How Strong Are You?
Strength gets you through life. Think about all the strength it takes to get through one day: The strength to get going. The strength to keep going. The strength to not give up. The strength it takes to walk away. The strength it takes to march on. The strength it takes to think of solutions. The strength it takes to make things you created, last. The strength it takes physically to be active during the day.
Whether strength is physical or mental, it takes strength to wake up, go to bed and everything else in between the day. Today you are going to rate some of your strengths and emotions in your life:
On a scale of 1 to 10 rate your physical strength
1 (no strength) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (very strong)
On a scale of 1 to 10 rate your mental strength
1 (no strength) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (very strong)
On a scale of 1 to 10 rate the intensity of your fears
1 (no fears) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (lots of fears)
On a scale of 1 to 10 rate your anxieties
1 (no anxiety) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (lot of anxiety)
On a scale of 1 to 10 rate your sadness
1 (no sadness) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (very sad)
On a scale of 1 to 10 rate your anger
1 (no anger) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (very angry)
Now that you have rated some strengths and emotions, I want you to reflect on your scores. To be fearful, anxious, sad, or angry, it takes strength. But it also takes strength to do everything else that you want to do during the day.
Being fearful, anxious, sad, or angry depletes your strength and energy that you could be using for other aspects of your life. Perhaps if you were not using your strength on being fearful, you would have channeled your strength into focusing on creating more confidence and taken up that job opportunity. Perhaps if you were not so angry at your partner and focused your strength on forgiveness, you could have enjoyed your weekend and went into this week feeling refreshed. Perhaps if you were not so anxious about various issues, then you would be more focused on tasks at hand or enjoy more in the moment experiences with those you love.
Fear, anxiety, sadness and anger take up so much of our day and also take control away from us. Each morning you get up pretend there are 20 energy dollars sitting next to you. Pick up the stack of singles and begin to hand them off to tasks that you encounter during the day that take strength. If you want to have energy at the end of the day, it is best not to start your day off fearful, angry, anxious or sad as you will be depleting your energy dollars before the day even begins. Just as you are conscious on how you spend your money, be conscious on how you spend your strength and energy.
The more you find ways to reduce your fears, anxieties, sadness, or anger, the more your strength, both physically and mentally, will go up. And remember, emotions are contagious. So, if you go into work with a negative attitude, those around you will "catch" the attitude and continue your attitude in a fearful, anxious, sad, or angry manner. And, I suggest that if you know someone who is fearful, anxious, sad, or angry, avoid spending a lot of time with that person because you will quickly catch their "virus."
Tip: Your physical PLUS mental strength need to be stronger than the sum of your scores between anger, sadness, anxiety and fears. If the total of your emotions are higher than your mental and physical strength combine, we need to find ways to minimize your scores in fearful, anxious, sad, or angry sectors.
This week's challenge is to identify two ways to minimize either your fears, anxieties, sadness and/or anger and two ways to increase your mental and physical strength.
Dr. Jaime Kulaga is the author of Type "Superwoman: Finding the LIFE in Work-Life Balance - A Self-Searching Book for Women". She is the inspirational founder of the nationally known SuperWoman Workshops. Dr. Kulaga has been featured in Forbes, Glamour, Self and Prevention magazines as well as the national show Daytime for her expertise in Work-Life Balance.
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