Take a mental step away from work to assess your brand as a leader. Over the course of this pandemic have you been leading from heart, head or hurt? How have you been landing on people? Have you shared empathy, optimism and confidence or something to the contrary? What do people think and say about you when you leave a virtual meeting? Are you being all you need to be for your team, your colleagues, clients/customers? What do you want to change? Pick one skill you want to develop and one behavior you want to eliminate and get to work on holding yourself accountable to changing. And if you don’t know what to develop or eliminate take the Enneagram, it is a terrific assessment for growing self-awareness. Ian Morgan Cron is a site we recommend for learning more.

Get outside. Nike says it best, “Just do it!” The toughest part of any kind of physical activity is getting started but once you “do it” we guarantee you’ll feel recharged. Walk, run, swim, hike, bike or get out there and do that neglected yard work. Mask up and rediscover your favorite trails. With so many gyms closed or re-closing, get creative with an at-home workout or commit to a series of virtual workouts. They’re actually really fun and you’re doing them from the comfort of your own home, plus they’re less time consuming, yet just as beneficial.

Stress in leads to stress out. Breathing life into your heart will clear your head of the clutter. Resilience is a muscle that requires flexing. In the midst of adversity, remind yourself you are stronger, braver and more resilient than you might believe. You have risen above adversity, failure and letdowns in the past and you can do it again. Don’t back down, don’t hide, don’t ride it out. Embrace the suck by stepping directly into the stress and anxiety. Fill your mind and spirit with hope and optimism. Remember optimism is a learned practice. It requires us to think of our circumstances and situation as specific and temporary, NOT permanent and pervasive. Remember this too shall pass; use this time to learn and grow vs. cower and hide. Remember garbage in stays in and wreaks havoc on your emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Buy a daily devotional to get started; it’s a settling way to focus and start your day. Follow us on Insta: EpicWorkEpicLife for some weekly perspective adjustments.