Sustainable Solutions for Organisational Learning & Development

Practical Self Management

Presented byEdel Perth

Ella Lopresti

Our intention

We draw knowledge from many fieldsTeaching and learningMind body healthNutrition and wellbeingNeuro linguistic programmingEmotional freedom techniquePositive psychology

We share with you what we ourselves have tried and tested and encourage you to explore further.

Te focus today is on YOU and how you use this information is up to you.• You are encouraged to choose a strategy which

you learned and commit to applying it in your

day to day life, share with colleagues and clients.

• You will leave the workshop with a written list

of committed daily action

Today is about YOU

Success

•What does success mean to you ?

•What does wellbeing mean to you?

•How does a successful day feel for you?

•How do you feel when your well?

•Visualization/anchoring

Personal Success and Wellbeing

Qualities of success

We observed that successful people tend to have the following qualities

• Are self aware - know their strengths and their weaknesses• Understand the importance of nutrition/lifestyle/wellbeing• Are aware of how they think and feel and take responsibility

for their life • Know their worth and know that there is something they are

good at (big or small) and they seek to make the most of their talents.

• Are open to learning new ways of self improvement

Qualities cont.

• Tend to focus on what they do want rather than what they don’t want

• Thoughts focus on solutions• Focus on their strengths• Manage their emotions• Have good positive support networks• Are committed to daily actions• Generally know what they want for their life–Why they want it– How to action it

It all begins with Self Awareness

To know and understand ourselves • Our body and what it needs• Why we do what we do• Our thoughts and feelings • Our relationships and a sense of belonging • Our daily habits

Personal Wellbeing

Questions for you to think about1. How many chemicals have we used today?2. How much sleep did you get last night?

Is this more or less then usual?

3. How much water have you had today?4. What did you eat for lunch, how are your energy levels at the moment?

DAILY PRACTICE

SLEEP HYGEINENU

TRITION

Drink WaterReduce Toxicity

Exercise

The Brain Works at Three Levels .

• Conscious • Sub conscious • Unconscious

We see and judge the world through our past experiences – lenses of distortion.

We are influenced by our past experiences (especially trauma), culture, religion, education, family, TV, facebook, peers.

Thoughts/Emotions connection• Stress Cycle• Be aware of your thoughts when you feel stressed• There is no feeling without a thought • Thoughts create meanings• Creating new meanings• Replace your thought – give the situation another meaning• Using paradoxical intention• Using sub conscious before sleep

Exercise/demonstration: Emotional Freedom Technique• Practice Emotional Freedom Technique daily if you feel comfortable

with the technique.

Supportive positive relationships

Harnessing the Power of Thought and Language

• We are who we declare ourselves to be – power of thought and language.• We are our 'word' .• We become what we think about all day long.• We can either be victims of our life or we can create our life (beginning

with creating our day), in big and small ways. • We have the ability to choose our emotions.• We can choose who our friends are and how we relate with family,

teachers and friends.• We can create the future we want to live into, we begin by imagining it.• We can choose what we do each day to help us achieve our goals

Four Levels of CreatingTHINK IT• Everything begins with a thought

VISUALISE IT• Try to imagine what you want by playing it like a movie in your head.

SPEAK IT• Tell a friend what you plan to do

ACTION IT• Just do it – one small thing at a time. EVERY ACTION COUNTS, BIG AND

SMALL!!

Get clear on your higher purpose, vision, mission

Getting clear about own values and life purpose will help us determine our goal, help us stay motivated and stimulates our awareness about what's important for our life. • Be absolutely clear about what you want, why you want it, when you

want it and what you are will to do [or give up] to get it.• Ask yourself:

– Where am I now? – Where do I want to be?– What's my vision for work, for my career, for my life?– What do I really want? Why do I want it? What will I be when I achieve it?

• Create a mission statement for your work, your life. Read it each day. • Create a goal statement

Relaxation and visualization exercise.

This creates a space for learningOur brain works in pictures and words

WE create;• first by thinking (in words and pictures) • then we speak it (we declare it in our words), • most powerful of all we do it (take action).• THINK IT, VISUALISE IT, SPEAK IT, ACTION IT

Strategic Visioning

Daily Action Plan

Additional ResourcesReach Out.com, http://au.reachout.com/

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Enneagram Institute free on-line personality test http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/dis_sample_36.asp#.Uz4Pl3WSyhM

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Dr Wilson, J (2010) Adrenal Fatigue, the 21st Century Stress Syndrome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KwAMP6H6gI

Colquhoun, J; Bosch, L Food Matters (DVD) www.FoodMatters.tv See also ttp://www.hungryforchange.tv/

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Boutenko, Lescher, http://www.rawfamily.com/films/15-green-smoothies-in-3-minutes A list of easy recipes for your to try. All in moderation! 15 Green Smoothies in 3 Minutes

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Additional Resources