Hello again , I hope all is well with you? I have a few interesting things to share with you this time.
More from the Personal Life Analysis |
We have nearly finished working our way through my free Personal Life Analysis, where you score different areas of your life. You then get a nice full colour chart pinpointing the areas you can focus on that are likely to make the most difference.
This time we are looking at Exercise. It doesn't have to be hard, or even too frequent! But our bodies are designed to move and be active, and there are all sorts of undesirable consequences if we sit about too
much.
Here's a fascinating animation that tells you why! It's only a few minutes but very instructive.
We are deeply enmeshed in our physical being - embodied even - and I've
been reading about this lately, see more below! If you want to build in that little extra over and above the good habits I am sure you've already got, it needs to be something you'll enjoy and stick with and that becomes part of your routine. For me, I know it's not going to be
the gym. I've tried it but it just doesn't fit with my routines. So I swim. I go down to the pool first thing in the morning several times a week, whether I feel like it or not (such is the power of established habit that it seems odd not to do it now) and by the time I've woken up properly I'm half way through and set up for the day.
Even planning a walk as part of your routine is good - but it needs to be something that will stick.
What could it be for you?
There's a bit of a theme developing here, isn't there!
I want to commend to you a couple of books that I've come across recently. One is Words That Touch, and it's about the application of Clean Language to body therapies such as shiatsu, chiropractic and physiotherapy. It is aimed at body work therapists ( which I am not) but what fascinated me was how it shows what the body knows. We can even apply it to ourselves, investigating physical symptoms and seeing what they
can tell us.
I pulled my back recently and had a few physiotherapy sessions during which I mentioned this book; now the physios are queuing up to read it! What did it tell me? well, one thing was that I was doing too much. So I
have, at least for now, dropped one of the things I do. But not the coaching, you'll be pleased to hear!
The other book, which I have only
just started, is called The
Listening Space. It's another Clean Language application, this time with a focus on mindfulness and how these two approaches can work together. It looks very promising.
How's your Executive State? |
I regularly work with senior executives and there is a slightly different process from more personal and well-being coaching. Lately I've been sharing that with you, as you are all people with jobs or
things to do, and the questions may help you reflect and improve the way you do things. You can try the full questionnaire for free here - it's set out as an intake form but you can ignore any bits that aren't relevant.
Here is another question - What three words would your work colleagues use to describe you? Would it be different for your family and friends?
Does this tell you anything about your work
situation?
What's going on at This Coaching Business |
Just to give you the heads up, I shall be out of the UK for a while from mid September, so there
won't be any face to face work then. But you can still access my online courses, which are now hosted by Thinkific. The first one is here, it has a free trial section and it's all about the simple things you can do to increase your well being.
I've still got several in the
pipeline - what topics would you like to see?
I offer a limited number of face to face or remote personal and executive coaching sessions, for senior managers and entrepreneurs, especially in health and social care. Of course this often overlaps with personal coaching as we are all people first, even if we do have super important jobs.
If you're wondering about what coaching involves and whether to undertake it yourself, you can book a short free no obligation call with me here.
Let me know if there is anything I can assist you with, and I'll be in touch again soon. P.S. if you like this update and you got it from someone else then you can get your own personal regular copy by signing up safely here. Please feel free to share it with anyone you think may like it; just keep the attribution to me. You also get a free download on sign up that will help you increase your well being, effectiveness and resilience. |
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