Comments on: Coaching Through the Holidays: Presents of Prescence https://myinternalgps.com/coaching-through-the-holidays-presents-of-prescence/ Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:33:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Paula Shoup https://myinternalgps.com/coaching-through-the-holidays-presents-of-prescence/#comment-992 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:33:37 +0000 https://myinternalgps.com/?p=476#comment-992 In reply to Walt.

Thanks W – Your inights and sharing are very appreciated. May you have a focused and inspired 2010 and may all of your blessings continue. In gratitude, Paula

]]> By: Walt https://myinternalgps.com/coaching-through-the-holidays-presents-of-prescence/#comment-990 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:44:34 +0000 https://myinternalgps.com/?p=476#comment-990 Christmas is a good time to think about focusing on being “present”, but I struggle with it every day of the year. Call it an obsession, affliction, or an addiction……. My mind is consumed with overcoming the current challenges in my business. These challenges are not all bad, as most of them concern positive growth. I also get that big boost of adrenalin that comes with a big sale or new contract. I often don’t sleep well, having solutions, or ideas come to me in a dream, and then lie there awake unable to put the solution to the test. I get up in the morning and forget to eat until late afternoon or early evening. Some days I forget everything unless I keep “to do” lists. Recently, on a Saturday, I started working about mid morning to compile some facts and figures, building a new pricing structure. The next thing I knew, my legs were cramping and I noticed that some things were not adding up the same anymore. It was 3:30am on Sunday morning. I guess anyone, in a quiet room, with no kids or distractions could work 17 hours straight. Or maybe not. The sad part is that I went to bed and was up four hours later with some new ideas.
I think I have been extremely blessed.
I have been blessed with my current health
I have been blessed with the ability to think and reason
I have been blessed with the desire to learn and absorb all that is around me
I have been blessed with the burning passion and drive that it takes to attack impossible challenges head on and conquer them
I have been blessed with smart, positive people who want to be in my life

I have also been blessed with the ability to love, listen, and enjoy the presence of those positive people and influences around me.

I write all this to say, that I do three things everyday that help me tip the scales away from total insanity, although I still feel that I may be right at the edge.

1) I get up early (5am to 6am) every day no matter what, and keep a fairly regular routine in the first hour. I relax, and methodically adjust my plans for the day to maximize what I get out of it. I strive to “own” the day. This is my time, and I have to get the most out of it.
2) I take short “Brain Breaks” throughout the day. I sometimes have so many things going on at once that I get a headache. I take five minutes and play a game on my phone, or read an article in a magazine to reset my mind. I do this several times a day, and it helps even things out.
3) Being away from home and the ones I love much of the time, I take time to call, or Skype those I love most and enjoy hearing about the their exciting challenges and victories in business and life. This once again pulls me away for a moment.

Have a great holiday, and enjoy those around you.

W

]]> By: Paula Shoup https://myinternalgps.com/coaching-through-the-holidays-presents-of-prescence/#comment-977 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:57:14 +0000 https://myinternalgps.com/?p=476#comment-977 In reply to Kitty Wiemelt.

Kitty, Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment and I look forward to getting to know you better in 2010. Something took me to your website just recently and I watched the CNN video of you fly fishing. I love your philosophy of making your own path and being grateful for the employment challenges that have come your way. It is so consistent with my creation of internalGPS. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Paula

]]> By: Kitty Wiemelt https://myinternalgps.com/coaching-through-the-holidays-presents-of-prescence/#comment-974 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:05:15 +0000 https://myinternalgps.com/?p=476#comment-974 Paula, thank you for your wonderful insight. You are one of the wonderful people I intend to get to know better in 2010. I was just thinking about “being present and being calm” this morning during my quiet time. Each morning when I get up, I am gifted with the ability to quietly do my stretching exercises and then retreating to the bathroom and having my Bible reading, journaling and affirmation with intentional thoughts time. My prayer time comes either on the Elyptical or on a walk. This has been my routine for years, during my healing time it has been challenging to continue but, nevertheless, I am persevering. It keeps me thinking in the present. Merry Christmas, Paula, and Blessings in the New Year.

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