Tips to Help You Live a Successful and Happy Life!

I found myself recently in the very interesting position of “putting my money where my mouth is”!  As a life and business coach, my work is to support other people to develop healthy, fulfilling, nourishing, successful and happy lives.  I love my work and I usually feel I do a good job with my own life too!

After a wonderful and energizing spring full of lots of relaxation, time with family and being active outdoors, I felt health-wise, probably the best I have felt in years.  Imagine my surprise when my back went out!  I got the message very clearly that I needed to slow down.  In terms of commitments in my life, I was starting to get into a feeling similar to that “pre-Christmas frenzy”.  Do you ever feel like this?  I was reminded of the following quote.

“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier.  The way it actually works is the reverse.  You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.”
- Margaret Young

In the midst of the chaos and frenzy, I had lost touch with who I was!  I had been taking care of the pets, the kids, my work, supporting my clients and had forgotten to take care of myself!  Sound familiar?  If this resonates with you, check out the following ideas for connecting with your essence and taking positively outrageous care of yourself!

Suggestions for Positively Outrageous Self-Care
1. Daily, check in and ask yourself, what message is my body giving me?  What activities/food/beverages/exercise does my body need more of?  What does my body need less of?  Listen to and act on the messages.
2. Develop your own self-care routine.  Ask yourself, what do I need to do for myself on a daily, weekly, monthly, bi-annual and annual basis to really take care of myself.
3. Play hooky for a day!  Give yourself a surprise day off and luxuriate in the freedom.
4. Plan a “retreat day” or weekend and craft our ideal self-nourishing time.
5. Make a list of all the areas in your life that are energy drains and start eliminating the energy leaks.  Working with a coach is great for this!
6. Decide which people in your life energize you and which people drain you and spend most of your time with the “energizers”!
7. Spend time every day in solitude, doing nothing, no reading, no music.  Sit and appreciate your life and acknowledge yourself for all the great parts of you!  You are a positively outrageous woman!

“In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.”
- Virginia Woolf

In your process of developing your self care routine, it may also be helpful to ask your self the following questions:

1. What is my main focus for the season?  Is there a theme/picture/song which typifies this focus?
2. What do I need to release and let go of?
3. How can I simplify my life?
4. Do I feel blocked in any area of my life?
5. How can I “harvest” all the good in my life during this season?
6. Are my priorites in order?
7. Do I live life by my values.
8. Is my life reactive or proactive?
9. How are my primary relationships?
10. How is my physical health?
11. In what areas does my life flow effortlessly?

Well, I undertook this process recently and re-affirmed my commitment to having regular massages, taking evenings and weekends off, turfing all the “shoulds” in my life, revising my own self-care routine and letting go!  I feel re-charged, re-energized and passionate about supporting you with this process too!  Call or email be to book your own complimentary coaching session and let’s get started on your own positively outrageous self-care!

namaste,

Zoey

coach . catalyst . shakti sage

life & business coach for women

www.positivelyoutrageouswomen.com