Fuel Your Foundation
/It’s not just the warm breezes and sunshine that highlight this season; summer invites you to indulge in quieter moments as you fuel your foundation.
The shift in weather, the relaxed schedules, and the impulse to travel encourage living in vivid color, leaning into creativity, and following the urge to open the doors and explore.
It’s no coincidence that the midpoint of the year arrives in sync with such a luxurious season. Nature offers us the chance to radiate new energy, refresh our thinking, and rejuvenate our plan for moving in a chosen direction.
Here are 10 distinct ways to savor the season as you cultivate your path forward.
Routines that Radiate
Rise and recharge - decide to step outside to watch the sunrise or sunset at least once a week this summer. Nature’s canvas does not disappoint.
Shift one Zoom call or meeting to a walk, be in motion while you motivate, learn, or listen.
The OOH! Effect
3. Free valuable mind space by moving all that cluttered thinking Out Of your Head (OOH!) onto paper. Start each week by writing down the challenges, ideas, and questions that fill your brain. Without judgement. Yes, all those consuming thoughts you keep rehashing. Review each one on paper and ask yourself: Is this true? Is this something that needs to be handled now? Decide to delegate it, delight in doing it, or delete it. Watch as fresh creative ideas and clear thinking come rolling in.
Bloom from Beginning to End
4. Note your top three priorities to start each day.
5. Name three wins (big or small) each evening before lights out. Teach your brain that good things are happening every day. Look for the evidence.
6. Highlight the details of one memorable, positive experience from each week in your journal.
Nourish Your Network
7. Connect with a different colleague, collaborator, creative, or funny character in your life at least once each month. Liven things up with new faces over coffee, lunch, or drinks.
Summertime Sizzle
8. Pour in what nourishes you, from books and podcasts to festive beverages. Read Brianna Wiest’s The Pivot Year or The Life That’s Waiting; her strong, soulful words will nudge you to keep going. On a hot summer day, try a glass of Athletic Brewing’s spirit-free Ripe Pursuit in Lemon Radlar. This zesty beer will wake up your taste buds!
9. Clear out. Good riddance to stale thinking, habits, or people in your life who no longer support your dreams and ambitions. Clean house in all ways and create space for your summer sparkle and success. Pick one today and begin the purge.
10. Capture the colorful. Snap those beautiful photos of the flowers, parks, beaches, and mountain views. Fill your memories with what delights you. Keep these pictures for your future book, your fabulous client emails, or postcards of inspiration when the weather or your mood needs an influx of sunny disposition.
Make the most of this opportunity to breathe in more basking, reflecting, and laughing. Then allow this energy and fresh thinking to turn into ideas and next steps for a fabulous finish to the year.