We spend such energy working on our business growth & development all year, it’s shame to lose momentum in the summer and then have to double up our energy and efforts in the fall to relaunch it, especially when we are heading for the last haul and trimester of the year. What if summer became an ally to our success? What if summer was not only a source of rest and relaxation, but also a source of wealth and power?
To avoid complaining about back to business, try my 4 tips to put summer at the service of your projects and reveal the best version of yourself in the process.
- Dare create the space for your creativity. During the summer we have the luxury of more time! We can ease up on our to do list and our emails and finally enjoy activating our creativity. Do you dream of writing? We are entering a season particularly well suited to advance on a book project or take care of a blog. Step by step, have the gentle discipline to dare put your great ideas on paper.
- Create your vision for the next upcoming months. As we are taking some distance for the daily spiral of activities, summer is a privilege time to reevaluate your vision for the fall. You can use techniques like Mind-mapping and answer the following questions:
- What are 3 projects that are close to my heart in the next 6 months ?
- What means do I have to devote to these projects? (time, competencies, money…)
- What quality time do I want to put at he heart of my life to take care of my source ? (yoga, singing, dancing, nature walks, meditation…)
- Do I feel like enrolling in a seminar or training? (what and how much…)
- How can I contribute more value to others? (my colleagues, teams, clients…)
- What are the 3 actions that I want to put in action in September to have the biggest impact in my life?
- Reconnect with the wisdom of your body and your soul . With the weight of stress and responsibility, we tend to surrender control of our life to our brain. Our brain manages, avoids problems, finds solution… we spend a great deal of our year reasoning, thinking, analyzing and coming up with solutions. Our brain is the boss and our future depends on its ability to analyze situations and make the right decisions. Try to quiet your brain and use another form of intelligence: the intelligence of your body and soul. What if your heart was seeking to tell you something? Are you ready to hear and listen? You’ll need to disconnect from your brain a bit, empty the space and reconnect with your inner self. Dance, mediate, move, explore the possibilities of your body are all ways to do that. Remove the blockages which prevent brilliance to emerge and dare see the invisible and hear the inaudible.
- Celebrate. Summer is also the time to celebrate. Celebrate what we have accomplished over the year and take the time to rejoice in the beautiful things that life ( or other people) has brought us and which may have gone unnoticed. Take the time to SAY thank you to significant others in your life, your spouse, family, friends, colleagues, and life in general. We have such an innate ability to express our complaints and dissatisfaction focusing on what others have done poorly or not done for us.. let’s make an effort to whine ourselves from all negativity and let’s have the guts to develop our celebration muscle.
Do you want to allow your great ideas emerge and receive support to reveal the best version of you? You can still join the on-going 21 Day Challenge to Quit Complaining and Bitching!
Love & Respect,
Christine Lewicki
© 2015
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