Layout: Fireworks

Ever wish there was a kit out there to scrap your fireworks pictures that wasn’t red, white and blue?  Sweet Digi Scrap’s to the rescue! She has released a kit called “Sparkle and Boom” that is absolutely gorgeous. You can find it at The Digi Chick.

Dream Manager: September 2013

Session 8:

Emotional Mastery

This session we examined the emotional area of our life. We also talked about The Seven Levels of Intimacy model.
After talking about our scorecard, we then worked on answering questions.
Identify three relationships in your life that are not working well. Then we had to answer these questions:

• Do the other people in these relationships feel the same way?
• How might you raise this issue with these people?
• How might you improve these relationships?

We next had to identify 3 relationships that are thriving. Then answer these questions:

• What does a great relationship look like to you?
• Identify three to five characteristics of a great relationship.

The Seven Levels of Intimacy overview

Every relationship improves when communication improves.

1. Clichés – In the first level of intimacy we simply communicate in clichés. The first level allows us to “warm-up” in conversations and interactions, but we cannot allow our relationships to get stuck here. What relationships in your life need to move beyond the first level?
2. Facts – In the second level of intimacy we tend to talk about the facts of our lives and usually focus on the impersonal facts like food, the weather, the stock market, or the results from the ballgame. In the second level the challenge is to move the conversation toward more personal facts. Who do you avoid sharing personal facts with in your life?
3. Opinions – The third level of intimacy is where every relationship gets into trouble. The reason is because we all have different opinions which have been formed by our education and experience. Here it is critical to recognize that opinions are constantly evolving based on new experiences and new education. It is this insight that empowers us to accept people with radically different opinions. How do you feel this insight will enable you to be more accepting of people with different opinions?
4. Hopes and Dreams – When we know the dreams of the people around us, we want to help them live those dreams. Nothing is more fulfilling than helping someone live a dream. We love the people who help us live our dreams. Do you know the dreams of your family, friends, and colleagues?
5. Feelings – The fifth level of intimacy is about knowing our feelings and being able to express them at the right time, in the right place, and to the right person. In what way can you grow in this area?
6. Fears, Faults, and Failures – Nothing stops us from becoming the-best-version-of-ourselves like fear. Leaders want to know their faults so they can either transform them into strengths or so that they can surround themselves with people who complement their weaknesses. When we reveal our failures, we give other people permission to be human. How does the sixth level of intimacy most challenge you to grow?
7. Legitimate Needs – We are happiest not when we get what we want, but when we have what we need. We have legitimate needs in all four areas: physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. These needs are most basically understood with the following example: If you do not breathe or eat, you will die. What are some of your legitimate needs?

Then we needed to answer the question: How might you use The Seven Levels of Intimacy model to help improve your relationships?

Next session… Intellectual Mastery!

Layout: Metamorphosis

 

Sweet Digi Scrap’s newest kit is “Off The Path”, now available at The Digichick.  I used it and a template from Scrapping With Liz’s Recyclables 26 collection to do this page about the butterfly garden Dennis and Allison are creating in their backyard.  Involving the kids in the process is a complete learning experience.

Dream Manager: August 2013

Session 7:
Physical Mastery
After our review of session 6 activities and our scorecard check-in, we started discussing the topic of physical mastery.
First: Rest and how does sleep impact your energy. We discussed our how many hours of sleep we need to feel our best and how we can optimize the amount and quality of sleep we get.
Next: Exercise. Do we have an exercise routine and if we do, what is it. Are we faithful to it. If we don’t have a routine, what do we think our exercise routine should be. We then had to answer the following:

• If you exercised 3 times a week, every week for an entire year, how would:
• You feel?
• Your life change?
• Your clothes feel and look?
• Your energy increase?
• What can you do to stick with your existing exercise routine or to improve your exercise habits?

Next: Food. What does your body tell you about food?

• Do you ever use food for…
• Comfort?
• Entertainment?
• Distraction?
• Fuel?
• What are foods that energize you and that drain you?

Trying to think of foods that energize and drain us was hard! We were supposed to think of 10 foods for each.  I could only come up with 6 for energizing and 7 for draining.  Then we had to answer the question about why we eat the foods that drain us (they taste good!!!!). Then we needed to answer the question of what can we do to consume more of the foods that are energizing for us.
Homework included reading from The Rhythm of Life and finishing our lists of energizing and draining foods.
Next session… Emotional Mastery!

Dream Manager: July 2013 Individual

I had my 3rd individual session with Kim in July.  We talked a little about my vacation in May and then started focusing on my dream of bringing Core Financial Wellness to the company.
I updated her on my steps for this dream:

• following the FPU program myself – in progress
• investigate whether FPU vs Core Financial Wellness would be a better program – will contact Lampo Group to discuss this
• present a Financial Wellness luncheon for interested employees – scheduled for sometime in September

I had planned on listening to my FPU CD’s on my vacation and I did.  I made it thru the 13 week and the 9 week of CD’s in their entirety.  I was also able to start listening to the 13 week set again.
I had also started putting together ideas of what I would present in the FW lunch and learn.
Next step is to put together a PowerPoint presentation of about 45 minutes for the lunch and learn.  Once we set a specific date, HR will post sign up sheets and it will be publicized on the digital display boards.
Felt very energized after the session!

Dream Manager: July 2013

 

Session 6:

Time and Energy

Again we started by reviewing our session 5 homework and a check-in on our scorecard.

Part of our activities included choosing a word from this list that best describes how we feel in our everyday life and another word that best describes how we feel when at work.

• Angry
• Anxious
• Burned-out
• Confident
• Defeated
• Defensive
• Depressed
• Enthusiastic
• Exhausted
• Fearful
• Invigorated
• Joyful
• Mellow
• Overwhelmed
• Resentful
• Serene

My words were Confident for work and Serene for Life.

Next we discussed the 4 levels of energy and where our selections put us in the levels.

• Level 1 = depressed, exhausted, burned-out, overwhelmed, defeated
• Level 2 = angry, fearful, anxious, defensive, resentful
• Level 3 = mellow, serene
• Level 4 = confident, joyful, enthusiastic, invigorated

We then talked about where our time goes by filling out a personal time inventory record. This is pretty much a chart of the 24 hours of the day broken down in 30 minute increments starting at midnight.  We had to fill one out during our session of the previous day.  Our homework included filling out another one with what we would consider our ideal time inventory. We had to consider where we would spend less time, where we would spend more time and do we take time to reflect and work on our dreams.

We also talked about what person, place or activity increases our energy and what person, place or activity decreases our energy. 

Our homework included answering the following question: What are 3 things you can do this month to increase your energy?  As stated above, we had to complete our ideal time inventory.

Next session… Physical Mastery!

Layout: Blue Streak

 

Sweet Digi Scraps is back!  Her newest release is now available at The DigiChick, Choose Happiness.

I used it to scrap my favorite roller coaster at Cedar Point.  Because whenever I think of the Blue Streak, I smile!  It is definitely an “oldie but goodie” in the roller coaster world.  One of my fondest memories of Cedar Point is when a friend and I rode the Blue Streak 5 or 6 times in a row.  We got off a ride and hopped right back on!  It was in the evening and the park had pretty much cleared out after a late afternoon downpour.

I just love this ride…

… and Sweet Digi Scrap’s kit is great too!  Template is by Scrapping With Liz.