It is no secret that women tend to wear a lot of hats and do a lot for others. Whether they are women business owners, women executives, or professional women – or even stay at home moms, let’s face it – women often leave their own buckets empty. During the holidays it seems it’s even easier to without meaning to, set yourself up for failure by doing much for others and leaving yourself depleted and wanting.
We scoured the internet for some great advice about “ways to be your best” as we know first hand how hard it is to consistently take care of yourself on a regular basis.
Here’s what we found. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
Amber Rae is Founder & CEO of The Bold Academy – she recently published a super informative article that gave some great food for thought. She talks about two very different personality types who are fictitious but the gist of the piece speaks to a need to center yourself, take care of yourself first, and plan your day out and act methodically finding or creating opportunities to care for yourself along the way. She recommends…
1. Drink a glass of water when you wake up.
2. Define your top 3.
3. The 50/10 Rule. Solo-task and do more faster by working in 50/10 increments.
4. Move and sweat daily.
5. Express gratitude.
6. Reflect daily. Bring closure to your day through 10 minutes of reflection.
To read the full article and get the complete how to’s – click here.
Another thing we stumbled upon was the inspiring, informative and motivating videos by Shawn Anchor on YouTube. If you’re not familiar with Shawn Anchor – you should be…
Shawn Anchor is a happiness and positive thinking expert who is the head of Good Think Inc , their mission is centered around
The goal of Good Think Inc. is to bridge the gap between academic research and the real world, so that our message is not only instructive and inspirational, but evidence-based.
He gives a great talk on the TED Youtube channel about concrete things you can do to help your brain learn to think more positively. The essence of his talk is based on the premise that success comes after true happiness and not necessarily the other way around. See below
The steps identified are:
- 3 Gratitudes Daily
- Journaling Daily
- Exercise
- Meditation
- Random Acts of Kindness