Mental Energy
Mental Energy
Episode 13: How To Keep Thriving When Life Keeps Changing – Ilene Schaffer
How do you stand in your power when there is so much noise around us? 1) The process for transitions in general, so we can understand where we are relative to all the changes happening right now; 2) STAR transitions inventory: wellness in four key areas; 3) Four practical takeaways: things to do to use this information effectively. Read Ilene’s bio at svchange.com/Ilene
Episode 15: You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf – Sandy Lewis
What if we leave this time of quarantine at home having learned about our own natural rhythms? As a wild extravert and Type A executive, I struggled at first to work from home. Limiting belief that I should be productive 100% of the time, so I beat myself up. Main tool for understanding my own rhythms is RAIN from Tara Brach: R=Recognize what’s happening; A=Allowing the experience; I=Investigate with interest and care; N=Nurture with self-compassion. Shifts me toward greater creativity: What can I do with ebbing days that might feed me? Also remember to care for my physical self: Sleep, meditate, exerciseaaa View Sandy’s bio at svchange.com/Sandy
Episode 22: The Optimistic Mind and Learning from Wins – Pete Berridge
1) To get even better, study things that work, not things that are broken. 2) Pay attention to your explanatory style and take time to let in the good. 3) Practice positive deviance: Look for solutions to your problems that already exist within your community. 4) When you succeed, study what made the difference. To see more Work Remote videos, click mycoach.zone/WorkRemote Pete’s website is shiftpositive360.com
Episode 27: Reducing Stress and Anxiety during This Time with Louisa Jewell
Louisa polled the viewers, finding that they were feeling stress at an average of 6 out of 10. Then she talked about both the day-to-day stressors and the moments of high stress. 1. Three things to understand about yourself and stress: the emotions that occur when you get stressed out, the thoughts (what you are saying to yourself), and the physical effects. We will talk about each of these because all suggest ways to handle stress. 2. Review of the SCARF model of stressors: Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness. 3. Rethink your standards: “Peace at 6” For an article based on this interview, see www.linkedin.com/pulse/stress-triggers-strategies-senia-maymin/ For more videos in this series, check out the Tools menu at mycoach.zone
Episode 29: Remember to Breathe: Creating Coherence in a Crazy World – Brian Branagan
* To build cohesive teams across distances, invite people to breathe together. * Different kinds of breathing produce different moods and mindsets. * Slow dropped breathing is available to you at any time to combat incoherent thoughts! Suzanne Zeman’s Listening to Bodies: A Somatic Primer – amzn.to/2Aeh1lX HeartMath: experience.heartmath.com/ For a LinkedIn article based on this video, visit www.linkedin.com/post/edit/6667570890160644096/ For more videos in this series, check out the Tools menu at mycoach.zone
Episode 38: What if? Preparing Ahead to be Resilient – Kathryn Britton
Kathryn describes four actions that people can take ahead of adversity to be ready when it comes. 1. Learn how to calm yourself down. What works for you? 2. Collect a positive portfolio of things that give you pleasure. 3. Practice reframing what happens. Know where you have interpretive latitude. 4. Inventory your resources. To read more about these 4 steps to resilience, check out tinyurl.com/BuildResilienceforHardTimes Visit Kathryn’s bio at svchange.com/Kathryn See more Work Remote Strategies at tinyurl.com/WorkRemoteYoutube
Episode 39: AMA about Strategies for Working Remotely – SVC coaches
Coaches Giselle Timmerman and Kathryn Britton addressed the following questions: 1. How do I get myself to start that activity that I have been wanting to start? How do I choose a hobby or interest to pursue? 2. At what point does something that has been bothering you turn into something that you should have a conversation about? 3. What is something that we have seen a client do really well during these pandemic times? 4. What is one thing that you would suggest to our listeners as our ending thought? To view more Work Remote Strategy videos, visit mycoach.zone/WorkRemote Visit Kathryn’s Bio: svchange.com/Kathryn Visit Giselle’s Bio: svchange.com/Giselle
Episode 47: Staying Mentally Sane like a Rockstar – Marie-Louise Murville and Senia Maymin
In a discussion moderated by Anna Consani, Marie-Louise Marville and Senia Maymin talk about health, wellness, and staying sane. * Life management, health, and wellness are not taught in business or engineering schools, but they are critically important to personal well-being and business success. * Life management metrics help you see how well you’re doing on health, diet, exercise, managing stress, and so on. * Take small steps. Change small habits. Set up small beneficial constraints. Visit Marie-Louise Marville’s site, www.delightme.com/, to focus on setting goals and taking small steps. View more Work Remote Strategy videos at mycoach.zone/WorkRemote
Episode 52: ABC+DE and the Collaborative Communication Framework – Ilene Schaffer
Ilene Schaffer walked us through two tools that she uses frequently with clients: * The ABC plus DE model, which is a way to get unstuck from an unhelpful negative spiral and shift thinking in more powerful directions. * The Collaborative Communication Framework, which is a way to approach difficult conversations or present something in a way that motivates people to jump on board. For more videos in the Work Remote Strategies series, visit mycoach.zone/workremote/ Visit Ilene’s bio at svchange.com/Ilene
Episode 79: Mindfulness, Part 1 with Senia Maymin
Three precursors to mindfulness: * Being rested * Being balanced * Being present Then video by Paul Barton at youtu.be/gwduHKyjdEE — We can be mindful in any way. View Senia’s bio at svchange.com/Senia Watch the entire webinar series from mycoach.zone/workremote
Episode 84: How to transform your 2020 year in 2.5 minutes with Ilene Schaffer
Get a piece of paper. Fold it in thirds. Yay! at the top of the first column – Take 1 minute to list. Ugh at the top of the center column – Take 30 seconds to list. Game Changer! – Take 1 minute to list. Then… For an article based on this talk, see linkedin.com/pulse/how-transform-2020-25-minutes-ilene-schaffer-senia-maymin/ Visit Ilene’s bio at mycoach.zone/coach/Ilene For more videos in this series, visit mycoach.zone/workremote
Episode 85: Vision’s 5 hats
Hat One: The ONE Thing (4:14) Hat Two: If anything were possible…. (5:40) Hat Three: 10-10-10 (6:56) Hat Four: What is your legacy? (8:32) Hat Five: Motto (9:39) Visit Senia’s bio at svchange.com/senia For more videos in this series, visit mycoach.zone/workremote
Episode 125: The 123 Approach to Managing Your Resources! with Ilene Schaffer
Ilene’s 1-2-3 approach: 1. You have one you: Take care of yourself. You don’t get an upgrade. 2. You have two lenses: Replenish and Drain. 3. You have three areas to replenish: yourself, your thoughts, and your relationships. Some specific tips for self-replenishment are included. For more about Ilene, visit mycoach.zone/coach/Ilene For more videos in this series, go to mycoach.zone/workremote
Episode 141: Subtracting Words with Senia Maymin
This week in the Cello Series, we’re talking about words that we say to ourselves. * Subtracting = making space for something else. * Make a mistake? Replace calling yourself names like “Stupid!” * with “Silly!” or “How marvelous! What can I learn from this?” Cello series #5
Episode 146: How do you create leeway for yourself? with Senia Maymin
Where do you want to give yourself leeway? Why might you want to give yourself leeway? Nothing time is actually something time. Practice self-compassion, a blend of mindfulness, kindness, and humanity. Check out Kristin Neff’s work on self-compassion at self-compassion.org For more videos in this series, visit mycoach.zone/workremote
Episode 164: The “Oh Cool! Oh No! Effect with Senia Maymin
Idea from Creating Passionate Users at headrush.typepad.com/ * Your brain only remembers from these two places: Approaching (Oh cool!) or Avoiding (Oh no!) * Courage and fear are associated with the same place in the brain * Motivation can come from either “Oh cool!” or “Oh no!” experiences. This is in the cello series.
Episode 166: Three Powerful Question to Boost Year-end Motivation with Ilene Schaffer
Many managers are seeing low motivation in themselves and the team as this strange year ends. * What can I (we) do now? (05:10) * How can we mix it up? (07:40) * How can we connect with others to spice it up? (09:50) To learn more about Ilene Schaffer, visit mycoach.zone/Ilene To view more videos in this series, visit mycoach.zone
Episode 201: When You Have Zoom Fatigue, Try These 10 Actions with Nico Rose
This is part of the Believe Show. Nico Rose believes that we are suffering from Zoom fatigue during the pandemic not because Zoom itself is hard, but because we having enough reinvigorating microconnections with other people. Nico and Senia between them came up with a list of 10 actions that can help. For the article based on this video, visit www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-you-have-zoom-fatigue-try-10-actions-nico-rose-senia-maymin For more about Dr. Nico Rose, visit www.linkedin.com/in/drnicorose/ For more videos in this series, check out the tools menu at mycoach.zone
Episode 219: Capitalize on Adversity with Gemma Nastasi
This is an episode in the Believe Show. Gemma believes that we can find opportunity during times of adversity. * Take good care of ourselves * Give ourselves deadlines to stop ruminating * Make a plan and take action * Believe that good can come of hardship. Gemma’s web site: gemmahealthcoach.com
What’s Possible, Ep 3: Why Managing Your Energy Matters
Robert Mack, author of Love from the Inside Out and Happiness from the Inside Out, proposes that we take a lazy (efficient) intelligent approach to living and working. The question he explores is “How can we achieve, acquire, and experience more of what we want with less time and energy?” One secret is feeling the internal sunshine of a spotless mind, not driven by worry and external expectations. For more, join Robert and Ilene Schaffer here.
Episode 11: How to Stay Sane & Resilient While Working From Home – Stella Grizont
Watch this video to: 1) Instantly reduce anxiety when you’re ruminating about worst case scenarios 2) Learn how to talk to yourself in a compassionate way to ease your inner critic 3) Reframe situations to stay present, positive, and hopeful Visit Stella’s bio at svchange.com/Stella
