Coping Strategy: Understand how your mind works

Understand how your mind works to better cope with problems such as Depression, lack of motivation, lack of joy, poor lifestyle habits, stress-related psychosomatic problems such as sleeplessness, HBP, weight problems etc.

If you would like to try the little audio, reminding you of the nature of your mind to remember, that your mind is just a part of you that sometimes creates trouble if you don’t stop it, please email to Emailmanuela@gmail.com! I will be happy to send you an mp3 file for your i-Phone/smart phone/mp3

Enjoy your day!!!

Learn to use your mental and physical energy wisely!

“Instead of deciding every morning whether or not to force themselves to exercise, [smart people] set up regular appointments to work out with a friend,” reports the Times.

During Walking Meditation to train your awareness, both, mental and physical awareness. Once you realize in almost every moment what your current state is you may take the right decision: take a break, perform willpower, sleep over certain things and relax you mind…

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Relaxation, flexibility, strenght

For more info on Walking Meditation Coaching please call Manuela at 310 600 5144.

Change your thinking

Here is the deal: if I enter  a meeting with fear of failing, I probably have a hard time, not to fail.

If I see myself succeeding by telling the truth and go for a win-win situation, there is a big chance to succeed.

Conclusion: Expect the best and visualize the perfect outcome in order to provide best possibilities to succeed
We humans have an inbuilt prevention-plan: we better don’t expect the best so we don’t have to deal with hurting disappointment. I suggest: dare to expect the best and be flexible in interpreting the outcome. In case anything goes wrong: at least you dared and you might have learned something about it.

 

Stephen Covey

Many years back I read Stephen Covey’ 7 Habits for very Sucessful People and I still keep his practical ideas in mind:

Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win-Win,
Habit 5: Seek First to be Understand, Then to be Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

For new years resolutions he suggests:

“I want you to be successful at one goal, only one goal this year—and that is accomplishing one small goal you know you can accomplish. I say start small so you can build the confidence and strength to do more. It’s all about taking what I call “baby steps.” Start small, keep at it, and stay consistent until you’re ready pick up the pace.

I also suggest that you work on your goal on a weekly basis. For instance, if you are setting a goal to reduce your sugar intake, set a goal to reduce the number of sugar-rich drinks you consume during the week. If you are in the habit of drinking soda pop everyday or several times a week, decide at the beginning of the week how many drinks you will reduce in your diet. If you go too fast and eliminate all your drinks, you may just fail at it because you are not emotionally, mentally or physically prepared to do so. So start small. Make a promise and keep it…make a promise and keep it. And soon you will enlarge your strength, confidence and capabilities to discipline yourself to achieve other goals.

Many years ago, I went on a sugar fast with a group of students. You can’t believe how difficult it was at first but as we achieved small victories, our will power and passion for achieving our goal became stronger and stronger. We actually found strength in saying “no” to sugar because we felt an inner strength, a strength that inspired us to grow our confidence and abilities to grow our character, our sense of who we wanted to be.

As you set your small goal, you may want to enlist the help of someone close to you. It’s important to have some support, encouragement and a system of accountability. You might even invite this person to set a small goal that you can encourage them on. Work together and create synergy to help each other.”

I believe in baby steps – one step at a time.