How to Feel Energized, Focused and In Control
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“If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. ”
Try this on for size:
Here’s an experiment to see whether everything I’ve been sharing about embodied self-awareness can really work for you.
A chance to see whether you can change your leadership and your life by using tools (100% free by the way) that you always have with you - your awareness, your body, your breath.
You keen?
Why not give it a go.
Here’s how it works:
PART ONE: OBSERVE
Pick a day to try this experiment.
At the beginning of the day, ask yourself:
How would I walk around today if I’d already achieved everything I’ve always wanted?
the career I want
the family I long for
the relationships I crave
the health and wealth I dream of
If I already had success in all areas of my life:
how would I stand,
how would I walk around
how would I enter a room?
Now do that - walk around like that.
Actually do it.
That’s the thing with embodiment: We can’t think about it. We have to do it.
It might feel weird but I am sure you have done weirder. Remember cheese whiz? Anyone grow up with that? That’s weirder.
Now take note:
Notice specifically what you do differently in your body as you are walking around. Ask yourself these two powerful questions from embodiment coach Liz Peters.
Specifically what: Specifically what are you doing differently in your body?
Specifically where: Specifically where are you doing it?
As an example, you might notice:
I walk around with my head held higher. My chin (specifically where) is parallel to the floor (specifically what) and my eyes (specifically where) expand their focus and take in more of the room (specifically what).
Write those somatic cues down.
The changes might seem subtle but they are key to embodiment. Our goal is to make the implicit explicit, the subtle obvious.
Jot those changes down because you’ll come back to them
PART TWO: PRACTICE
Set a timer to go off at 9am, 11 am, 3 pm, 6 pm.
When those timers ring, ask yourself two questions:
How am I now? Notice what you are currently doing in your body.
How do I want to be? Remind yourself of the embodiment you found this morning, and do that again. Walk around for 1-2 minus in that position. Feel the feelings that go along with you walking around in your best mental, emotional, and somatic state.
PART THREE: REFLECT
At the end of the day, jot down a few thoughts. Note what was different for you:
How did you feel throughout the day as you practiced this?
How did you relate to others?
How did you approach the challenges you faced?
What else did you notice?
Drop me a line and let me know how this works for you.
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