Unleashing and Channeling Your Power To Succeed

From the rising of the moon on Halloween eve until the setting of the sun on Super Bowl Sunday, the holidays create more opportunities for anxiety to get a foothold than a tile roof makes for Santa’s reindeer. Here are ten ideas to help you keep your own steady footing during the upcoming season.

1. Take good care of your self. Eat healthfully, get plenty of rest, exercise.

2. Make lists and set aside specific times to accomplish certain tasks. Prioritize. Consider scratching a few items off your list.

3. Ask for help. It’s more fun to do things together — from decorating the house to wrapping presents.

4. Make a budget and stick to it. No matter what. If you use your credit cards during the holidays then spend the rest of the year paying them off, try not charging anything this year.

5. Shop by catalogue. Give gift certificates.

6. Look for ways to share day care arrangements if the kids are out of school. Maybe this is the year the older ones get a job, or perform volunteer work.

7. Remember to play. Have fun. Share special time with the children or other family members.

8. Make houseguests as self-sufficient as possible. Let them help. Don’t give up your own bed unless you must.

9. If family gatherings cause tension and anxiety, consider alternatives that can lessen the effects. Plan well in advance; avoid last minute surprises.

10. Take a walk; breathe in the fresh air. Find a place where you can be quiet and restful. Go there often.

Marshall
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