It’s hard for me to believe this this is my 52nd post. That means I have published a post a week for a full year. I’ve shocked myself with how easy it was to stay consistent.
Happy anniversary to “Inspired Leader Monday Motivations.”
Why do I write?
I am inspired to lead you away from overworking and towards a joyful life. I write stories because they are an effective way to teach.
This weeks post is a look back at the last year. I have categorized my articles into specific coach-y topic areas. My articles contain stories and examples that demonstrate what a certified coach means when we talk about:
- Thoughts – We think 60000 thoughts a day. They are intentional and unintentional
- The power of questions – Your mind goes to work answering the exact question it is asked.
- The story vs. the facts – When we tell a story it is full of thoughts and facts. The facts are far fewer than we think
- Buffering – When we are trying to avoid an emotion, we buffer with things like procrastination, tv, snacks, drinks, task switching, email checking, complaining etc.
- Past vs. future focus – We can plan our future based on what we already know how to do (limiting), or based on what we know we can learn to do (the sky is the limit).
- Achieving outcomes – How to go about achieving a goal or outcome.
- Holding space for yourself and others – Let go of judgement of self and others. Be curious. Pause.
- Feelings – The value of emotions and what they do for us.
- Boundaries – How to set respectful calm boundaries that honor you.
Below is a directory of articles from the last year, grouped by these coaching topic areas. Click each title to read the article. And then I want to hear from you! Which of these are your favorites? Are there other topics you want to hear about? Email me at ellen@inspiredleader.me and let me know.
Thoughts
| Those Pesky Adjectives |
| The Word Should |
| The Great Calming |
| What do you believe about yourself? |
| I hated to be told to “think differently”! |
| Are you always thinking about what else you should be doing? |
| Thoughts |
The power of questions
The story versus the facts
| I live to be inspired. I love to inspire. |
| Finding inspiration |
| Definition of Inspired and Leader |
| Credit for my inspiration |
| Be careful the stories you tell about yourself. |
Buffering
| Are you overworking because of email? |
| Is it working, overworking, or overwhelming? |
| Overworking is reacting to an urge. |
Past vs. future focus
Achieving outcomes
Holding space for yourself and others
| Don’t Speak for Others |
| Let’s talk feedback: You’ve got to tell people when they have spinach in their teeth |
Feelings
| Emotion at work |
| Compassion |
| So. How do you feel about work? |
| Thoroughfare gap |
| Stop Being Frantic This Holiday |
| When something sucks |
Boundaries
| Don’t Be a Traffic Jam |
| Why people don’t do what you want. (it’s not laziness) |
| Are you Overworking? |
| We are bad at estimating and so we overwork |
| Interruptions |
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Congratulations on a great year of writing this inspiring and thoughtful blog! Monday morning holds a breath of fresh air in my inbox. Thank you for that!
Thank you Chiara