- Emotional resilience to be able to handle rejection
- Self-awareness to aid personal and business growth
So you need tools that you use every day and that are readily accessible to you. Like Bob the Builder’s tool belt the kit is a selection of tools (mental workouts) that when used regularly or in emergencies help build your emotional resilience…..
6am to 9amThe Preparation WorkoutNow, before you start to grimace at the thought of an exercise routine, this is not what I have in mind. This is a 2 to 3 minute mental workout where you list in your mind all the positive things that happened the day before. Then you play a movie in your head of your coming working day. Make sure it is based on what you will be actually doing that day and fill the movie full of interest, creativity, great people and positive outcomes. Where you are worried about something you have to do that day, make the ‘movie’ inspiring and positive!
12pm to 2pm
The Awareness WorkoutSelf-awareness is an aid to personal as well as business growth. The more aware you are of how you interact with others and how you react to different situations, the more you open up your choices for a different way of thinking or reacting. For example, how do you deal with rejection? Does it increase self-doubt, make you angry, emotional, withdraw or less able to face another rejection? The key here is to check your thinking because this is what affects your emotions and your actions. Take a few minutes to check out any interactions that have not been positive ones. Now check out what negative thoughts you are linking with the situation and turn them to positive ones.
The Awareness WorkoutSelf-awareness is an aid to personal as well as business growth. The more aware you are of how you interact with others and how you react to different situations, the more you open up your choices for a different way of thinking or reacting. For example, how do you deal with rejection? Does it increase self-doubt, make you angry, emotional, withdraw or less able to face another rejection? The key here is to check your thinking because this is what affects your emotions and your actions. Take a few minutes to check out any interactions that have not been positive ones. Now check out what negative thoughts you are linking with the situation and turn them to positive ones.
5pm – 7pmThe Reflective WorkoutSelf-reflection is important to anyone starting and growing a business because it helps overcome the repetitive habits that hold back business growth. At the end of each working day take some time to think about how things have gone. Then play the ‘Traffic Light Game’.
RED
Focus on one thing (and only one) that went badly or that you were not happy with. Now think about what you can learn from it and how you could have done things differently. Now create a new plan of action for the next time a similar event occurs.
Focus on one thing (and only one) that went badly or that you were not happy with. Now think about what you can learn from it and how you could have done things differently. Now create a new plan of action for the next time a similar event occurs.
AMBER Reflect on the day and find one positive thing that you have learnt about yourself or how you have changed your thoughts, feelings or actions for a more positive outcome. Reflect on this, the thoughts that go with it and the feelings it generates.
GREEN Reflect on all the positive things that have happened during the day and choose the three best ones. Now, one at a time replay the event in your mind and enjoy the positive thoughts and feelings as they flood back to you.
Finally, put everything else that happened during the day in its box, put it on a shelf and lock the cupboard.
Now focus on the moment and enjoy the rest of your evening.
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