27. Tips for Stress Management, Energy, and Encouragement
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๐ง First things first: think about what you're thinking about. 01:12
๐ Three things that may help you refresh your spirit. 03:32
๐ Pressure and lack of self respect: be friend to yourself. 06:46
๐ The productivity killer is indifference, but there is burnout as well. 07:58
โ Feelings are not facts: growing pains. 11:15
๐คฏ Uncertainty is a natural part of life: triggers and panic. 13:16
๐ถโโ๏ธ Get moving: Exercise is one of the best antidotes to stress and anxiety. 16:03
๐โ๐ฆบ Walking with a dog in a different way: pet owners have higher self esteem. 17:46
โก Gratitude vs comparison: practicing games. 20:24
๐ช People pleasing and performing at your best: push perfectionism out the door. 22:32
โจ Procrastination, self-awareness and taking action. 25:45
๐ค Benefits of practicing kindness: you affect others and YOU! 27:53
๐ต Music therapy: music will energize you. 31:50
๐คฉ Don't be afraid of making mistakes. 32:36
๐ Connect with Colleen:
๐ผ๏ธ Instagram: @AdoptingJoy_
๐ฉโ๐ผ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/colleenspeaks
๐ฆ Twitter: @AdoptingJoy
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27. Tips for Stress Management, Energy, and Encouragement
๐ง First things first: think about what you're thinking about. 01:12
๐ Three things that may help you refresh your spirit. 03:32
๐ Pressure and lack of self respect: be friend to yourself. 06:46
๐ The productivity killer is indifference, but there is burnout as well. 07:58
โ Feelings are not facts: growing pains. 11:15
๐คฏ Uncertainty is a natural part of life: triggers and panic. 13:16
๐ถโโ๏ธ Get moving: Exercise is one of the best antidotes to stress and anxiety. 16:03
๐โ๐ฆบ Walking with a dog in a different way: pet owners have higher self esteem. 17:46
โก Gratitude vs comparison: practicing games. 20:24
๐ช People pleasing and performing at your best: push perfectionism out the door. 22:32
โจ Procrastination, self-awareness and taking action. 25:45
๐ค Benefits of practicing kindness: you affect others and YOU! 27:53
๐ต Music therapy: music will energize you. 31:50
๐คฉ Don't be afraid of making mistakes. 32:36
๐ Connect with Colleen:
๐ผ๏ธ Instagram: @AdoptingJoy_
๐ฉโ๐ผ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/colleenspeaks
๐ฆ Twitter: @AdoptingJoy
26. Public Speaking Tips in a Virtual Environment
๐ค Preparing and practicing for meetings or presentations: This really works! 01:11
๐ฅ๏ธ You canโt control technology 100% of the time. 02:58
โก You will need a lot of energy for a quality presentation in the virtual form. 06:09
๐ Know your technology 100% and keep your audience engaged. 07:34
๐ Practice with your peers so everything can run smoothly with the clients. 08:52
๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ Make it about your audience: Whatโs in it for me? 10:23
โ The work is in the preparation. The fun is in the presentation. 14:36
โ๐ผ Two very important questions the audience always has on their minds. 15:24
๐๐ผ Knowing your audience is crucial. 16:36
๐ Prepare for the people who will not agree with you. 17:11
๐ Importance of having a closed captioning for international presentations. 18:57
๐ค Think about what you want your audience to feel, think, say or do differently.. 20:14
โณ Wait for people who are late? 20:44
๐ฅ Cameras on or off? 21:54
๐ How to engage with โthe quietโ participants? 24:36
๐ฎโ๐จ Breakout sessions are great for debriefing. 26:06
๐ The importance of polls. 28:16
๐ค Let everyone talk about their favorite topic. 28:55
โ๏ธ What if your speaking time gets cut short. 30:22
๐ฅ๏ธ Have one or more backup devices for each meeting. 31:30
๐ Importance of rebooting your computer on time. 33:05
๐๐ผ Updating of your software and browser. 33:55
๐ Donโt be afraid of the silence. 34:34
๐ค๏ธ The Q & A period: getting the conversation back on track. 37:00
โ๐ผ Have a point person: participating in multiple speaker presentations. 38:05
๐ง What to do when your participants drop out of the meeting. 39:23
๐๏ธ Using slides: in less is more. 39:55
๐ Think about your ending: donโt lose your audience. 41:24
๐๐ผ Opener: donโt start with boring and obvious things within the first two minutes. 42:40
๐ค Remember: some people are not going to like your message. 43:32
๐ Connect with Colleen:
๐ผ๏ธ Instagram: @AdoptingJoy_
๐ฉโ๐ผ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/colleenspeaks
๐ฆ Twitter: @AdoptingJoy
25. 15 Strategies for Overcoming Burnout
๐ซ Burning out can easily sneak up on you like a slow burn. 01:12
โ๏ธ Why it is important to write down the takeaways and goals. 02:17
๐ When to take a step back even if you love what youโre doing. 03:05
โ You are not alone. 04:44
๐ฆ The signs of burnout. 06:03
๐ The challenging aspect of burnout is that it often becomes cyclical. 07:13
๐ Recognizing the signs of burnout. 13:34
๐ค Know when to take a step back. 14:52
๐ Donโt focus only on productivity. 15:30
๐ Donโt live in a purposeless vacuum. 16:08
๐คทโโ๏ธ Why we are not motivated. 17:07
๐งฉ Doable chunks are important. 18:21
1๏ธโฃ Start with one thing. 18:56
๐ฅณ Why we are not celebrating small wins. 19:19
๐ What is a gratitude attitude? 20:13
๐คฉ Reassessing is important. 21:12
๐ Decision making: pros vs. cons. 22:11
๐ Meet and recharge with dear people. 23:00
๐ Connect with Colleen:
๐ผ๏ธ Instagram: @AdoptingJoy_
๐ฉโ๐ผ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/colleenspeaks
๐ฆ Twitter: @AdoptingJoy
24. The Top Leadership Traits for Your Professional and Personal Life, Part 2
โจ A short recap of leadership characteristics we discussed in part one. 02:31
๐ค Without honesty, other traits donโt matter. 03:55
๐ฆ Colleen has presented in 48 states. Find out why leadership is all about perception. 04:22
๐ The list of other important common threads shared by successful leaders. 05:43
๐ค Why it is important that others see you as credible. 05:56
๐ Providing resources for learning. 06:51
๐Getting comfortable with the uncomfortable. 07:39
๐ Giving and receiving honest feedback. 11:02
๐ฉ How to recognize burnout in others and yourself: the lines are blurred between their personal and professional lives. 13:58
โ Being available and approachable: what is TLC? 19:50
5๏ธโฃ Five core competencies of emotional intelligence. 21:55
๐ฃ๏ธ Sharing confidential information is never a good thing. 25:36
๐ Having the courage to say no. 26:20
๐คฉ A sense of belonging is so important. 27:26
๐ Recognition is a gem. 28:55
๐ The Platinum Rule. 30:02
๐ Connect with Colleen:
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23. The Top Leadership Traits for Your Professional and Personal Life, Part 1
๐ Excellent leadership traits can and should apply to anyone and anywhere. 01:12
๐ท Even COVID affected the way we work, people still want to see these traits in leaders. 05:05
๐ค Why integrity is so important? 07:04
๐ Listen to understand, not to respond. 08:26
โ You never know what someone is going through. 09:39
๐ What motivates people to work better? 10:52
๐ค What can make you lose the respect of the people who depend on you? 12:11
๐ค Leadership is a lot like parenting. 13:18
๐ Why do people want to follow competent leaders. 14:26
๐ Why planning and forward-looking is important. 15:15
โ What to do when macro and micro mission is lost? 17:22
๐ People want to feel inspired. 18:47
โจ Do you have an open mind and is that possible with aging? 21:26
๐ฆ Are we open to change? 24:25
๐ Can you admit your mistakes? 25:46
๐คฉ We are all human beings, patience is very important. 27:06
๐ซ EQ is a predictor of success: five competencies of emotional intelligence 28:23
๐ Connect with Colleen:
๐ผ๏ธ Instagram: @AdoptingJoy_
๐ฉโ๐ผ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/colleenspeaks
๐ฆ Twitter: @AdoptingJoy