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Taking care of yourself is vital. After all if YOU do not, WHO will.
It is also about self-respect. You deserve just as much time, energy and dedication as the job does.
It is important to know what kind of daily life you wish to have? Busy, under pressure, time to think, time for yourself, to name a few.

Being realistic is also vital. If you have deadlines to meet it is best not to expect to have hours and hours during the day. Instead, maybe few minutes here and there is realistic. A few minutes here and there is a good place to start.
In neuroscience they say that often the hardest step is raising your awareness. Get to know (raise your awareness) to what is not working for you. Next make sure you have the motivation to change. Knowing the reason for making a change is important and motivating. Next design the steps necessary to practice and repeat. Getting it wrong at times is part of the process. Just start again.

Ask yourself:

• What exactly works for you? Sports, walking, stretching, time out to do nothing, time for yourself, time to read, do daily maintenance routines less rushed?
•  What energizes you?
  

It is unrealistic to expect that every day is the same and brings the same issues. The goal is to have the  kind of life YOU want. It is important to know what is best for YOU, not what people tell you or how you think things should be.
 
People have different needs. A monk living on a mountain top has different daily requirement to a person living in the West. A single person has different needs to one who has family.

People prefer easy and quick solutions. That might be possible, but also maybe not. Be realistic.

•  At the end of the day what exactly what is draining you?

 It might be that work was exhausting, or maybe  your expectations? Take some time to consider this.
 
 
It takes time so be patient in other words be kind to yourself while going through this change of behaviour.
It is okay to make mistakes and not always get it right. Old behaviour patterns are ingrained – they took a long time to establish so give yourself permission for it to take time to undo / change them.

Personally I consider the consequences I wish to have.
For me this means how I want to feel while doing something or nothing.

by Suzie Doscher, Executive Coach focusing on Personal Development, Self-help Author since 2014

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