• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

LifeWork Coaching

transition coaching for women

  • About
  • Coaching
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Order My Book
  • BOOK A CALL
  • Show Search
Hide Search

How to do a quick reset of your life

Lai Han Sam · Aug 8, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Perhaps lately you feel run down, or frustrated or confused or burnt out. It feels like your life is messy and seems to be directionless. You go through your days like a zombie – feeling void, feeling numb. You wonder if there is more to life than this. Some days you are overwhelmed with too many responsibilities and on other days, you just want to stay in bed and hide. And you know it is not a medical issue.

You are not alone.

There are periods (pun not intended!) in a woman’s life that we go inside of ourselves and ask if this is the life we want, and is there all there is. You are stuck in a funk and struggle to get yourself out of it – even with the 4 shots of espresso you took at breakfast!

When that happens to me, I would do a quick reset.

What does doing a quick reset mean? It means taking massive action in doing things differently in various areas of your life to give you a jolt of energy to help you get reconnected to your life again.

Reset your diet

Look honestly at what you are eating. Are these foods nourishing and energy giving? Or are they giving you that afternoon slump and causing you to be distracted instead of focused? Make a conscious effort to eat cleaner and healthier food that will support your health and energy levels. Avoid excessive tea or coffee or sugar. These foods tend to give you a sudden rise and then, cause a crash afterwards. Switch to herbal teas, soups, salads and increase your fruits and vegetables intake.

Reset your body

If you have not hit the gym for a while, this is the time. No excuses if you do not have a gym membership, a simple walk around the neighbourhood or run in the park would help to give you the sorely needed endorphins. It will strengthen your body and give you a naturally induced sense of well-being to battle the bad moods.

Reset your thoughts

When you are down, your inner critic will come out to play. The negative self-talk that you can do without, will chatter all day, taking the meaning out of everything you do. To quiet the inner critic, you can use meditation or a personal retreat if you can make the time. There are video’s online that can do guided meditations that will help reset your headspace. Taking a whole day off by yourself, writing in your journal reflecting with gratitude and on all the good things in your life will help you return to your life with more peace.

Reset your relationships

Make a special effort to meet your parents or siblings for tea. Initiate a date night to a new restaurant with your partner or spouse. Surprise your children with a fun day out to the amusement park. Call your girlfriends for a girl’s night out. And while you are with the people you love, be there completely. 100% present. No phones, no thinking of work, just focus on them.

Reset your environment

Has that pile of bills on your table been bothering you? Is the box of old clothes that you meant to donate, still sitting there in the corner of your storeroom? Or you never seem to get to weeding out the books that you have outgrown from your overflowing bookshelves? Set a timer and start decluttering. Getting your environment relieved of the clutter and undone chores will immediate give you a sense of well-being.

Nothing lasts forever and so this funk, this numbness, this too shall pass. When you go from passive to active, taking massive action in resetting your life, you will find new energy, new meaning and new discoveries. Make the best of this life and truly live it to its fullness.

What other ways can you reset your life?

#hansamlai #lifework #reset

“Every moment is a new beginning.” – Elie Wiesel

Uncategorized

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Welcome!

 

Hi, I’m Sam, founder of LIFEWORK – a transition coach working exclusively with successful women who want better work-life balance, fulfilling relationships, productive careers and financial freedom.

LEARN MORE

Recent Posts

  • The Lost Art of Reading Books
  • Courage and Fear
  • Knowing Your Values Will Help You Grow
  • Benefits Of Simplifying Your Life Dramatically
  • How to Discover What Makes Your Heart Sing

Order My Book!

Finding Joy in Transitions Book Cover

LET’S CONNECT

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @LIFEWORKGLOBAL

We were sending our youngest to school. In the car We were sending our youngest to school. In the car he shared a memory of how he woke up at 5am, to take the first bus from home in order to get to the supermarket early enough to buy things he needed for a school camp with his friends. They had to walk up a slope leading to his school as it sits on a small hill. He shared a running joke between them about how their school would not be too attractive to terrorists since they probably don’t want to walk up the hill. 

My husband and I then shared our own school experiences and memories. The overnights, the shenanigans, long talks and long walks with friends.

That’s all you will remember. Because that’s all that is most important and precious. You don’t know at that time that these seemingly normal moments would be what you remember. 

As we dropped him off, I wondered, at the end of my time here on earth, what would I remember? 
What moments and memories would I have collected?
What would I like to take with me as I leave?
What would I want more of?
What would I want less of?
Who do I want with me? 

#lifework #reflection #saturdaymusings #lifedesign #nowornever
On this International Women’s Day, I want to aff On this International Women’s Day, I want to affirm my purpose.

“I wake up knowing my purpose to serve.

To let women know not to play small.
To let their light shine.
To know they make a difference.

They are important.
They are matter.
They are needed.

I want to help them see themselves as worthy and when they do, I do too.”

#internationalwomensday #lifework #coaching #purpose #makeadifference
We all want to fit in; to be loved, accepted and b We all want to fit in; to be loved, accepted and be part of something meaningful, belonging to something bigger than ourselves. That desire is part of being human. 

Sometimes, we even do it at the expense of giving up part of ourselves. When we lose part of who we are, we lose our essence. Then, we are just part of something larger. No different from others in the group. 

We don’t have to choose between being ourselves or being part of the group. You see, you can be part of the group yet bring your true essence of who you are. Ironically, this is why a group is needed after all. We need other perspectives, ideas and ways to solve a problem. This is what makes life fun, interesting and curiosity-filled.

We need different. 

It helps us to know ourselves better, facilitate our growth and being deeper in understanding of who we are. Don’t fear differences - embrace, invite and reflect about our differences. Then, find our similarities, and in so doing, we find ourselves.

We have always belonged - we just could not see it.

#dailysparksbysam #lifework #coachwithsam #belonging #selfwork #embracedifferences
I am often ask what is it that I do in coaching se I am often ask what is it that I do in coaching sessions and what is coaching. Here’re some FAQ’s that can help in your thinking if coaching is for you. 

#lifework #hansamlai #maximizepotential #unlocking #thinkingpartner
Day in a life of a coach #lifework #retreat #poin Day in a life of a coach

#lifework #retreat #pointsofyou #ahamoments #bonding #understanding #coaching #journeyahead
“Don’t walk through the world looking for evid “Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you don’t belong. Because you will always find it. Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you’re not enough. Because you always find it. Our worth and our belonging are not negotiated with other people. We carry those inside of our hearts. And so for me, I know who I am, I’m clear about that. And I’m not going to negotiate that with you. I will negotiate a contract with you, I will negotiate maybe even a topic with you. But I’m not going to negotiate who I am with you. Then I may fit in for you but I no longer belong to myself.”
Brene Brown

This moved me because I was almost always who what people need rather than who I really am. To be able to draw a boundary between myself and others was hard and it took me years to even be able to be comfortable being by myself. To be who I am, what I like or dislike or even what I want to eat! My worth was tied to others and the value I delivered to others - I am not worth anything if I am not of value. To undo that was painful as I had to go deep into my life and really look at each part of me, shed away all that don’t fit and be brave enough to leave all that was left alone - no addition, no subtraction. To be me again. 

#lifework #coaching #transition #self #iamwhoiam

Copyright © 2023 · LIFEWORK COACHING · FGD