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Self-Care is a commitment. It’s a gift to yourself and those around you. This week, I talk about self-care with Health and Wellness Coach Angela Miller Barton, Spiritual Intuitive Life and Business Coach Erin MacCoy, and Mindset Answer Man Cliff Ravenscraft.
Angela, Erin, and Cliff shared their own self-care journeys, as well as their thoughts on the value of self-care, how to get better at it, self-care during the holidays, and more. They also shared how they wanted to be known: Cliff for taking naps, Erin for being a heart-centered badass, and Angela for putting words to how she is feeling and having other people “get it.”
Self-Care is …
- Angela: Setting the guard rails on ourselves.
- Erin: The cornerstone for success
- Cliff: The act of genuinely putting yourself first
What Stops People from Practicing Self-Care?
- Cliff: It’s the margins. Most people are over-obligated and under-committed
- Angela: People confuse self-care with being selfish. A lot of it is actual aftercare. We wait until we are so depleted we have to take time off to recover.
- Erin: People are programmed to be external first; they don’t know how to say, “No.”
Self-Care #GoalChatLive
Also, check out this week’s #GoalChat conversation in the Twitter Moments Recap.
Self-Care Goals
- Cliff: Meditate … in whatever form that makes sense for you. Start by meditating for one minute a day
- Erin: Change your energy by changing your perspective. Go outside and take a deep breath
- Angela: Become friends with yourself
- Deb: Keep a win list
- Bonus Goal: Write your own self-care manual. (Inspired by The Care and Feeding of an Angela by Angela Miller Barton)
Final Thoughts
- Cliff: Gratitude
- Angela: Be gentle with yourself
- Erin: Kindness is free, practice it daily
Links
- Learn more Angela Miller Barton and Wellcoaches
- Check out Cliff Ravenscraft, the Mindset Answer Man
- Learn more about Erin MacCoy
- Connect with Angela Miller Barton, Erin MacCoy, and Cliff Ravenscraft on LinkedIn
- Watch Deb’s TEDx on The Magic of Your Motto
- Learn more about Goals with DEB and Deb’s Goal Strategy for Event Attendees
- Get your copy of my latest book, Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals. Then join the Your Goal Guide Facebook group
How do you take care of yourself? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
Next week, we are talking about Gratitude. Brook Eddy, Jack Griffin, and Beth Howard will join me on Monday, November 28, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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