Self Care is defined as the art of taking care of one’s self. Remember the old L’Oreal commercials where the beautiful spokesperson ended by saying – ‘because I’m worth it’? That statement really exemplifies what Self Care means. It is giving yourself the gift of health, peace, time and wellness because you ARE worth it. As women, especially, we take on so many different roles! We are mothers, wives, employees, bosses, sisters, aunts, and so much more! We are SUPER Woman!
All too often in this busy world, we spend so much time taking care of people and things and getting so caught up in the *busyness* of life that somehow our needs and wants get lost in the shuffle, buried somewhere between picking up the dry cleaning and taking our child to soccer practice! It’s time to stop the madness and start practicing some self care!
So, where do you start? Here are a couple of tips!
Self Care is ALL about:
- Taking care of yourself! This means making the time to take care of your health by exercising, eating right, going to the doctor, reducing stress in your life, and having ample quality time.
- Spending more time with family and friends and less time behind the computer. I have a group of gal pals, and we make it a rule to have a *girls night out* at least twice a month. It’s amazing how refreshed and recharged I feel after spending quality time with these ladies!
- Worrying less and more enjoying life more!
- Doing those things in life that bring you joy! I find joy in taking a hot bubble bath, wearing a gooey green face mask, and sipping a glass of wine while listening to Neil Diamond belt out Sweet Caroline! What is it that brings you joy? Are you making time to do it?
- Slowing down and really understanding what it is that you need to live a happy, healthy and purposeful life! I challenge you to carve out an hour each day that is spent just on you! It could mean 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening. Use this time to journal, reflect on your day, read an inspirational book, or just be still and quiet. It’s amazing the things we can learn about ourselves when we really take the time.
- Saying NO to the things we don’t want to do. When we say No to those things, we are saying really YES to ourselves. How many times have you been asked to do something you don’t really want to do and you say Yes? Think of the extra time you would have in your life if you learned to say No.
Most importantly, it’s about honoring and respecting yourself enough to make YOU a priority in YOUR life!
After all, you ARE worth it!
Guest Blogger: Leah Turner
email: Leah@CreatingYourMasterpiece.com
website: CreatingYourMasterpiece.com
407.709.6816
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
Before a person decides to develop a career in Real Estate, it is always wise to do the full research into what it truly entails; unfortunately, brokers are so eager to bring in new agents that they are never truly candid with these people until well after they have taken their exams, have afilliated and are still trying to get that first listing or sale. It is only then that they learn that, to really havea career in Real Estate, one must put one’s personal life on the back burner, devote a minimum of sixty (but usually eighty or more) hours per week to working at Real Estate, and that its costs a bundle to simply afford to be a licensed salesperson who is able to receive toe money – often more than one might make in a year. If a wife goes into the business, her husband needs to be prepared to take over plenty of her responsibilities, from laundry to cooking, from PTA meetings to staying home with sick children. And if hubby is unwilling to cheerfully carry out what he promised to do in his marriage vows, in sickness and in health, then we have the explanation for the high incidence of divorce among Real Estate licensees.
No doubt, it would be best to have a deep, honest dialogue before entering the field, but we know that doesn’t always happen so the next best thing is a regular “date” in which private time is spent to the exclusion of all else: no cell phones, no interruptions. A spa day for two, perhaps, or a weekend at the beach: anything that represents “time away” with a special person helps to keep joy and energy in one’s life.
Sandy-
Your comments are right on! I have so many friends who aren’t in the industry and they feel that being a real estate agent is easy. I am afraid that when the times were good several people got their license not having a full understanding of what it really means to be a Realtor® and that is why NAR membership shot up over 1.3 million members. We hope that Skirts will become the voice of women in real estate, give our members a place to assist others in both their professional and personal lives.
Not only should you have a date night, remember to have a girls night out, a kids day and a day just for you!