Managing Time for Better Self Care

Prioritization, Self - care for emotional wellness, Practical tips for managing your personal and professional life where the key learnings.

What is new? 

WFH. Personal choice, extended duration, lack of freedom to step up, lesser commuting time, saving travel cost, get more things done. Women Burn Out, stress,  WHO - Occupational Phenomenon.

Return to work place is what some want.

Time Management is the process of planning and exercising conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency and productivity. 

Essential Time Management Strategies:

• Be Intentional
• Be Prioritized
• Be focused
• Be Structured
• Be Self Aware

Four D's of Time Management:

• Do 
• Defer (Delay)
• Delegate
• Delete (Drop)

Time to Maintain

• To do list
• Interest
• Meaning
• Excitement

The Jar of your life fill it with intentions.

Develop your own Self Care plan.

Types of coping (self care) skills 

1. Self Soothing (Comforting yourself through your five senses) 
• Something to touch example stuffed animal, stress balls
• Something to hear example music, meditation guide
• Something to  see example snow globe, happy picture
• Something to taste example mint, tea, sour candy
• Something to smell example lotion, candles, perfume 
2. Distraction (Taking your mind off the problem for a while) like puzzle books, art work, crafts, knitting, positive website, music, movie. 
3. Opposite Action (Doing something opposite of your impulse that's consistent with a more positive emotion)
• Affirmations and Inspiration example looking at or drawing motivational statements or images.
• Something funny or cheering example Funny movie, TV, books.
4. Emotional Awareness (Tools for identifying and expressing your feelings) Example a list of chart of emotions, a journal, writing supplies, drawing /art supplies
5. Mindfulness (Tools for centering and grounding yourself in the present moment) Examples Meditation or relaxation recordings, grounding objects like a rock or a paper weight, yoga mat, breathing exercise.
6. Crises Planning (Contact Info of supports and resources, for when coping skills aren't enough) Family/Friends/Therapist/Psychiatrist/Hotline Crises number/ER911

Resilience or psychological hardiness : It is the ability to bounce back , the positive capacity to cope with stress. 

Steps to accept resilience:

Professional:

Personal:

If you care for others, you need to be fit, for this you need self care, and you need to manage your time better. Priorities.