Life Is A Playground - Here's How To Play Strategically, With Shannah Kennedy
Jun 21, 2024
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Renowned Life Coach Shannah Kennedy shares her strategic approach to life planning, emphasizing values and the need for a Plan B. She discusses overcoming burnout, transitioning from a high-profile job to coaching, and the importance of self-care for high performance. Explore the impact of health challenges, Cushing's disease, and chronic fatigue syndrome on personal growth. Learn about strategic life planning for a high-performance future and embracing change in midlife with resilience and self-compassion.
View life as a playground for daily enjoyment and self-love.
Incorporate habits and visual cues for sustained happiness.
Deep dives
Plan B and Embracing Change
Shanna Kennedy emphasizes the importance of having a 'Plan B' and embracing change in life. She outlines a four-stage approach - responding to change by sitting in the emotion, allowing recovery to heal emotionally and physically, resetting by revisiting core values, and radiating positivity towards the future.
Life as a Playground
Kennedy discusses viewing life as a playground where individuals are encouraged to play and enjoy daily experiences. She highlights the significance of self-love, acceptance, and celebrating small wins, emphasizing the importance of having a healthy relationship with oneself for overall happiness.
Visual Stimulation for Happiness
Kennedy underlines the impact of visual stimulation on happiness, suggesting the use of colorful and joyful visual cues to boost mood. She emphasizes the incorporation of habits that bring happiness, focusing on mindfulness and routine habits for sustained well-being.
Identifying Core Values
Kennedy stresses the need to know one's core values for a happy life. By aligning actions with personal values such as health, family, and achievement, individuals can establish a strong foundation for purpose and contentment.
Shining a Light on Daily Habits
Kennedy emphasizes the role of habits in fostering happiness, highlighting that 40% of happiness is influenced by daily routines. She encourages individuals to appreciate small joys, create joyful rituals, and incorporate positive habits for lasting well-being.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable conversation with Australia's top Life Coach, Shannah Kennedy. What I particularly like is her strategic approach to life planning, focus on values and the need for a Plan B.
Shannah came to Lief Coaching out of the necessity to strategically organise her own life after suffering from burnout due to over-prioritising busy work. She is the author of 8 books and her mission is to equip individuals and groups with the tools to achieve their visions and goals through a powerfully simple yet strategic approach.
Check out Shannah and her services, including coaching and corporate speaking on her website.
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