Kim Wilkish - New Tides Coaching
Leadership Coaching for Women
Break goals down into small tasks to be achieved.
Identify one thing that will move you to achieve the goal.
Bundle similar tasks.
Break tasks down to 10-15 minute increments.
Spend 15 minutes on that key thing daily to achieve that is most important goal to you.
I’ll admit for a long time I rarely asked for help with anything. I saw it as a weakness. My belief was that strong, independent women don’t need help or support. They just do what needs to get done. What a bunch of crap!
Smart women know how to ask for help and support. The thing we aren’t always taught is how to ask for help. Asking for help and support is not a weakness.
We can’t possibly know everything. It’s hard to do anything by yourself. Work is often structured around teams. Raising children takes a village. Being effective and your best requires support.
Know what you need help or support with. Identify where or who to ask for help or support. Ask a question in a facebook group. Use google. Be specific when you ask for help.
Friends and family may be helpful depending on what it is you are trying to accomplish. If you’re doing something outside your comfort zone, find someone who has already achieved what you’re trying to do. Look in your network. Get a mentor. Hire help.
I’ve hired coaches and personal trainers. Use your network to build connections. Expand your skillset. If I did everything on my own I wouldn’t have the benefit from learning from other people’s experiences and avoid costly mistakes.
Does your physical environment energize you or drain you?
The holidays are over. The decorations have come down. The gifts you have received need to find a home. It’s time to purge.
Time to clean out the things that no longer are used or clothes outgrown. I try to do this before the holidays to make space for new things. There is always more to do after the holidays.
I go through the kitchen cabinets and remove any items that are expired. Then I head to the bathroom and toss things that are old or expired. I’m not a huge makeup person so if I haven’t used something in a while it’s most likely due to be tossed. There is usually some over the counter medication, first aid kit items, sunscreen or bug spray that need to go.
Then, there are the paper items things to sort; keep for taxes or shred.
The yearly beginning of the year ritual to replace the family calendar with a new one. Then the action to record the family birthdays, days off from the school and any other events.
Onto the bedroom and closets. Living in New England, I find the change of the seasons to be a better time to do this.
The home office. That is the tough one. As it becomes my central storage for everything for holidays. The wrapping paper, boxes, tape, craft supplies, gift receipts…items from other rooms you name it.
When it’s cluttered and stuff is everywhere it adds stress. When everything has a home and things are in place. Ahhh. I can get to work, be productive and get things done.
Take a few minutes to tidy up and clean off the desk at the end of the day. It makes it better to approach work the next day.
The key is not to overwhelm yourself. Pick one thing whether it’s a cabinet or a room and clean that up. Get rid of what no longer suits you. Then move on to the next.
Your environment affects your stress level, your mood, productivity and ability to relax.
