HEY EVERYBODY. THIS VIDEO THIS WEEK IS
FOR PEOPLE WHO GET STRESSED IN CERTAIN
MEETINGS, OR WITH CERTAIN PEOPLE. IF
THAT'S YOU, STAY WITH ME BECAUSE AT THE
END OF THIS VIDEO YOU'LL KNOW SOME WORK
THAT YOU CAN DO TO DEVELOP YOUR
GROUNDEDNESS, SO THAT YOU CAN STAY CALM
WITHOUT HAVING TO RESORT TO TECHNIQUES.
AND STAY WITH ME TO THE END AS WELL
BECAUSE I'VE GOT A FREE OFFER THAT I
WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT. NOW MY NAME'S STEVE
AND I'M A PROFESSIONAL LIFE COACH,
SUCCESS COACH AND EXECUTIVE COACH, AND I
WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE ON
SUCCEEDING FROM A MORE PEACEFUL AND
GROUNDED PLACE, SO FOR THE BEST CONTENT
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ARRIVES. NOW THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO LAST
WEEK'S VIDEO, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE, OR
HERE, NOT QUITE SURE WHICH, WHERE I SHOWED
YOU HOW TO BUILD A STRESS SHIELD, AND I
PROMISED YOU THAT I WOULD FOLLOW UP ON
THAT WITH PRACTICES THAT ENABLE YOU TO
ACHIEVE THE SAME CALMNESS BUT WITHOUT
HAVING TO USE SUCH TECHNIQUES, BECAUSE AS
I SAID IN THAT VIDEO, WHAT'S EVEN BETTER
THAN HAVING A TECHNIQUE IS NOT NEEDING
ONE! AND THE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO DEVELOP
YOUR GROUNDEDNESS. I'VE NOT JUST SEEN
THE SUCCESS OF THIS WITH MY CLIENTS
I'VE EXPERIENCED IT TOO IN THE COACHING
THAT I'VE RECEIVED. NOW THERE ARE MANY,
MANY SELF-CARE PRACTICES THAT DEVELOP
OUR GROUNDEDNESS AND I COULDN'T POSSIBLY
PRESENT THEM ALL IN A SHORT VIDEO, BUT
HERE ARE SOME TO START WITH. NOW NUMBER
ONE IS TO EXPERIENCE IT. HALF OF
ACHIEVING GROUNDEDNESS IS HAVING AN
INNER KNOWING, ACCESSING AN INNER KNOWING
ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD BE LIKE FOR US, AND
THAT WAY WE CAN MOVE MORE TOWARDS IT.
GROUNDEDNESS IS A PEACEFUL BALANCE OF
MIND AND EMOTION THAT ALLOWS US TO STAY
CALM,
THINK CLEARLY AND ACT CLEARLY, EVEN WHEN
WERE UNDER PRESSURE, AND THAT DOESN'T
MEAN LIVING ON ANY KIND OF EMOTIONAL
FLAT LINE, THE GROUNDED PERSON IS JUST AS
ALIVE AS ANYBODY ELSE, IS JUST AS CAPABLE
OF JOY, OF SADNESS, SPONTANEITY AS ANYBODY
ELSE. IT'S JUST THAT THE GROUNDED PERSON
HAS A BEDROCK OF EMOTIONAL WELLNESS THAT
ISN'T EASILY ROCKED BY PRESSURE OR
CONFRONTATION, AND INTUITIVELY YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT WOULD FEEL LIKE TO YOU, SO THIS
PRACTICE IS TO ACCESS THAT AND TO SPEND
TIME WITH IT. YOU MIGHT NOT EXPERIENCE IT
ALL THE TIME AT THE MOMENT, YOU MIGHT NOT
EVEN EXPERIENCE IT MUCH OF THE TIME, BUT
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT YOU DO KNOW WHAT
THAT WOULD FEEL LIKE TO YOU
SO SPEND SOME TIME ACCESSING THAT AND
LEARNING FROM THAT. NUMBER TWO IS TO
MEDITATE. ONE OF THE BIG DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES IS THAT
TECHNIQUES LIKE THE STRESS SHIELD I
SHOWED YOU LAST WEEK GIVE YOU A LEG UP,
THEY GIVE YOU A WAY OF INTERVENING IN
HOW YOU MAY BE FEELING, OR BUILDING A
RESOURCE FOR THE FUTURE, BUT THEY DON'T
NECESSARILY CHANGE YOUR FUNDAMENTAL
GROUNDEDNESS. PRACTICES, AS THE WORD
IMPLIES, TAKE PRACTICE. THEY TAKE TIME BUT
THE PAYOFF IS GROUNDEDNESS, SO SPEND SOME
TIME MEDITATING. THAT
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON A MAT, IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE IN THE LOTUS POSITION, IT CAN
SIMPLY BE CLOSING YOUR EYES, SLOWING OUR
BREATHING, PUTTING OUR ATTENTION ON OUR
BREATHING, AND RELAXING INTO AN EMPTY
MENTAL SPACE.
DON'T TRY AND THINK OF SOMETHING. DON'T
TRY TO NOT THINK OF SOMETHING. NOW I
OFTEN DO THIS ON THE TRAIN OR IN AN
ARMCHAIR AT HOME LATE AT NIGHT. IT'S
EASIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK TO FIND TIME
TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS AND IT IS
INCREDIBLY GROUNDING, AND IT IS
INCREDIBLY CLARIFYING. BY THE WAY WHAT
GROUNDS YOU? WHAT DO YOU INVEST IN YOUR
OWN GROUNDEDNESS THAT I HAVEN'T COVERED
HERE? IF YOU'RE OK WITH SHARING IT THEN
PLEASE LEAVE IT AS A COMMENT/ I'D LOVE TO
READ IT AND I'LL REPLY TO AS MANY
COMMENTS AS I CAN. NUMBER THREE IS TO
MAKE CONSCIOUS CHOICES ABOUT HOW YOU
WANT TO BE IN EACH MOMENT. THAT SOUNDS
SIMPLE AND IT IS! WE SPEND MOST OF OUR
TIME NOT MAKING CONSCIOUS DECISIONS
ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO BE, SO WE JUST GO
WITH WHATEVER IS A DEFAULT PATTERN, AND
WHEN WE DO MAKE A CONSCIOUS DECISION AND,
SERIOUSLY TRY THIS, TRY CHECKING IN WITH
YOURSELF REGULARLY DURING THE DAY AND
ASK YOURSELF, HOW DO I WANT TO BE IN THIS
AND THE NEXT MOMENT? CHOOSE CONSCIOUSLY
AND ACT ON THAT CHOICE. NUMBER FOUR
IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SELF-CARE
PRACTICES FOR GROUNDEDNESS, AND THAT IS
TO EXPERIENCE THAT WE LIVE IN SOMETHING
AMAZING, BECAUSE WE REALLY DO. WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT WHAT AN AMAZING WORLD WE'RE
PART OF, WHAT AN AMAZING UNIVERSE WE'RE
PART OF, IT HAS AN INCREDIBLY GROUNDING
EFFECT, BUT WE DON'T TEND TO THINK LIKE
THAT BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S BECOME SO
ORDINARY, BECAUSE WE SEE EVERY
DAY, BUT SLOW DOWN AND THINK ABOUT IT. THE
MIRACLE OF LIFE, JUST STOP AND THINK
ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT. THE MIRACLE OF
SIGHT, THE MIRACLE OF HEARING, THE MIRACLE
THAT ACORNS GROWING THE TREES, AND THEY
DON'T NEED OUR HELP TO DO IT!
THE BEES POLLINATING FLOWERS, THE BIRDS,
THE DIVERSITY OF CREATURES THAT
COLLABORATE TO CREATE A NATURE THAT
WORKS. THE AWESOME MIGHT OF THE WEATHER,
THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM. BY THE WAY I
DON'T MEAN MIRACLE IN A RELIGIOUS SENSE
NECESSARILY. IF YOU'RE A RELIGIOUS PERSON
BY ALL MEANS TAKE IT THAT WAY AND IF
YOU'RE NOT PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT
I'M POINTING AT IS SIMPLY THAT THESE
THINGS ARE INCREDIBLE. I HAVE TWO
FAVORITE WAYS OF EXPERIENCING THAT WE
LIVE IN SOMETHING AMAZING. ONE IS JUST GO
OUT INTO NATURE AND ACTUALLY JUST TAKE
IN WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND ME. ANOTHER
WAY I OFTEN LIKE TO GET THOSE VIDEOS
WHERE IT STARTS OUT AT THE CELLULAR
LEVEL, AND IT PANS OUT AND YOU SEE THE
HAND, AND THEN IT PANS OUT AND THEN YOU
SEE THE WHOLE PERSON, THEN IT PANS OUT
AND YOU SEE ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE PARK
THAT THEY'RE IN, AND IT PANS OUT AND YOU
SEE THE WHOLE COUNTRY THAT THEY'RE IN,
AND IT PANS OUT AGAIN AND YOU SEE THE
WHOLE PLANET, PANS OUT AGAIN YOU SEE THE
WHOLE SOLAR SYSTEM, AND THEN TO THE
GALAXY, AND THEN TO THE WHOLE UNIVERSE.
SLOWING DOWN TO NOTICE THE ORDINARY
EVERYDAY MIRACLES THAT WE STOPPED
NOTICING IS REALLY GROUNDING. THINKING ON
THE IMMENSE UNIVERSE THAT WERE PART OF
AS WELL. I MEAN IT REALLY IS HARD TO FEEL
ANGRY THAT
SOMEBODY CUT YOU UP ON A ROUNDABOUT WHEN
YOU CONTEMPLATE WHAT LITTLE A PROBLEM
THAT IS IN THIS BILLIONS YEAR OLD
UNIVERSE, WHICH IS CAPABLE OF SUCH
CALAMITOUS AND BEAUTIFUL EVENTS. NUMBER
FIVE IS TO EXPERIENCE THAT IT ISN'T ALL
ABOUT YOU.
WE HAVE THIS THING CALLED AN EGO WHICH
TENDS TO MAKE EVERYTHING ABOUT US AND
OUR VALUE AND WORTH IN THE WORLD, AND IT
REALLY ISN'T. PEOPLE MIGHT TRY AND MAKE
IT ABOUT YOU BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE
WAYS THAT WE'VE LEARNED TO MANIPULATE
EACH OTHER BUT IT REALLY ISN'T. IF YOU
CAN EXPERIENCE THAT EVERYTHING YOU'RE
CALLED UPON TO DO IS SIMPLY A PROBLEM TO
BE SOLVED, SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN BRING
YOUR ENERGY TO, YOUR CARE, YOUR CREATIVITY,
AND IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT MEANS
ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR VALUE AND WORTH IN
THE WORLD, THEN THAT IS INCREDIBLY
GROUNDING. WHEN WE CAN SHOW UP AND KNOW
THAT OUR VALUE ON WORTH IN THE WORLD IS
NOT ON THE LINE, WHEN IT'S NOT AT STAKE,
THEN WE CAN BE AT OUR GROUNDED BEST. NOW
AT THE TOP OF THE VIDEO I MENTIONED A
FREEBIE AND HERE IT IS. IF YOU GO DOWN TO
THE PINNED COMMENT BELOW THIS VIDEO OR
THE DESCRIPTION YOU WILL GET A LINK FROM
WHICH YOU CAN GET A FREE GUIDE TO
MANAGING STRESS IN THE MOMENT AND MAKING
BETTER DECISIONS UNDER PRESSURE. PLEASE
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