Find your anchors

04/20/20 • 11 min

We can endure almost anything if we are centered, if we have some focus in our life. You can endure if you have an anchor.

Renita J. Weems

A reminder that for the next little while, I’ll be publishing more often with shorter episodes as a way to talk about and support you during the uncertainty of the times.

Today I want to chat about finding your anchors.

A month into self-isolation I’ve learned that there are a few things I need to do every day to stay grounded. This goes beyond my micro-moves I talked about in the last episode – those were more about what I wanted to accomplish each day.

My anchors are the activities I do my very best to ensure happen every day, no matter what. These are simple things that help me feel more like myself, turn down the volume on any anxiety I’m feeling and remind me that at this moment – I’m ok.

When I do these things, I feel more capable of taking on the to-do items on my list. And when I do these things, I feel better, more hopeful and like I’ve had a mindset reset. Listen in to hear what they are and how you can find your own.

Enjoy the episode.

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We can endure almost anything if we are centered, if we have some focus in our life. You can endure if you have an anchor.

Renita J. Weems

A reminder that for the next little while, I’ll be publishing more often with shorter episodes as a way to talk about and support you during the uncertainty of the times.

Today I want to chat about finding your anchors.

Enjoy the episode.

Recommended Resources:

Join LEAD.Well – a new leadership subscription for women who want to be better, braver leaders. USE coupon code: communitycare for 30 days free (April sign-ups only)

In praise of micro moves

Join me on Instagram here or on Twitter

Previous Episode

In praise of micro moves

As I mentioned in last week’s extra episode, for the near foreseeable future, I’ll be coming to you more often - every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to drop a shorter episode with the hope of helping you navigate these new and uncertain times.

Alright, let’s dive in.

It’s Monday, April 13th and we’ve been in self-isolation for a solid month now. I don’t know about you, but my productivity has been all over the place. Some hours I’m raring and ready to go, and others I find myself lethargic and questioning my ability to get even the most basic of tasks done.

I know I’m not alone in this - countless pieces online and memes galore speak to this middle place we find ourselves in - where we’re home more and theoretically have more time (though any fellow parent can agree that we don’t have more time - we now just have more fragmented time).

We’ll talk about productivity more in a future episode, but for now, let me offer one simple strategy that’s helping me with the tension of wanting to get my work done while finding myself with depleted energy stores.

Enjoy the episode.

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Join LEAD.Well – a new leadership subscription for women who want to be better, braver leaders. USE coupon code: communitycare for 30 days free (April sign-ups only)

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Next Episode

Ditch your metrics

Doing nothing is sometimes one of the highest duties of man.

G.K. Chesterton

Do you worry that you’ve got to make this quarantine count? Are you measuring yourself against what everyone else is getting done while at home?

In today’s episode, we continue with our shorter sessions as we navigate COVID-19. We’re going to talk about why there is no test at the end of this and how to let go of the fear of not making this time at home count.

Enjoy the episode and stay safe.

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