Spring Renewal

Many people find Spring is the perfect time to reflect on what is currently going well with their career, personal life, and health. Reflecting on these areas carries over to habits and what needs to change or be tweaked. Often, many of us find that we begin a new wellness regimen or review our current program and reflect on what is working and what is not. What changes would you like to make with your current work or personal life? What kind of things are you doing for your health?

Although it is ideal to follow positive habits in work and personal life and always have a wellness program in place, something about Spring certainly beckons us to consider adding something new to our current regimen. Yet, some of us might find ourselves starting a completely entirely new wellness program, daily routine, or setting new career goals.

As a Life Empowerment Coach, I share with clients that wherever you are at with your current career, personal life goals, or wellness program (and maybe you are not even on a program, or maybe you are happy with your present daily routine and work/life intentions) how about at least considering including something new?

There are many career and personal development programs, as well as diets, exercise programs, and meditation/stress management techniques available; however, wellness is so much more than just what is at the surface; you know, the general wellness program that looks like maintaining a balanced diet, exercising three times per week and finding 20 minutes to meditate each day. In my coaching sessions, I use a much more holistic approach that focuses on a well-being program.

Below are some areas to consider, including some tips that can help to create a complete, holistic well-being program and experience a more fulfilling life. And if you are overwhelmed with getting started, please reach out to me. I am happy to help you along the way!

Physical Health - What does your current diet consist of? Do you enjoy the exercise/workouts you do each week? Are you even making time for exercise? How do you currently manage the stressful situations in your life? Physical/medical health is a must if you want to enjoy a fulfilling life.

To get started, consider what changes or improvements you would like to see in your physical/medical health.

• What challenges or obstacles seem to be keeping you from achieving optimal physical/medical health?

• What preventative healthcare steps do you currently make a priority? Are you getting regular check-ups? Chiropractic, acupuncture, nutrition, exercise and massage are just a few of the preventative action steps that can help in keeping you physically strong and medically healthy. Consider adding one or a few of these therapeutic treatments into your wellness regimen.

• What addictions or unhealthy habits do you need to give up? These would include recreational drugs, smoking, alcohol consumption, lack of sleep and over eating. As a Life Empowerment & Behavior Change Specialist, I can help you nip these habits. Contact me if you would like to get started.

Emotional Wellness - Take inventory on your present situation and current circumstances, overall how is your mental/emotional well-being?

• How do you cope with difficult situations?

• How do you balance your emotions?

• Which emotions do you seem to be dealing with most often and how do you deal with these emotions?

• What changes or improvements would you like to see to your mental state?

Included in emotional wellness are the relationships we have in life or would like to create. The more aware we are, accepting of, and able to deal with our feelings and the feelings of those around us, can help create more positive relationships. It is important to have positive, healthy relationships as this allows us to feel supported in life. When we seem to lack emotional support this can leave us feeling drained and affect our happiness.

• Reflecting on your current relationships are you happy?

• Are there areas you would like to improve?

• Do you feel weighed down by your relationships or your emotions? If so, what kind of improvements or changes could you make? Consider creating healthy boundaries.

Spiritual Wellness - Spiritual wellness can mean religion and/or personal faith for some and while this is all very personal, as well as important to many people, try going even deeper and perceiving the meaning of life and your place in it.

• Do you currently feel you can find meaning, hope and inner peace in your life through work, nature, family/friends, music, volunteer work or within the community?

• How fulfilled do you currently feel in your life? Do you feel as if something is missing or that you lack a sense of purpose?

Personal Growth - Would you like to grow more intellectually in your life? Do you find you are intellectually stimulated in your life or do you feel bored? Personal growth needs to be included in your wellness plan as this completes a holistic wellness program.

• Do you have sufficient creative outlets? Is there a new activity, hobby, or area of study you would like to start, learn or improve in?

• Perhaps you would like to work more on how you solve problems or learn to think more creatively.

• Maybe you would like to be more productive in a certain area of your life. What would be the first step you could take so you could start to see progress?

Many of my clients have found my Self-Discovery Program has opened up new opportunities, fresh insight, and creative ideas to move forward with and begin to integrate into their daily lives.

Self-Care - While all of the mentioned areas above are definitely part of a Self-Care regimen, I encourage clients to include additional Self-Care. Below are some suggestions for Self-Care:

• What does self-care look/feel like to you? Spa time (be sure to choose skin care products with ingredients you trust, such as Castle Baths), manicure/pedicure, time in nature, massage, listening to your favorite music, and watching a sunset. Whatever creates a feeling of calm, peace, and relaxation and brings you back to balance, make time for each day.

• Take some time for reflection and journaling.

• Read something inspirational.

You can discover more Self-Care tips here.

Make time for yourself this Spring and reflect on what is working and what does not seem to be working in your life. Create some changes or improvements that allow you to live a more fulfilling, healthy life. Contact me if you would like coaching for Motivational Wellness and/or Self-Discovery.

Wishing you a Happy, Healthy Spring!

~ Coach Nancy