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Acceptance and Choice
The A in ABC coaching is Acceptance.
The C is Choice.
I’m going to double down on a few concepts this quarter.
Non-Striving in Sales
- There is no place to go
- Nothing to do
- Nothing to attain
Mistakes Happen in Benign Situations
Song of the Heart
“To love someone is to learn the song in their heart and sing it to them when they have forgot” – Arne Garborg (Norwegian Writer)
Character is Revealed by Struggle
Courage Means Asking for Help
Empower Media Consumption
Control what you can control
I’m tripling down on this theme in anxious times. It’s something I struggle with daily!
There is so much angst, anxiety, and frustration in our world and news cycle. It can get overwhelming.
My goal is to be in bed by 930pm each night for a good night of sleep. I was doom scrolling till 11 pm the other night and finally realized my thirst for information was counterproductive!
When I do it right what has been helpful?
- Limit Twitter consumption to 15 minutes
- Do it midday or end of the workday and cut it off
- Put my iPhone away for Tess bedtime and bath time
- Watch a documentary or series in the evening and go to bed
Technology is wonderful and related to social consumption it’s working against us. You need to be focused and disciplined on how to overcome.
Defeating Average in controlling what you can control.
Colin
Accept, Adjust and Adapt
Are you anxious?? I am. Lots of uncertainty right now.
It’s easy to get caught up doom scrolling and sidetracked on things you can’t control.
What can we do?
Accept, Adjust and Adapt
Accept what is.
Naming your emotions, writing down what you need to accept to get through this tough time period will help get it out of your brain.
Adjust.
The same pre covid pre-political angst methods may no longer work. Change your routines and habits.
Journaling I want doing prior to this, now I do every day.
Adapt.
The new virtual world requires different skills. Have you modified your approach?
My two examples.
I get outside three times a day no matter what and measure myself to it with a yes or no in my journal.
I added in 5-15 minutes of work to family time clearing mediation to reboot for the evening. That could also be a walk or a stretch, anything to clear the mind.
Defeating Average in the new virtual decade.
Colin
The Life That is Waiting For Us
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
– Joseph Campbell
Questions that help me find this essence.
What would you do if you didn’t compare yourself to anyone else?
What advice would your 20 years in the future self give you about your choices this year?
What brings me energy? What brings me life?
I hope these help you as you navigate your GPS to the life that is waiting for you.
Defeating Average.
Colin