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Use the Holiday Season to De-stress and Plan for a Great New Year

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Education & Training with Accelerated Performance Coaching

Hello, and welcome back! I’ve taken some well-deserved time off to take in the holidays and fully enjoy my family. Hopefully, you've been able to do the same. Right now, I’m goal setting and planning for next year...and I really hope that you're doing the same thing. If you're one of those folks who believes that taking some down time will cause your business to decrease, I'd like for you to consider this: Taking time off creates room for new business. If you'll step back and take a little time off, you'll find that when you come back, you've broken out of the rut you may be in.

Part of that “rut” may also be convincing yourself that you have to learn to manage your time better. Newsflash: You can't manage time. You can manage yourself, and that's it. Focus on figuring out how you can do less and accomplish more. Making a conscious choice to enjoy a big cup of hot chocolate and watch Holiday Inn doesn't mean your work will suffer; it means you've made a choice that doesn't involve feeling guilty! When you DO make a conscious choice to work, you'll be able to think clearly about that holiday greeting you want to send to your SOI.

Let's face it. Regardless of how delightful, the holidays are stressful. Without going into all of the science, suffice it to say that if you're working at being jolly AND working at running a successful business...your brain and your body are stressed to the max.

Without adding stress, I'd love to see you incorporate some self-care into the things that you're taking care of this holiday season. Exercise will get the endorphins flowing, which means you'll feel more positive and more relaxed. Getting plenty of rest is paramount – if you're sleep-deprived, you're going to feel exhausted. More importantly, you're going to forget things, and it's going to be harder for you to learn new things. You won't be able to think clearly, and that gets in the way of planning and goal-setting.

If you've never meditated, give it a try during the holiday season. It's a wonderful way to quickly and easily calm and center yourself so that you can think clearly. And finally, although it may sound counter-intuitive, don't isolate yourself if you feel overwhelmed. Staying in regular contact with family and friends – your support network – will help keep your mood balanced.

The holidays ARE stressful, but they're also a wonderful time of the year. It's time to diversify your thinking if you're going to stay in the game. Leave your comments below and tell me…How do you handle the extra stresses of the winter holiday season?

Talk to you soon.

Coach Patti

About Coach Patti Kouri:

Coach Patti, the owner of Accelerated Performance Coaching Inc., and The Real Estate Game®, strives to maintain an atmosphere of community, connection, and harmony by becoming your resource base to enhance and enrich your personal and business life. Coach Patti was voted one of the ‘Top 50 Most Influential Women In Real Estate Leadership in 2008’ by the 2008 edition of the Swanepoel Trends Report. www.CoachPatti.com and www.TheRealEstateGame.com.

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