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Yes, it’s that time of year again. And yes, it can be very stressful.

• Have you left your card sending until the last minute?
• Have you left your Santa buying until the last minute?
• Have you left your Christmas Shopping until the last minute?
• Have you left buying the tree until the last minute?
• Have you left everything until the last minute?

If you answer YES to any of the above questions, then read on to learn a few tips on managing your stress better this year.

“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday”  ~ Don Marquis

Now, for a fact – we can only experience the present moment. YES, we can really only actually experience every moment once. Everything else is imagined, whether past or future.

So if you are stressing about past Christmases, or any past event, then you are relying on memory to provide the stress factors. Those stress factors can limit us in our everyday tasks. If you are stressing about the coming Christmas, or any future event, then you are just imagining it and creating your own stress factors. Based on what? Future event stress is normally based on previous events, so we are back in the past, which is imaginary, remember?

So how do we DO procrastination? How do we manage to NOT do the important things? How do we let stress effect our wishes and goals?

Here we go, a little exercise for you:

1. Get into the role of Christmas shopping, decorating the house, planning the dinner, handling the in-Laws
2. See yourself in that role, doing those things
3. Now imagine the PERFECT day shopping, decorating or planning
4. What happens in that day? What do you see, what do you hear? What do you notice? What do you smell? What are you feeling? (really, really get into the feeling of it, remember this is your PERFECT day)
5. What exactly happens in that day? And when?
6. Now simply, imagine how you can grasp as much of that as possible. What can you tap into, what can you access?

That’s it! The rest doesn’t matter, because it’s negative, and we want positive don’t we?

Do this exercise a few times and feel the difference about the situation now. How does it feel different? Keep those feelings in mind and remind yourself of your perfect day when it’s time to do that thing!

“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task” ~ William James

*If you would like to learn more about tackling procrastination and the benefits of coaching, please contact Elaine through the Contact Page or by telephone at +353 (0)86 1955660. Be the CHANGE you want to be in 2012!*

So we have had a tough 2009 all round. Some more than others, and those of you who have been concentrating on your health will know how difficult it can be to keep the momentum going.

Someone said to me recently: “I saw a new car the other day and it had “Zero Ten” on the registration plate” She then realised her mistake (one zero) and claimed it was difficult to pinpoint a name for the year.

So what do we need to consider when we embark on the New Year ahead? Firstly, we need to decide what we are going to call the year:- Two thousand and Ten? Or Twenty Ten? It’s important to have this clear in your mind, so you can plan ahead and the name of the year remains consistent. The problem with not deciding on a definitive name for yourself, is it conjures up uncertainty, and that is the last thing we need coming into a new year with a new routine and new ideas. Consistency!

The first thing we can do to get us on the right track is Read the rest of this entry »

Seefin Coaching has the pleasure of being featured in Catherine Connors winter edition of De-Stress Magazine. Head on over to page 5 to read the article on dealing with the approach of Christmas:

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Catherine is the owner of Stress Solutions for Life and is a well respected Stress Management and Time Management practitioner as well as an Holistic Therapist. She produces this fantastic magazine full of stories, tips and tricks on how to get more out of life, be less stressed and more productive.

Its a great read, especially as we feel the tension rising as we approach December. I have some great tips and advantages on page 5 for organising yourself better for the run up to Christmas.

Enjoy,
Elaine