Work harder on yourself than anything else. ~ Stephanie Staples
Recently I organized a Wellness Day at my workplace for staff. The feedback has confirmed that the day allowed us to break from routine, learn a few things, and have a lot of fun.
In the morning, Stephanie Staples, from Your Life Unlimited, presented for two and a half hours, encouraging staff with a number of messages, but the main one being, work harder on yourself than anything else. Small changes will make a difference. If a person does not do anything, then nothing will change.
Using simple messages that will remain in our thoughts for a long time, Stephanie told entertaining and engaging stories, used activities to make the point stick, and affirmed us with positive reinforcement. She began by saying we get back what we give and told a compelling story about what happens when we become tired from over-giving at both work and home. We need to recognize the signs of burn out before it is too late and learn to throw off the Superman/Superwoman cape and change our lives. How many times do we fight to hold on to that darn cape?
What if the best time for something in our lives was right now? No excuses or good reasons should prevent us from living unlimited. She challenged us to think about how much we care about what people we do not know or love think of us. I mean really, does it matter that the person in the supermarket check out does not approve of you wearing sweats to do your grocery shopping. Really?? There is always a better way in life and we must look for it.
She had an excellent idea of how to let people know not to interrupt her when she needed her down time. I have been looking for a way to have staff know that I am too busy for idle chatter some moments and she gave me a new idea. She pulled out a tiara and plunked it on her head and told hilarious stories of how successfully it worked, not only in her family, but also how much interest it drew when she wore it through airport security. Luckily, Queen Zanna (see my earlier post from Epiphany) already has a tiara which she will now bring to the office.
She used 5 As to make her point: awareness, accountability, attitude, appreciation, and action. The ideas are pretty self-explanatory. In the end she asked staff what we want to be known for? What kind of legacy do we want to leave for our family, friends, students, and others in our life? We can take responsibility for changing our attitude or mindset. Recruit positive people and repel negative people to make strides in your own life. I am trying to do this in order to stay healthy. Negative people are such a drain on my energy.
Focus on abundance and appreciation. Each of us can live our lives unlimited. To find out more about Stephanie click on http://yourlifeunlimited.ca and see what she has to offer.
Remember to live your life unlimited!
Peace,
Suzanne
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