Today is Sunday, the day which has been known as ‘the day of rest.’ Back in the days, this was a day of family and taking it easy and doing fun activities. Minimal stores were open, forcing the family to be together. This practice helped workers to get prepared for the work they did in the following week.
High Performers know they need to step back from their ‘busyness’ and get organized and prepared for what may lie ahead. They take time to create good activities, which then become good habits, which will allow them to relax, rest, re-up their motivation, and have good systems in place so they don’t have to think of what they should do to step back. Sir Richard Branson and leadership expert, John Maxwell, all have their own practices in place – if you want to be a high performer, wouldn’t you want to do what the experts do and create more success in your life?
Here are some suggestions to get your creative ‘juices’ flowing:
- stretch – this is a great way to relax and let go of negative energy, particularly before you get out of bed
- gratitude – being thankful for what you have changes one’s outlook and being more positive
- journaling – writing down thoughts and feelings to release and make sense of them, as well as capturing situations that occurred in your day, is a great way to reframe negatives we perceive and reframe them to so we feel more in control
- clean – as much as we may not like it, cleaning is a great way to get rid of clutter, germs and negative energy
- spending time with family and friends – bonding is important to our soul
- hobbies and fun activities – engaging in fun activities, or our passions, stimulate our creative brain, which elevate our happiness
- review our past week – this a great way to see how much you actually got done, what needs to be done, and what needs to taken forward
- set goals for the week – the best way to hit the ground running, which high performers do, is to know which direction to take to maximize your energy and productivity. You will know exactly what needs to be done and when
- affirmations – the way you talk to yourself is either uplifitng or depleting so lifting yourself through the use of small, short sentences is a great motivator and esteem-builder (I am great, I am accomplished, I’m a wonderful speaker/boss/mother, etc.)