here<\/a> that I often point people towards when coaching because it gives an immediate sense of what this might look like.<\/p>\nIf you don\u2019t have something like this but see how regularly taking stock might be useful, it\u2019s easy to get started and give it a go. Fix yourself a coffee, grab a napkin and sketch out the areas of work and life that are important to you. The mere act of starting to concretely inventorize them will trigger reflection on the state that those things are in, and if you extend your coffee into a long lunch you\u2019ll probably have time to also start conjuring up projects and next actions around the things that you realise need some attention. The call to the distant relative. The updating of the insurance policy. The overdue weekend away with your life partner. The chat with the boss about that thing.<\/p>\n
Engaging with this kind of review and reflection on a regular basis can help you maintain a more holistic perspective and avoid the sinkholes on life\u2019s long and winding road that might otherwise appear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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