Emotional Energy

Episode 3: How to Stay Connected While Social Distancing – Ilene Schaffer

Answers the question: How do we connect socially with others so that we leave feeling energized and not depleted? 1. Why? Who? How? and When of socially connecting. 2. Who do we let in right now? Who do we keep at a distance? 3. Connection Menu 4. Build your A-team.

Episode 5: How to Successfully Work from Home: Connection and Well Being – Sharon Danzger

1. Four ways to stay connected to people 2. Three keys to productivity: Sleep, Exercise, Mindfulness Practice 3. Guided meditation by Cory Muscara View Sharon Danzger’s bio at www.svchange.com/Sharon

Episode 6: Calming Your Inner Chaos – Kelly Beischel

Several techniques for calming your brain and being self-compassionate including 1. Name and allow your emotions. 2. Talk to your anxious self. Imagine this part of yourself. What does it need? 3. Imagine what the most loving person in your life would say to you right now. 4. Pick your own mantra for anxious times. For example, “In this moment: you are safe.” 5. Think about how you want to feel and then what thoughts you need to have that feeling. 6. Point to an object — any object — and name it. That brings your thinking brain to the fore. Visit Kelly’s bio at svchange.com/Kelly

Episode 12: Being Alone Together – Alex Jack

Working at home with your family? Alex explores many ways to make this a time that builds your relationships rather than breaks them down, focusing on survival, sanity, and productivity. For example, 1) How do you avoid under-foot-itis? 2) How do you share managing the kids? 3) How do you mitigate larger irritations? Visit Alex’s bio at svchange.com/Alex

Episode 16: Try remote coworking to decrease loneliness & increase productivity – Kelly Beischel

Coworking virtually: Ways to achieve community, connection, and getting off the couch. Kelly describes a few different approaches that include: 1. Getting on zoom together for extended periods of time 2. Coming with an intention: What do I want to achieve? 3. Setting up a check-in structure at predictable times. E.g., Pomodoro: 25 minutes work, then check in It can be like working together in a coffee shop, only online, either as pairs or in group masterminds. View Kelly’s bio at svchange.com/kelly

Episode 17: Managing Your Well being Day to Day – Doug Turner

Doug talks about his own daily practices to feel more in control in times of stress, incorporating all elements of PERMA: P = Positive Emotion E = Engagement, feeling very involved in what he’s doing R = Positive relationships M = Meaningfulness A = Accomplishment View Doug’s bio at www.svchange.com/Doug

Episode 21: How to Successfully Navigate Negativity at Work and at Home – David Pollay

1. So much negativity around. It can whittle away at our health. 2. Framework for dealing productively and effectively with negativity from others. 3. Don’t dump on ourselves! (Avoid regrets and toxic worry.) 4. Law of the Garbage Truck is one possible solution ( amzn.to/2W8W8Qh ) Along with some additional tools… See David’s bio at svchange.com/David

Episode 41: Emotional Regulation During the COVID-19 Outbreak – Omid Alaei

Omid Alaei talks about the way emotions work and then gives a few tips about regulating them, especially when they are intense and not constructive. 1. Identify the emotions 2. Observe them 3. Label and re-appraise 4. RANDOM emotion check – 10am to 10pm five times per day. Maybe random alarm on your phone to remind you. 5. Name your context – “in the context of my work, of my home” 6. Deliberate breathing, counting backwards… Atlas of emotions: atlasofemotions.org View more Work Remote Strategies videos at mycoach.zone/WorkRemote Visit Omid’s bio: www.svchange.com/Omid/

Episode 125: The 123 Approach to Managing Your Resources! with Ilene Schaffer

Ilene’s 1-2-3 approach: 1. You have one you: Take care of yourself. You don’t get an upgrade. 2. You have two lenses: Replenish and Drain. 3. You have three areas to replenish: yourself, your thoughts, and your relationships. Some specific tips for self-replenishment are included. For more about Ilene, visit mycoach.zone/coach/Ilene For more videos in this series, go to mycoach.zone/workremote

Episode 129: Why Prioritizing Inner Peace is Not Selfish with Yashi Srivastava

This is part of the I Believe series. Yashi believes that … * One needs to pay attention to the relationship with oneself as well as those with others. * Self-compassion is an important emotional skill. This video includes practices for showing love and increasing kindness toward oneself. For more about Yashi Srivastava, visit yashisrivastava.com

Episode 138: Begin. Music of Your Life

Now that we’ve talked about sparsity in the previous session, what do you want to add back in? * Suzuki method: Like learning a new language. Listen to music. * What is the music in your life, your house? How does it reflect your feelings? * What do you want to add? Creativity? Excitement? Calm? Energizing? #3 in the Cello series of business and life coaching.

Episode 153: Naming Emotions with Senia Maymin

The ability to name our emotions is a key leadership skill. * Why is this so critical? (0:35) * We are often not aware of our emotions. * We often give them really boring names that numb the emotion. Just mad, sad, glad, scared, stressed. * See Susan David’s article: 3 Ways to Better Understand Your Emotions – hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions * To explore emotions, listen Julie Sevilla Fraysse cello pieces and see what comes up: www.linkedin.com/in/julie-s%C3%A9villa-fraysse-982aa856/detail/featured-list/urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAAvofXIBIQyKdgX84EV7_x-FvFWUbcv06Kk/ For more videos in this series, visit mycoach.zone

Episode 164: The “Oh Cool! Oh No! Effect with Senia Maymin

Idea from Creating Passionate Users at headrush.typepad.com/ * Your brain only remembers from these two places: Approaching (Oh cool!) or Avoiding (Oh no!) * Courage and fear are associated with the same place in the brain * Motivation can come from either “Oh cool!” or “Oh no!” experiences. This is in the cello series.

Episode 199: When You’re Frustrated and Want to Vent with Senia Maymin

When we are going through a difficult time, it can be helpful to share our feelings with others. But sometimes we are so overwhelmed that we dump our worries on our loved ones. How can we consciously and considerately share our concerns with others? Senia explains the questions + emotion framework. For the LinkedIn article based on this video, visit www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-youre-frustrated-want-vent-senia-maymin/ For more videos in this series, check out the Tools menu at mycoach.zone

Episode 202: Design Your Life: A Personal Retreat Approach with Yee Ming Tan

This is part of the Believe Show. Ming believes that it’s not enough to get rid of what’s wrong in our lives. We also need to enhance what’s right. Ming describes the two day retreats that she runs to help clients design their lives. They include time outside with nature and time reflecting on what’s already good and what needs attention. To read the LinkedIn article based on this video, visit www.linkedin.com/pulse/design-your-life-personal-retreat-approach-yee-ming-tan-senia-maymin To learn more about Yee Ming Tan, visit www.thirdthinking.com/ To find other videos in this series, check out the Tools menu at mycoach.zone

Episode 205: What If You or A Friend Becomes a Sudden Caregiver? with Karen Warner

Karen Warner walked us through the caregiver’s paradox: that caregiving for someone else can be intensely stressful and at the same time meaningful and rewarding. Her book was released in Kindle (Feb 16) and paperback (Feb 19): amzn.to/37jK2tX She discusses ways to maintain well-being as a caregiver and to help someone else who is suddenly faced with the need to be a caregiver. To read the LinkedIn article based on this video, visit www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-you-friend-becomes-sudden-caregiver-karen-warner-senia-maymin For more about Karen Warner, see www.thesuddencaregiver.com/ For similar videos, check out the tools menu at mycoach.zone

Episode 212: What’s Your New Hobby as of TODAY with Senia Maymin

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