Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas

How to Master Your Mindset During the Holidays

How you think determines your perception, therefore your reality. So if you want to change your reality, it starts with your thinking. During the festive holiday season, it is likely that your activity level will increase. You will have more to do.  Falling into thinking traps becomes so easy. You might forget to do the things that keep you grounded and centered like exercise, writing in a journal, meditation and prayer, deep breathing, and quiet time.

When you step away from your center, ego takes over. Suddenly, you are insulted and angry because people don’t say thank you, or the person in line ahead or behind you is rude. You feel like your colleagues don’t appreciate you. You forget that people are human and not perfect. Your happiness dips and you may slide into overwhelm.

Your world is created by how you think. Earlier this week, I wrote about “the pause.” Where you pause before you speak or act. You can also use “the pause” to adjust your thinking. For example, when someone doesn’t say thank you, you pause and reframe the situations. Maybe that person is distracted, stressed, or worried. Maybe the person was just forgetful in the moment. Maybe you can do nice things without depending on being thanked.

Happiness is a decision. You can choose to be happy. You can make that choice without it being contingent on job offers, money, status, relationships. etc.

Success is a thought choice, too. When I coach people, I foster the idea that you are a successful writer, actor, coach, healer, or business person before the book gets published, the role is landed, or the clients come in.

Success happens first in your thoughts, then in the daily actions and it is in the present moment.

Inner peace is also a choice. You can have inner peace even if there is chaos around you. You can choose to be grounded and centered even in an emergency.

Master your mindset even when you are incredibly busy by:

• Hitting your thought reset button when you feel like you are off your inner game.  This starts with a pause, and then you can even mentally or actually say, “I reset. I choose to think…(fill in the blank)”.
• Practicing compassion for others. A little love and understanding go along way.
• Practicing patience. Being impatient does not make a line move faster. Being impatient does not contribute to inner peace. Deep breaths help. Doing a body scan and noticing muscle tension will help. When you notice tense muscles, mentally say, “Relax, let go.”
• Staying grounded. Do the actions that keep you centered. Make time for these. If you normally write in your journal for 30 minutes, even 5 minutes will help. If you exercise for an hour normally, and you only have 10 or 20 minutes, it will still help you.

If you liked this, you will love this article on stopping the emotional and financial roller coaster in your biz

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Sheri Kaye Hoff

Coach, Trainer, and Author, Sheri Kaye Hoff, is a Business Coach known for inspiring massive action and a catalyst for personal and business growth, joy, and profits in a way that is fun, relaxing, and fulfilling, Sheri inspires people to do the work they love and make more money. Sheri helps business owners and professionals to relax into success. She uses both spiritual and practical techniques to obliterate blocks and create dramatic change. She is a business, leadership, happiness, and inner game expert. She has overcome nearly dying, and the loss of her brother at an early age. She has made it her life mission to discover the keys to happiness and success and then share them with her clients and community. Learn More About Sheri