค!
……And counter those feelings with an opposing action.
Itโs a simple thing, but remember to take a break for 15 minutes or longer.
Take a walk, stretch, meditate, breathe, relax, get some fresh air, in other words slow down and be still.
Enjoy the scenery!
I did!
Allowing yourself some mental and emotional freedom from all the pressure, with meaningful slacking time, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ has great rewards.
Oftentimes, thatโs when the laughter kicks in!
Overloaded?
Dealing with stress…

A lesson from slippers

Feeling overwhelmed?
Stressed, anxious, worried, tense, overwhelmed, working harder than ever – sound familiar?
One of my favourite stories is told by Stephen Covey in “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. It’s based on a story by Arthur Gordon entitled “The Turn of the Tide”.
Arthur recalls a time when he was experiencing deep frustration at work and many challenges in life.
Finally, he went to see a Doctor who told him to spend the following day in the place where he’d been happiest as a child. Then, he gave Arthur four prescriptions in sealed envelopes, to be opened at 9, 12, 3 and 6 o’clock the next day.
As day dawned, off he went to his favourite beach.
At 9 – “๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ” – he heard the birds and sound of the sea.
By 12 – “๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค” – happy memories came flooding back.
Then at 3 – “๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ” – he discovers he was focused too much on himself.
Finally at 6 – “๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐” – he did, knowing that the waves would soon wash them away.
This prescription works for everyone..
Make those internal adjustments now.
Why not apply this remedy for yourself today?
๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ.
Determination
And then it changed.
In our virtual session, all of the participants were viewing images representing different experiences or emotions connected with ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐. Each participant was to select an image that really resonated with them personally.
I asked the session producer to select one of the many images and asked participants to identify themselves if they had selected that specific image. The producer randomly chose one of those participants… and then it began.
The image chosen – ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
I asked the participant why this image resonated with her. She then shared a portion of her life story that had been filled with adversity, physical challenge and major setbacks. Yet there was a determination not to let those setbacks get in the way of her own ambitions. In that moment, we all listened intently, in wonder and awe – each of us touched by her emotional testimony. I’ve tried hard to imagine what her life may have been like.
No matter whatever life had thrown at her, she chose to carry on enjoying the challenge of life with optimism, a positive outlook and a gritty determination.
Resilience is a choice, we can all develop much more.
What is your reaction in the face of adversity?