-Fear is a natural reaction to these uncertain times.

-I have felt it like many other humans.

-From Dale Carnegie book 'How to stop worrying and start living' -

"Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere."

-Create a daily time for 'worry' for 15 mins per day - and write down the specific worries you have.

-Accept the worse that can happen.

-Live in 'day tight' compartments - optimal way to live at present.

-Our vision and values have not changed yet our adaption is heightened.

Gavin De Becker book The Gift of Fear "When you worry ask yourself. What am I choosing to not see right now?

What important things are you missing because you are choosing worry over introspection, alertness or wisdom?"

Part 2:

-A morning routine can optimise your whole day.

-Good mornings lead to better days.

-Questions I ask myself first thing: GRELPC

What am I Grateful for?

When was I Resilient?

What am I Excited about?

Whom do I Love?

What am I Proud of?

What am I Committed to?

Key to calming my mind is 'Morning Pages', created by Julia Cameron in her book The Artist Way - this process was the catalyst for the writing of my book - Be a Job Magnet. This was a project that I never thought I would complete, morning pages course corrected me.

Part 3:

-Focus daily activity on intense sprints of 90 minutes followed by 10 minutes of renewal.

-Re-build the 'psychological contract' with your line manager.

-Seek to solve their biggest challenges right now.

-Add more value to your role, team and company than ever before.

-Develop proactive plans for the next 30 and 90 days.

-Become more visible for your colleagues, senior management and customers.

-Resilience is a 'learn-able' skill - one we only develop in times of need.

-As a 'learn-able' skill, break it down into component parts and master it.

-Today our vision and values have not change yet our adaption is heightened.

Marianne Williamson

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us."

Part 4:

-Reduce your Fear by getting productively busy.

-A unique opportunity to build your skill set.

-Which skill would most accelerate your career right now?

-Building resilience? Improving your network? Adding to your negotiation tool belt?

-Break skill down into manageable chunks.

-Practice immediately after performance.

-Remember all skills are learn-able.

-Spend 15 minutes each day engraving a new skill.

-Give yourself 20 hours start - no judgement on your progress until after 20 hours.

-Don’t fall for the ‘natural talent’ myth.

-Late Bloomers – Charles Darwin, Walt Disney, me.

Marianne Williamson:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us."

Part 5:

-Don’t fall for the ‘natural talent’ myth.

-A stellar teacher Ceri Price, taught me methodology of effective ‘chunking’.

-Don’t try to break an old habit create a new one.

-Give yourself 8 weeks to make significant progress on a new skill.

-Frustrations and plateaus are inevitable embrace them by shifting and changing pace.

-Make positive reaches that are between 1% and 10% outside current ability.

-To learn from a podcast – create a summary of the podcast.

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