“What would you do differently, if you cultivated a healthier, more loving relationship with yourself?”
Reset your life with our round-up of the top six areas to consider, including tips from top experts.
The New Year is here and as the work year kicks into gear it’s the perfect time to reflect and reset for the year ahead.
Hopefully you are feeling refreshed and inspired after a holiday break (if you were lucky enough to have one) or experiencing optimism that sunshine days bring. Whether you’re in the sunshine camp, struggling to find your way or feel in need of a mind, body, spirit reset, we’ve got you covered.
The experts – sports physiotherapist Vaughan Craddock of Sportslab, Mana Coaching founder Tania Rupapera, Blossom life coach Tracy Manu, wellness consultant Melissa Carroll, nutritionist and naturopath Buffy Ellen Gill, business entrepreneur Sara Corleison and personal stylist/style coach Caitlin Taylor – share their top tips for a total reset.
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Our mindset – self-perceptions or beliefs – determine our behaviour, outlook and mental attitude. Here are some ideas for fostering a mindset reset to put your best foot forward.
• Reflect for a moment on what went well last year for you. What are you proud of? Often when we’ve achieved something, we’re onto the next thing without even really acknowledging the good we’ve done or how far we’ve come. • Ask yourself, what do you want to change? What do you want to let go of? • Are you living with above or below the line thinking? Tune into what you’re feeling. Examples of below the line thinking are denial, excuses and blame. We give our power away when we are in this space. • Ask yourself, what is this teaching me? What could I do differently here? It’s not about taking ownership for other people’s stuff, but it can be a way to move you through the challenging stuff where you are doing something to change it instead of relying on other people to do that. Above the line thinking, where we take ownership, accountability and responsibility, leads to empowered action. • If you find yourself making excuses and feeling frustrated, tune into your feelings and figure out what they’re trying to tell you. If you’re not happy, what can you do to change that? • Practise gratitude – acknowledge blessings in your past, present• Spend your social time with people who fill your cup. Be sure to fill their cup too. • Eliminate time wasters and say ‘no’. Saying ‘no’ will clear space for you to say ‘yes’ to the things that fill your cup or significantly drive you or your business forward. • Do the hardest task first, so the rest of your day is cruisy in comparison. • Don’t rely on your mind to remember. Use a calendar and task management system like Asana. • Laugh in the face of calamity, choose to see comedy in stressful situations. If you’re still frustrated, then write the email you want to write and never ever send it. Go exercise, have a quick meditation, sleep on it, then re-write with a level head in the morning.
