Building Resilience - April 2004

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#660066" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="041005f0dkblmu.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Informal Roman" ><B>Excel With Ease Coaching.com</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Excel With Ease Coaching.com"><B>home</B></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="new_year_s_inspirations.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Years Inspirations January 2004">New Year's Inspirations - January 2004</A>   |   <A HREF="a_body_at_rest.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A body at rest... 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Joy. Ease. Get More!</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:excelwithease-subscribe@excelwitheasecoaching.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:excelwithease-subscribe@excelwith"><B>Join Our Free Email Newsletter</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Your privacy is important to us.  Your information will never be sold or given away.</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Building Resilience - April 2004</B></div> <div> Volume II, Issue 11</div> <bR> <div> Welcome to the 'Excel with Ease Newsletter', April,</div> <div> 2004. Please share this newsletter with your friends</div> <div> and your network. Subscription is available at </div> <div> http://www.ExcelwithEaseCoaching.com.</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <div> In this Issue:</div> <div> 1. Rachna's Note</div> <div> 2. Building Resilience</div> <div> 3. Opportunities & Resources</div> <div> 4. Is your organization looking for a speaker?</div> <div> 5. Subscription Management</div> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <bR> <div> Rachna's Note</div> <bR> <div> April 2004</div> <bR> <div> Dear Reader,</div> <bR> <div> Hi and Welcome to our April issue. For those who</div> <div> honored Passover and/or Easter, I hope these events</div> <div> were peaceful and joyful for you. For those who</div> <div> don't observe these events, I hope you've been</div> <div> peaceful and joyful, anyway. :)</div> <bR> <div> This issue is about a week late because I've caught</div> <div> a bit of spring fever. I'm busy rearranging my work</div> <div> so there's more time for play. </div> <bR> <div> This month's article focuses on building resilience,</div> <div> which is an important life asset no matter what your</div> <div> life circumstance. I hope you enjoy it- see you</div> <div> next month! </div> <bR> <div> Warmly,</div> <div> Rachna </div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <bR> <div> Building Resilience</div> <div> © 2004 Dr. Rachna D. Jain</div> <div> All Rights in All Media Reserved</div> <bR> <div> This month, I’ve noticed that many of my clients </div> <div> are working on building resilience.  They are </div> <div> practicing new ways of thinking and acting which </div> <div> are helping them to be more successful at meeting </div> <div> the demands of their lives. </div> <bR> <div> Since I believe that whatever is showing up in </div> <div> my coaching sessions is a microcosm of what the </div> <div> larger community is experiencing, I wanted to </div> <div> focus this month’s article on strategies for </div> <div> building resilience.</div> <bR> <div> If you, like me, find that the world sometimes </div> <div> moves way too quickly and that you are sometimes </div> <div> being asked to do more with fewer resources (less </div> <div> time, money, assistance), it’s time to  take a </div> <div> look at your resilience and see how it can be </div> <div> built. </div> <bR> <div> Most stress comes from hitting a point where </div> <div> the input coming in is more than we can take.  </div> <div> Our threshold has been surpassed and we go into </div> <div> a state of overwhelm. For some people, </div> <div> unfortunately, overwhelm becomes a way of life </div> <div> and these are the same people who experience a </div> <div> greater frequency of life problems - both medical </div> <div> and otherwise. </div> <bR> <div> Luckily, there is a pretty simple technique for </div> <div> immediately reducing stress.  It’s called ‘taking </div> <div> a break’. A break is defined as any activity which </div> <div> rejuvenates or refreshes you and this will be </div> <div> different for different people. If you were to </div> <div> start interspersing periods of intense work with </div> <div> short breaks, you will gradually raise your stress </div> <div> threshold. In raising your stress threshold, you </div> <div> will find yourself being able to achieve much more </div> <div> without getting overwhelmed. </div> <bR> <div> Similar to weight lifting, in which you work a </div> <div> muscle to fatigue and then rest it, I believe we </div> <div> can do a similar kind of training for our lives. </div> <div> If you are ready to build your resilience, you can </div> <div> get started by looking over your appointment book </div> <div> or schedule and start to build in about 3-5 short </div> <div> (10-15 minute) rest periods per day. Try to </div> <div> intersperse these between tasks and schedule them </div> <div> in. Once you've done that, allow yourself to take </div> <div> the break.  If you do, you'll notice an amazing </div> <div> difference.</div> <bR> <div> I’ve been using this strategy for about the past </div> <div> 6 weeks and have noticed that I'm more productive </div> <div> with less effort. I'm finding that the journey is </div> <div> just as enjoyable as reaching the destination. </div> <bR> <div> This month, I'd invite you to try this simple </div> <div> method for building resilience. The greater your </div> <div> threshold for the uncertainties of life, the better </div> <div> you'll be able to excel with ease.</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <bR> <div> Opportunities & Resources</div> <bR> <div> *Coaching Clinics Starting in May!*</div> <bR> <div> Are you a coach who'd like to learn how to help your</div> <div> clients excel faster and easier? Do you feel like it</div> <div> takes you longer than it should to move your client</div> <div> into action? If so, consider joining my newest</div> <div> coaching clinic- where you'll learn how to be a </div> <div> more effective coach. 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