How are you getting ready for the fall?

Are your emails paired down and ready for responses? Do you code/color-code them for “triage” and potential clients?

What about your to-do list(s)? Do you keep your old lists to make sure you haven’t out something under the pile of papers for too long?

What is your calendar like?

How can we go into the fall with a calm and resolute heart to move forward positively?

First, decide not to decide (too much).

For sure, we need to keep moving.

Also, keep on planning.

Gen Z

Zoomer

Post Millennial—

· Ambitious, Digital Natives, Content-oriented

· Like comfort and flexibility

· Curious and open

· Socially and politically aware and active (but not in traditional ways)

· Start-ups and side hustles are the name of the game (and financial independence is the goal)

· Want their freedom

Does this fit your picture of the Zoomers you know?

What makes good communication? It’s complicated to communicate, but it’s do-able.

Good communication is askill and art to be learnedthrough practice, knowledge and sometimes, through coaching.

I am reading a book called, “Useful Delusions”, which talks about how our mind plays tricks on ourselves to help us be more resilient. One of the research-based sections is on optimism and how optimists live longer. Sorry for those of you who don’t use your rose colored glasses very much. Dust them off and try to remember the positives in life and be grateful for them. Here some ideas: Be grateful, stand like Wonder Woman and smile more often.

Avoid awfulizing, us vs. them, and scarcity mindset thinking when making decisions to be successful.

When we make good choices, we want to be aware of our biases and think more clearly. Here are ideas to make better decisions:

Our biases can damage our decision-making process and even endanger our plans, projects and companies

We all are learning beings.

Life is all about learning.As a child we learn to speak and walk and soon enough we are running and chatting away… The main idea is to be open to feedback and even criticism, looking for even wee grains of truth. We all have something to learn. Let us keep on learning, even if we think “I know this”.

Emotional and Mental triggers need to be noticed, reflected on to find the source, and then a plan should be made to help dilute the triggers and try to avoid responding. This is part of a growth-mindset.

When you take time to reflect on your emotions and experiences you grow.

How can I deal with tension this week? The answer: Choose to hold the conflicting emotions and thoughts and let the tension just be; allow the issues that contradict each other to come into your conscious and pay attention to it all.

When you reflect on your situation, really accept it for what it is, then you can use your reflections to change what is do-able.

Here are some of my thoughts and accomplishments for 2020, despite the plague of COVID-19. Take care of your self with the PPFs.

What’s to be grateful for during covid-19 and 2020? Here are tips to reflect, to remember and to shift from negative thoughts to positive ones by being grateful.

When you remember the past with gratefulness as I do with a client, and you savor the present moments, and you anticipate a positive future activity, you can avoid burnout and reduce stress. Learn to do the PPFs.

USE ASCDR as a tool to notice your overthinking, distract yourself and move on.

Use the PPF model to deal well with COVID more restrictions and possible lockdown. Remember and be grateful for the past. Savor the good things in the present and anticipate the future in hope.

Are you anxious about going back to work? Or even going outside. Here are tips to move on and out of lockdown.

What are your fall goals? Are they SMART, are they healthy? What can you do to stop the overwhelm and calm down, relax and lessen the stress?