Over the past few years, you may have noticed anxiety is at an all-time high.
Dealing with our everyday responsibilities amidst the milieu of a global pandemic, political unrest, economic uncertainty, wars, mass shootings, natural disasters — you name it — isn’t exactly calming to the nervous system.
But hiding under a rock isn’t the answer. So what do you do?
As a coach, it’s my job to help clients navigate their career and business moves. The catch is, none of those moves happen in a vacuum.
If nothing else were going on — to throw a wrench in your plans, impede your decisions, and add stress to the mix — my job would be a piece of cake. But the reality is we’re always going to deal with challenges in our work and life, and the rising prevalence of anxiety has been a big one lately.
To get a handle on your anxiety so it doesn’t get the best of you, here’s what I suggest —
1. Remember, you can only control the things you can control. When you can’t control what’s happening, you only have control over your reaction to it.
2. Do things proactively to calm your nervous system. Exercising, meditating, spending time in nature, and hugging the people you love.
3. Monitor your thoughts. Keep in mind, fear is protective, but it’s not always accurate. Ask yourself if your fears are actually False Evidence Appearing Real. If so, make an effort to stick to the facts.
4. Know that all worry is about a future that’s not here yet. Why are you projecting the worst that can happen when you really have no clue how it will turn out?
5. Take action on the things that matter to you. Do one thing instead of nothing. Even if you make a tiny impact, you’ve made the only difference you can make.
I want you to know you are enough.
You can only do the best you can.
I’ll leave you with this: Namaste 🙏
If you’re unfamiliar with this Hindu term, it means “the divine in me greets the divine in you.”
When we come from the place of seeing the divine in the people we interact with, seeing the better part of everyone, we will bring about peace in ourselves, in our communities, and spread goodwill.
The more we focus on what we can control in ourselves and the more we greet the best in others, the more we keep anxiety at bay.
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