Go Coach Yourself

May you enjoy May come what may!

Beautiful start to Christmas Eve

Day 11:
My goal today is to be grateful.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year to be grateful for those who are in are lives, for those moments that make up our lives and those situations which brighten our day.

There is a lovely exercise called the three blessings or three things to be grateful for which you can find in the work of Seligmann and Reivich. It’s really simple and is something you can do at the end of each day.

Think of three things that you are grateful for in the day. These could be obvious things like the love of your partner or child; it could be the beauty of a sunrise; it could be someone showing you unexpected appreciation or it could be your ability to connect with someone today.

Sometimes, these things come out of a moment of frustration or sadness and we don’t recognise them immediately. When we take the time to reflect we realise that supportive look from a colleague when your boss is in a rage or the smile of a stranger when you are feeling bad about yourself or the rainbow at then end of a shower that has soaked you to the bone lifted you in that moment and made you feel a little better and the day easier to manage.

Be grateful for these little things that get us through the day as well as the big ones that get us out of bed in the morning.

Day 8:
My goal today is to take a breath and reflect.

With the madness of planning, preparing and organising for Christmas, we sometimes forget to take a moment.

The end of another year is coming so take some time to think about all the things, big and small, that made up 2017.

I'm going to think about the things I did and didn't do and how they shaped my year.

Every experience is on the way, not in the way.