Your Gifts At a Glance
GIFT # 1: Give Yourself More Hope by Increasing Your Optimism
Optimism is THE NUMBER ONE emotional intelligence skill for living your best life.
Increase your optimism with the help of this 30 Day Challenge (option to sign up to 7 days if you prefer). Habit change takes at least 30 days so receiving an email a day for 30 days will help you get on track and train your brain to focus on the positives so you can be more open, creative and hopeful.
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GIFT #2: Have A Laugh
Emotions are contagious. Be conscious of who you spend time with as other people's emotions can 'infect' you.
Social distance from those who drain your energy and make time for those that lift and inspire you.
Here is a short outtake from the summer when we were filming videos for our new Emotional Intelligence for Leaders Course when Lisa got a fit of the giggles!. Laughter is a real tonic even when you don't know what's funny!
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GIFT #3: Reflect & Plan Template
Without a plan we can drift or end up fulfilling someone else's plan.
Use this template to reflect on the past year and set your intention for the following. Find one word that sets the context for next year. Here's a few examples - GROW, BUILD, RESEARCH, RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY, CREATE, BALANCE etc State it as positive ie instead of I don't want X, say I want Y, and avoid using words like re-build which focuses on the past and will be laden with emotions of loss, instead use build.
Create an empowering vision of the future and then create a plan to get there - have fun!
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GIFT #4: Inspiration For Managing Your Career
This year has forced many people to stop what they were doing and have a rethink. For some this has meant reflecting on a change in career.
The SORT career platform was originally created for young people to find careers that aligned with their passions rather than focussing on their skills and qualifications. It is now being used to inspire people of all ages.
Watch the video below to find out more and sign up to the Sortyourfuture platform here to identify what careers align with your passions
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GIFT #5: A Fun & Tasty Activity to Inspire Action
During Lockdown 1 my daughter, Catherine, was bored and wanted something to do so she decided to take up cooking for the family and use it as an opportunity to combine being creative with her purpose to save the planet through spreading the word about the benefits of being vegan.
She set up a new Instagram account, @myveganig and created this recipe book of her favourite dishes. My favourite, shared with many of the lucky recipients of her gastronomic creations, is on page 29-30 - Millionaire Shortbread - I thoroughly recommend it!
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