Live A Vibrant Life Podcast with Life Coach Kelly Tibbitts

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In this episode, we "Notice, Decide & Practice Peaceful Productivity”. 

Peaceful productivity promises a powerful transformation in how we approach our work and our goal setting.  

• Main points: 
  • Be aware that your “Holiday Season”  likely extends much further into January than you realize
  • Think about the post holiday/winter season for your life 
    • What is the vibe?
    •  What is the pace?
    •  What would you like it to be?
  • Notice your current situation - do you have any free time or white space for transitions between activities?
  • Take a careful look at how many things you say yes to
  • Does a frenetic pace truly feel good to you?Notice what your body feels like when you are in a peaceful state
  • Consider arranging your life and making decisions that support maintaining that peaceful state
  • Try allowing more time for each activity - Ex. schedule 1 hour for something you think will take 30-minutes
  • What can you cut out/say not to/delegate to someone else?
  • When working towards a dream/goal, identify practice steps that move you in that direction.  
  • Keeping cutting your practice steps in half until they "feel easy" and aligned with your schedule

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In this episode, we're going to be talking about one of my favorite ideas to enjoy the we  winter season.  I encourage all of us to choose to go “low and slow” as a way of life.

When you slow down in the colder months, embrace the practice of Hygge, and stay in community, you can reshape your life and experience  peaceful productivity.

• Hygee practices: 
  • Cultivate the habit of gratitude
  • Notice and enjoy the beauty of winter
  • Enjoy textures and fabrics for comfort and coziness
  • Prioritize winter light - lean into it instead of wishing it away
  • Make one tranquil corner
  • Add smells that soothe and bring comfort
  • Consider a hobby that celebrates life’s simple joys
  • Spread warmth and generosity
  • Stay in community 
• Links 
  • Calm App
  • Henry Cloud "Boundaries"
  • Podcast  “We Can Do Hard Things” 

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Our 2024 "Goal Setting Reset" workshop is a hands-on guide to help us creating tangible steps that move us towards our dreams. Goal setting is an ongoing practice, not a big list you make once in January and hold yourself rigidly to it. 

• Main points: 
  • Notice the areas of your life and your dream for each one
  • Pick one to focus on as your priority
  • Write that priority down, then cut it in half
    • Keep cutting in half until the action steps feel doable
  • Match your action steps with your time and energy boundaries
• Workbook link 

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Let’s pivot into the New Year with a powerful commitment to intentional living. 

When we notice if we are going past our limits mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, we can decide to pivot.

If we notice that the direction we are moving in is not serving us, we can decide  to invest our energy and regroup. Time for recovery  is key as we move toward vibrant living. 

• Main points: 
  • Two powerful tools to help you  Live A Vibrant Life in 2024 are PAUSING and NOTICING
  • Pause before  you decide your 2024 goals,
  • Notice if any areas are out of alignment in your life-
    • Have you gone past your capacity? Why?
    • What has repeatedly gotten pushed to the back burner that is actually really important to you?
    • Are there areas that you want different results, but you keep doing the same things on repeat anyway?
  • Decide to stop going in the direction that's not serving you and/or stop going past your limits
  • Take steps to recover emotionally before hitting the ground running in the New Year
  • Decide 1-3 small steps that can turn you in a different direction, more aligned with your goals, and headed straight for vibrant living

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Join Kelly and her guest, Jessica Kliney, as they discuss the importance of understanding our personal finances within the context of self awareness.  Empower yourself to take charge of your own financial management by pushing past fear,  being more mindful of your spending habits, and increasing your financial literacy.  

• Main points: 
  • Make the decision to start learning and get involved in financial management, no matter what that looks like for you
    • Don't be afraid or assume that you can't handle it - you can!
    • Managing money is a skill set to learn, like learning a new language
  • Increase your honest self awareness regarding how you historically have dealt with money (or not)
  • Do an honest assessment of the actual numbers coming and going - no guessing or skipping anything!
  • Find some people who are where you want to be; start to follow them and learn from them
  • Surround yourself with other people who are on the same path so you can be in community on financial matters

• Links 
  • @jessicakliney 

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Do you ever wonder WHY you react the way you do under stress?

Knowing this ‘why’ can lead to a happier, more vibrant life. In this episode, I share a little bit about how the Enneagram can offer insights into our responses during times of stress.

• Main points: 
  • For each Enneagram type, stress looks a little different 
  • Noticing how YOU respond in stress is the best first step in learning how better learn to manage it  
  • You can also notice how differently the people in your life respond to stress, but remember you CANNOT change how any one else responds to stress. 

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• There are 3 instincts underlying each of the 9 Enneagram types- self-preservation, social, and 1-1. So, there really are 27 different ways of thinking, feeling and doing life, not just 9! These instincts drive our behaviors. It’s an extremely powerful tool to know this about yourself and also to be aware that others’ in your life may be operating from a different instinct than yours.  This knowledge is game changing. 
• Main points: 
  • Each of us is naturally strong in one of the 3 instincts. We have access to the other two ONLY if we are self aware and healthy.  But only the first comes  easily & naturally to us. 
  • It starts with trying to notice your primary instinct. It can help to first identify which one you connect with the least- 
    • Self Preservation - meeting and protecting the safety & physical needs of “you and yours” (you and your innermost circle)
    • Social - considering the needs of the larger herd or tribe before “you and yours”
    • 1-1 - desire for intimacy and intensity

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The Enneagram is a powerful tool to help you notice your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Join me in part 1 of a 3-part podcast series on the Enneagram and begin your journey of self-discovery.  This series will help you better understand yourself, which can lead to healthier relationships.

Main points: 

• The Enneagram can help us notice what comes naturally to us and what gets in our way.Understanding  how differently we all think, feel and do life can be transformational                                                                                                                                                  
• Although you have a dominant Center of Intelligence, it’s important to notice the information each one is making available to you- 
  • What are you thinking? 
  • What are you feeling? 
  • What's your body trying to tell  you?
• This week I am talking about the center of Intelligence triad, and how the 9 paths of the Enneagram struggles with different emotions-
  • Enneagram 8, 9 & 1 are somatic/body centered. 
  • They struggle with rage and  contempt. Anger is healthy, it is our body saying a boundary has been crossed; rage is not healthy.
  • Enneagram 2, 3 & 4  are in the feeling center and struggle with shame. 
  • Guilt is actually healthy, it keeps us from doing things that hurt ourselves & others; shame is not healthy or true.                                       
  • Enneagram 4, 5, & 6  are thinking centered and struggle with worry, which is energy focused on what ” could happen” in the future. 
  •  Fear of something happening right now, in the present, is healthy; worry is not.

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The Serenity Prayer is a powerful tool to help us align our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Aligned actions can lead to peace.  As we approach the holiday season, it's a perfect time to evaluate which thoughts serve us, and which ones we need to release. 

• Main points: 
  • The Serenity Prayer starts with accepting the things we cannot change. This is very challenging, as we CANNOT other people's thoughts, feelings and actions
  • Acceptance begins with noticing that many times we cannot change the circumstances or results of our lives 
  • And that’s where courage comes in.  It takes a lot of practice & work to change your thoughts and expectations
  • When people have very different expectations about the holiday season, AND do not have the self-awareness to be clear about what they think, feel and do, they likely will be expect other people to think, feel and do life the way we do
  • It's not easy to notice the difference between what we need to accept and what we need courage for. That's why the prayer ends with wisdom to know the difference
  • Stay curious.  Keep noticing.  Choose new power thoughts to try on 

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If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the thought of hosting an event, you're not alone. Join me today as I walk through details of the entire process, from setting the date to saying goodbye to the last guest.  I share practical tips and simple exercises to help you stay organized and stay calm. With some thinking & planning ahead, increased self awareness, and taking time to decide what to delegate & let go of, hosting doesn’t have to be such an arduous process.   

• Main points: 
  • Begin with “noticing the nuance” -hosting is not “one thing”; there are a lot of details when it comes to hosting.  Write it all out!
  • Separate the tasks to be done before, during, and after the event
  • Identify what tasks you love, like, feel neutral about, dislike, and hate
    • Notice- what brings you energy?  What drains you?
    • There are no wrong answers.  It’s unique for each of us
  • Decide to delegate or omit the tasks you feel neutral about, dislike, or hate

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