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11 with Angela Raspass: The Bookends of Your Day
How do you start your day? How do you end your day? I'm a big believer in the power of Intention - making a conscious choice to embed a supportive routine into your day. I'm not talking perfection or rigidity here, just a gentle commitment to yourself, to create an atmosphere that sets you up the likelihood of a more successful day, because you have chosen to create a positive headspace, even if you've only managed to take 5 minutes for yourself.
In the past I fell into the routine of waking up and immediately rolling over the check my phone for emails. Immediately plunging into headspace of my To Do list. Immediately feeling the pressure descend, the pressure that scattered any lingering remnants of restful slumber!
I usually followed that up by arriving at my desk in a rather hyper state after the crazy morning breakfast, lunch boxes, school bus and train run, plunging into my To Do List that had been taunting me since 6am.
And the evenings? Quite often I fixated on what I didn't get done and thus the whole slightly crazy routine would repeat itself in the morning. Groundhog day.
And when I finally realised that this wasn't serving me (rising stress levels anyone?) I began to open to an alternative way of being, creating what I have termed "The Bookends of my Day". It's taken awhile for me to discover that works best for me, I can say with conviction that there really are some simple changes you can make that will make a significant difference to your days too.
I've made a copy of my "Weekly Planning Guide" available to you - this has been an important next step for me to ensure the feeling of focus and flow continues throughout my working days once I've "bookended" my morning. You can download a copy right here and hope you find it valuable too - it's a little different from a normal planner!
If you are enjoying this show, please take a moment to review the Next Chapter Podcast in iTunes - your feedback is hugely appreciated and very helpful. If you have not left an iTunes review before and are not quite sure how to, I've created a page on my website that takes you through the very easy steps - you can view that page here. Thank you so much!
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How do you start your day? How do you end your day? I'm a big believer in the power of Intention - making a conscious choice to embed a supportive routine into your day. I'm not talking perfection or rigidity here, just a gentle commitment to yourself, to create an atmosphere that sets you up the likelihood of a more successful day, because you have chosen to create a positive headspace, even if you've only managed to take 5 minutes for yourself.
In the past I fell into the routine of waking up and immediately rolling over the check my phone for emails. Immediately plunging into headspace of my To Do list. Immediately feeling the pressure descend, the pressure that scattered any lingering remnants of restful slumber!
I usually followed that up by arriving at my desk in a rather hyper state after the crazy morning breakfast, lunch boxes, school bus and train run, plunging into my To Do List that had been taunting me since 6am.
And the evenings? Quite often I fixated on what I didn't get done and thus the whole slightly crazy routine would repeat itself in the morning. Groundhog day.
And when I finally realised that this wasn't serving me (rising stress levels anyone?) I began to open to an alternative way of being, creating what I have termed "The Bookends of my Day". It's taken awhile for me to discover that works best for me, I can say with conviction that there really are some simple changes you can make that will make a significant difference to your days too.
I've made a copy of my "Weekly Planning Guide" available to you - this has been an important next step for me to ensure the feeling of focus and flow continues throughout my working days once I've "bookended" my morning. You can download a copy right here and hope you find it valuable too - it's a little different from a normal planner!
If you are enjoying this show, please take a moment to review the Next Chapter Podcast in iTunes - your feedback is hugely appreciated and very helpful. If you have not left an iTunes review before and are not quite sure how to, I've created a page on my website that takes you through the very easy steps - you can view that page here. Thank you so much!