Valerie King-Mallar Coaching

We underestimate just how important white space, rest, and freedom from sensory and information overload is to our abilities as leaders and entrepreneurs.

If you want to continue to be creative and embrace challenges with a spirit of constructive problem solving, make sure to give yourself plenty of down time. I promise it will be worth it!

Try:
✨ 5 minute breathing exercises or mini meditations throughout the day

✨ Take a walk alone and without your phone - preferably in nature.

✨ Try creative visualization exercises - picture a goal you’re trying to achieve or a problem you’re trying to solve and visualize different options.

✨ Go for a drive without music or a podcast on to allow you time to think and process your day

There is nothing I love more than watching women make brave choices and accomplish things that never seemed possible. Remember that you can create the rules AND the game.

Are you thinking boldly enough when it comes to your goals?

Writing thank you notes that acknowledge the strengths your employee or co-worker brings to the work culture will have a profound effect on morale. Not only will you make the recipient’s day, but writing a thank you note will make YOU happier as well!

If you’re feeling particularly inspired, set a goal of writing one thank you note each week.

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I love this quote for so many reasons. First, who you become depends so much on the little things you do each day. Are you creating habits that bring you closer to the ideal version of yourself or ones that keep you stuck where you are?

Also, I love this because it reminds us that we have the power each and every day to make a difference for the earth, society and our fellow humans, and the next generations. Are you doing things that will create a future world that you are proud of?

Does anyone else have the back-to-school vibes right about now (even when you’ve been out of school for years)?

I actually loved school 🤓and had a lot of excitement about what the new school year would bring - new and old friends, new teachers and subjects, new posters at the scholastic book fair (yep, I’m a millennial) - you get the point.

I think that’s why this time of year is the perfect time for me to set goals and create action boards.

If you can totally relate to this, maybe use some time this weekend to sit down and start mapping out where you want to be a year from now. Try to envision what your future ideal self looks like and start answering these questions to get a head start:

1. Where do I live? What does my dwelling look like?

2. Who am I with? Who is in my family unit and/or friend group? How much time am I devoting to my personal relationships?

3. Where am I in my career?

4. Do I look the same or different?

5. What do I do for fun? What are my hobbies?

6. What’s important to me? What are my priorities?

Good luck to my fellow school-year fans ✨