A 1-minute quiz to help lower your stress (especially during the holidays)

Whew. It’s been a year, huh?

When we’re tired (and at this point in the year, so many of us are tired), it’s easy to get a little overwhelmed by it all. Then we either do too much, do nothing, or get kind of reactive and weird.

So, instead, I propose that we do a teensy exercise together, to get a little more intentional.

Katie Seaver, life coach, instant stress relief, I don't feel like doing anything, daily wellness, how to manage your energy levels, taking baby steps, how to make a change in your life

Ready?

What’s your #1 priority, this week?

(My favorite types of priorities are for how I want to feel — e.g., calm, grounded, engaged, energized. But you can choose whatever you’d like.)
What 1-3 things can you do this week, to help support this priority?

(Important: Make them things you’d actually like to do!)

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And we’re done!

I don’t have the energy for a long self-reflection today. There are still Christmas decorations to clean up, after all. But want to see my answers?

1. What is your #1 priority, this week?

Feeling like my nervous system is calmer, and more grounded.

2. What 1-3 things will help support this priority?

Lowering my internet usage. I was so exhausted for some of this month, that I let myself do more internet vegging than I typically do (see: Level 1), but it’s getting to the point where it’s now making me feel more anxious, and my brain more foggy. Time to move to Level 2.
I want to focus my eating on calming, blood-sugar stabilizing foods, to help myself feel more grounded and slow.
Letting myself get a little bored. I’m not working much this week, and it can be tempting to fill the time with lots of fun things. But I find some slight boredom to be really energetically nourishing when I’m drained.

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Feel free to send me yours, if you’d like. I’ll read each one.

Or start a text thread with friends where you each share yours!

Or just write it on a Post-it + put it next to your desk!

I’m wishing you a beautiful end of 2021. And, as always: I’m rooting for you. You’ve got this.

Katie

6/13/21 6/13/21

A quiz that is also a coaching session

Here’s a quick quiz for you:

What’s your top priority in life right now?
Some examples: Finally writing that novel, feeling calm and spacious, spending time with my family, taking excellent care of my body.
How much of your time is spent actually spent on that priority, every day? Every week?
Do you like your answer to #3?
If not, what are you going to do about it?

Katie Seaver, life coach, No motivation or energy to do anything, life coach, how to make a change in your life, daily wellness, getting back on track

My observation is that many of us have something that matters a lot to us… but we do not live our lives like that thing matters a lot to us.

We say we really want to write that novel, but we almost never sit down to write.

We say time with our family is our top priority, but we are putting in longer hours at work than are truly necessary.

We say that we want to value our health, but we don’t do much in that direction.

In other words, we spend relatively little (or zero!) time on that thing that we supposedly “value.”

Yes, I can feel your objections through the internet. I’m so busy! I don’t know how to do the thing I want to do! It’s so hard!

But the point still applies.

Yes, there are lots of reasons that your life is out of alignment with your priorities.

But also: What are you going to do about it?

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As always, I’m rooting for you. You’ve got this.

Katie