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27 Fun Ways to Remind Yourself You Are Special
(that aren't just head exercises)
You are the most important person in your life. You may have other
people who are close to you or for whom you are responsible but you
must nurture yourself before you can nurture others. The greatest
capacity to love comes from being able to feel love yourself. You are
wonderful! Remind yourself of that with these simple steps.
27 Ways to Remind Yourself You Are Special (That aren’t just head
exercises.)
1. Buy yourself flowers and put them in your office or home.
2. Stop in the morning and get a cup of really exotic coffee with
whipped cream.
3. Drive to your favorite spot in town where you can just sit for hours in
peace and think. Bring a notebook in case you get new ideas of
things you want to explore.
4. Take you camera to a garden or park and photograph the beauty of
nature.
5. Take your camera to a place that is really interesting to you and
photograph anything new that you discover: city buildings, people’s
faces, shadows, close ups.
6. Select your favorite one or two photographs from your collection
and have an 8 x 10 print framed and hung where you will see it
everyday.
7. Make an appointment to have something done that you never have
– manicure, pedicure, massage, facial, shoe shine, etc.
8. Go to the mall and let a make up artist do your makeup.
9. Get out your best china and crystal and cook yourself a dish that
you love. Light a candle.
10. Gather the materials to start a hands on project that you always
wanted to do but never made time for: woodworking, decoupage,
sewing, scrap booking, home improvement.
11. Sign up for a class in something that intrigues you: guitar, a
language, travel locations, yoga, history, a software program.
12. Rent three movies that you love and enjoy them over a weekend.
Have popcorn on hand.
13. Start a journal and everyday right down one thing you’ve learned
about yourself.
14. Buy yourself the same thing you gave as a hostess gift at the last
party you went to.
15. Make an anonymous donation to your favorite charity in your honor.
16. Change just one focal point in your home – a table centerpiece, a
wreath on the door, a keepsake in your foyer.
17. Go shopping with a goal of purchasing just one thing - an
accessory that is your signature.
18. Order monogrammed stationary or notepads.
19. Rearrange your closets, basement, garage or pantry.
20. Think of one thing that you absolutely love and place it where you
will see it everyday. If you love birds, hang a bird feeder. If you love
dogs, cut out magazine photos of them and put them around your
bedroom mirror. If you love humor, get a daily calendar with
humorous quotes and put it on your desk.
21. Visit your library and get a book on a topic you know nothing about.
22. Start a collection of what you love.
23. Take an afternoon and visit all of the churches, synagogues and
mosques in your area. The architecture alone will amaze you and
invite you to think about different perspectives.
24. Take a blank sheet of paper and start drawing pictures of things
that remind you of you.
25. Sleep on something really soft - new sheets, new pillows, etc.
26. Listen to music you never listened to before or to an old CD you
always loved.
27. Purchase something just because it smells good.
Think of all the ways other people have shown you that you are
special. You can do those things for yourself. Think of all the things
people have said to you that have made you feel special. Start saying
those things to yourself. Start now!
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Mary Lee Gannon is the president of Gannon Group - a full service
executive coaching, training and consulting firm that provides
turnaround strategies for people and organizations by improving
team performance, executive leadership skills, board performance,
planning and project execution. Mary Lee’s personal turnaround came
as a stay-at-home mother, with four children under seven-years-old,
who endured a divorce that took she and the children from the country
club life to public assistance from where within a short time she
worked out of that to the level of CEO. Her book "Starting Over - 25
Rules for When You've Bottomed Out" is available in bookstores and
at with online book sellers.
(that aren't just head exercises)
You are the most important person in your life. You may have other
people who are close to you or for whom you are responsible but you
must nurture yourself before you can nurture others. The greatest
capacity to love comes from being able to feel love yourself. You are
wonderful! Remind yourself of that with these simple steps.
27 Ways to Remind Yourself You Are Special (That aren’t just head
exercises.)
1. Buy yourself flowers and put them in your office or home.
2. Stop in the morning and get a cup of really exotic coffee with
whipped cream.
3. Drive to your favorite spot in town where you can just sit for hours in
peace and think. Bring a notebook in case you get new ideas of
things you want to explore.
4. Take you camera to a garden or park and photograph the beauty of
nature.
5. Take your camera to a place that is really interesting to you and
photograph anything new that you discover: city buildings, people’s
faces, shadows, close ups.
6. Select your favorite one or two photographs from your collection
and have an 8 x 10 print framed and hung where you will see it
everyday.
7. Make an appointment to have something done that you never have
– manicure, pedicure, massage, facial, shoe shine, etc.
8. Go to the mall and let a make up artist do your makeup.
9. Get out your best china and crystal and cook yourself a dish that
you love. Light a candle.
10. Gather the materials to start a hands on project that you always
wanted to do but never made time for: woodworking, decoupage,
sewing, scrap booking, home improvement.
11. Sign up for a class in something that intrigues you: guitar, a
language, travel locations, yoga, history, a software program.
12. Rent three movies that you love and enjoy them over a weekend.
Have popcorn on hand.
13. Start a journal and everyday right down one thing you’ve learned
about yourself.
14. Buy yourself the same thing you gave as a hostess gift at the last
party you went to.
15. Make an anonymous donation to your favorite charity in your honor.
16. Change just one focal point in your home – a table centerpiece, a
wreath on the door, a keepsake in your foyer.
17. Go shopping with a goal of purchasing just one thing - an
accessory that is your signature.
18. Order monogrammed stationary or notepads.
19. Rearrange your closets, basement, garage or pantry.
20. Think of one thing that you absolutely love and place it where you
will see it everyday. If you love birds, hang a bird feeder. If you love
dogs, cut out magazine photos of them and put them around your
bedroom mirror. If you love humor, get a daily calendar with
humorous quotes and put it on your desk.
21. Visit your library and get a book on a topic you know nothing about.
22. Start a collection of what you love.
23. Take an afternoon and visit all of the churches, synagogues and
mosques in your area. The architecture alone will amaze you and
invite you to think about different perspectives.
24. Take a blank sheet of paper and start drawing pictures of things
that remind you of you.
25. Sleep on something really soft - new sheets, new pillows, etc.
26. Listen to music you never listened to before or to an old CD you
always loved.
27. Purchase something just because it smells good.
Think of all the ways other people have shown you that you are
special. You can do those things for yourself. Think of all the things
people have said to you that have made you feel special. Start saying
those things to yourself. Start now!
Sign up for Mary Lee’s free Executive Coaching e-newsletter at
info@startingovernow.com.
Email this information to a friend. Follow Mary Lee Gannon on
Facebook via her name and on Twitter at StartingOverNow.
Get Mary Lee’s free tip sheets on “Get ‘Unstuck!’” and “Change –
Here’s How!” as well as many other articles at Articles and Tip
Sheets.
Mary Lee Gannon is the president of Gannon Group - a full service
executive coaching, training and consulting firm that provides
turnaround strategies for people and organizations by improving
team performance, executive leadership skills, board performance,
planning and project execution. Mary Lee’s personal turnaround came
as a stay-at-home mother, with four children under seven-years-old,
who endured a divorce that took she and the children from the country
club life to public assistance from where within a short time she
worked out of that to the level of CEO. Her book "Starting Over - 25
Rules for When You've Bottomed Out" is available in bookstores and
at with online book sellers.
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training firm that provides turnaround strategies for people and
organizations. We improve team performance, executive leadership
skills, board performance, planning and project execution through
Executive Coaching, Management Team Development, Board
Development, and Training in the areas of...
Healthcare
Business
Operational Excellence
Strategic Direction & Meeting Facilitation
Fundraising
Association Management
Non-Profit Management
Personal Turnaround
Sales
Communications & Public Relations
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