7 Steps for Simply Living 24/7

Time Management Live from the Inside Out Prioritize Your Emotional Health Be aware of your Coping Style Take Risks Effective Communication Practice Gratitude

Time Management

Communication CrisisHyperculture Information Overload

Time Management Strategies

Prioritize Use a peripheral brain (ie. Yellow pad) 80/20 rule Look at something once Organize your workspace Take periodic breaks back to top

Live from the inside out

Self-Management

Diet/Nutrition Regular Physical Exercise Monitor your Stress Levels No is a complete sentence! Avoid excessive alcohol and drugs Sleep Patterns

“The most sacred place isn’t the church, the mosque or the temple, it’s the temple of the body. That’s where spirit lives.” Susan Taylor
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Prioritize Your Emotional Health

Secret versus Sacred

Sacred thoughts should inspire and enrich our lives

Be aware of your Coping Style

How do you cope?

Problem-focused-address the stressful situation

–Plan and rationalize actions

–Engage in positive thinking, self-adaption and personal growh

Emotion-focused-deal with the feelings and reactions to the stressful event

–May lead to self-blame or wishful thinking

–Can increase emotional distress and depression

Take Risks

Feel the fear and do it anyway!!

Reacting to Risks

Self-Esteem-degree to which we like and value ourselves Self Efficacy-belief in one’s ability to perform a task, or execute a specified behavior successfully Personal Control-how we perceive a situation and attribute causes of events ( ie. internal versus external)
" In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. The worst thing you can do is nothing." Theodore Roosevelt back to top

Effective Communication

Practice Active Listening Speak up Know when you need “face time” Ask, don’t assume Stay in the here and now Differentiate thoughts from feelings
"Do not follow the path. Go where there is no path to begin the trail." Ashanti Proverb back to top

Practice Gratitude

"I am thankful for the adversities which have crossed my path and taught me tolerance, perseverance, self-control and some other virtues I might never have known." Anonymous

Benefits of Gratitude

Keeping gratitude journals on a weekly basis resulted in less physical symptoms, improved overall attitude, more optimism More likely to report having helped someone with a personal problem or offered emotional support Daily gratitude interventions resulted in higher states of alertness, determination and energy with less of a focus on hassles or social comparison (Emmons, UC-Davis)

“The true believer begins with herself.” Berber Proverb
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