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Kindness was on the menu for this week’s #GoalChatLive. My guests: Elise Marie Collins, Super Ager; Matthew J. Goldberg, Rings of Kindness; and Elizabeth McCumber, the Better without Pressure blog. Kindness is free (Elizabeth), kindness is cool (Matt), nature is kind (Elise).
The bottom line: When you take care of yourself, you feel good. And when you feel good, you are more likely to be good to others. Elise, Matt, and Elizabeth shared their takes on the value of kindness, as well as practices, activities, and more.
How to Be Kind to Yourself
- Elise: Breathe in loving kindness for yourself, then breathe it in for others
- Elizabeth: Split the day into quarters. If your day gets off to a rough start, you have three more parts of the day to enjoy. Etch a sketch when you need to
- Matt: Stop being so hard on yourself; give yourself a break
How to Be Kind to Others
- Elise: Look for opportunities – such as with the elderly – to practice patience and kindness
- Elizabeth: The next time you think of someone, text them
- Matt: Recognize that extending kindness, empathy, and love benefits the giver
Kindness #GoalChatLive
How They Take Care of Themselves
- Elise: Yoga, meditation, spa-like bed time routine. Have more than one thing. Also, start your day that way
- Matt: Walking my dog, listening to music, watching old sitcoms with my 9th grade son, and spending time with myself and my wife
- Elizabeth: I always get my steps in; 10,000 steps every day
Goals
- Elizabeth: Make a tada list: things you’ve done that are great
- Matt: Make a kindness todo list. Give yourself credit for the things you have done or would like to do.
- Elise: Make a menu of 5-10 things you can do to calm yourself before you go to sleep. And do them!
- Elise Bonus Goal: Be kind to someone who is vulnerable or looking for help
Links
- Learn more about Elise Marie Collins and her books. Email elisemariecollins@gmail.com for a morning and evening ritual sheet where you can record your spa like bedtime menu
- Check out Matthew J Goldberg and Rings of Kindness
- Learn more about Elizabeth McCumber
- Connect with Elise Marie Collins, Matt Goldberg, and Elizabeth McCumber on LinkedIn
- Join the Write On Online Facebook Group
- 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 express kindness to yourself and others? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
Next week, we’re talking about Speaker Fails with Bobbie Carlton, John Chen, and Robbie Samuels. Join us on Monday, April 24, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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