Recently, I have been delivering a series of Instagram Live videos on resilience with some of my friends in high performance sport.
Tyler McGregor, is the Captain of Team Canada’s Para Ice Hockey team, and Natascha Wesch is my former sport psychologist from when I trained for the 20144 Sochi Paralympics.
After my last session, we wrapped up with one of the most simple and powerful takeaways you can imagine!
How to be resilient in “.1” step at a time…
As the new year kicks back into swing, it can be hard to get yourself back on track after a relaxing holiday.
One of the biggest challenges I have been facing is getting my sleep routine back on schedule. After spending the night at my Mom’s place a couple of nights, plus a few mornings sleeping in, before you know it you sleep schedule is out the window and you’re fighting to get back in a groove again.
Here are a few tips from inside The Resilience Toolbox to help you get “back on schedule”…
After I was paralyzed, I spent 12 months learning to walk again. I had achieved the comeback story that we all dream of.
Then around the 16 month mark, I was experimenting with botox treatments in my legs to help calm down the muscle spasms. My first treatment went well, so we upped the dosage for the second treatment.
What ended up happening – was the worst. I had to go BACK INTO THE WHEELCHAIR.
That’s right. After nearly a year and a half of making progress, I was devastatingly set back HARD and had to start all over again from square one!
As a leader, you are likely pretty hard on yourself. You know that you have lots of people depending on you, you are a high achiever, and you don’t want to fail.
As a parent, you are also likely pretty hard on yourself. You know that you have children who are depending on you, you want to be the best mother you can be, and you don’t want to fail.
Regardless of who you identify yourself with, this topic is still going to be applicable for you…
One of the biggest challenges we all face today is to catch depressive thoughts before they become too big to handle.
I know first hand from past experience that it can be a slippery slope, and you have to be the hero of your own story and recognize when you are getting into a bad frame of mind and catch yourself as early as possible…
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