Living without Limits

Kate Patulski and Cortney Tyler

Kate Patulski, CMC

Austin, Texas

KW MAPS Performance Coach

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Cortney Tyler, CC

Austin, Texas

KW MAPS Performance Coach

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Watch for the Ego Mind

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• Willingness (giving up the struggle)

• The Ability to Be Resilient

Living without Limits Requires:

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Don’t Think about a Red Fire Truck

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“I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The

heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner. Less sure about everything, it freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. You can't connect the dots looking forward;

you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots

will somehow connect in your future”

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People that are willing to experience negative emotional experiences actually enjoy better mental health and perform at higher levels in their professional roles.

(Bond and Bunce 2003; Donaldson and Bond 2004)

It’s also been noted that up to half of the variations and symptoms of depression can be accounted for by lack of acceptance and willingness.

(Hayes, Strosahl, et al. 2004)

Research has shown …

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The goal of willingness is not to feel better.

The goal of willingness is to open yourself up to the

vitality of the moment and to move more effectively

toward what you value or your goals and objectives.

Willingness

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Practicing Willingness

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intention

attention

BOOM!

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Resilience is the ability to roll with the punches.

When stress, adversity, or trauma strikes, you still

experience anger, grief, and pain, but you're able to

keep functioning—both physically and

psychologically.

What is Resilience?

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Developing Resilience1. Eliminate the word STRESS from your

vocabulary.

2. Get connected.

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Who are you connected to?1. Write down the five people you hang

around most of the time.

2. Next to their name, put a “+” if they are

resilient or a “–” if they aren’t.

3. Who are you becoming as a result of this

influence? What’s happening to your

resilience?

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Important Question

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“What was the one thing that made

the biggest difference as you were

going through the tough times?”

Developing Resilience1. Eliminate the word STRESS from your

vocabulary.

2. Get connected.

3. Make every day meaningful.

4. Learn from experience.

5. Exercise self-care.

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Regular refueling—input—is a

prerequisite for quality output because

the brain is an energy machine,

consuming 20 percent of the body's

calories, even though it's only 2 percent

of total body mass. Energy that gets

expended must be resupplied.

• Take a lunch break away from your desk.

• Schedule one 2-week vacation every year.

• Leave your work at work.

• Free yourself from “DIY” disorder.

How to Rebuild

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Thinking and

Reflective TimeIs Critical to

Producing

Solutions andBreakthroughs

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Developing Resilience1. Eliminate the word STRESS from your

vocabulary.

2. Get connected.

3. Make every day meaningful.

4. Learn from experience.

5. Exercise self-care.

6. BE PROACTIVE.

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• Approach life with an open body position.

• Use my finger trap as a reminder to move into

what’s happening around me.

• Align Intention and Attention.

What three actions will you take?

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• Remove the word “stress” from my vocabulary.

• Be aware of my circle of 5—expand if necessary.

• Ask someone, “What was the one thing that made

the biggest difference going through the tough

times?”

What three actions will you take?

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• Create an affirmation based on your strength.

• Rebuild energy stores by creating a 2015 calendar

that allows for education events, vacations, and

days off.

• Schedule Focus Days, Flex Days, and Free Days.

• Commit to taking a break from work everyday.

What three actions will you take?

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• Partner with a KW MAPS coach and / or

performance coach

• Enroll in …

LIVING WITHOUT LIMITS!

What 3 Actions Will You Take?

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Q&A

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