¶ Building Resilience Through Self-Care
What's up , y'all ? We are back . We're back for another episode of the Peace and Prosperity Podcast . I'm your host , jason Phillips , licensed therapist , confidence expert , and today we are talking about one of the more popular topics .
Y'all know , sometimes topics seems to come in waves , like sometimes self-care is something that's trending and really popular , or burnout , but right now we're going to dive into the topic of resilience .
This is something that I've been asked to speak on probably like four times this year alone , and we're only I mean , I don't know when this will be released , but we're only in February right now . So it's coming up more and more often . Why is it coming up ? Because you're being asked to do more and more with less and less .
And I know you're like yeah , this is me , my job is asking me to do more , my family's requiring more of me and I'm thinking how much more can I give ? So how much more do you truly have to give to these people that are demanding so much from you ? And you know , when they ask you , they want you to show up and show out .
They're not asking you just to check a box or , you know , fill a position . They're asking you because they want your excellence , your zone of genius , your brilliance , your personality , and in order to do that , it takes a lot of effort . So let's get into .
How do you remain resilient and still show up with all of these demands and people asking you to do this and asking you to do that ? The first thing I want you to do is you have to take a break .
Now , this may seem very counterintuitive for resilience , because when you think about the definition of resilience , it means to be able to overcome , to get through adversity , to bounce back . But I'm saying , if you want to remain resilient , you have to slow down and take a break . This means taking the time out .
If anybody has watched sports I'm sure you've watched some sport they go and sometimes they go into overtime , meaning the regular game has stopped . But now we have to keep going in order to win and conquer , to succeed .
But don't you think there's some timeouts along the way and the coaches and the teams who use their timeouts strategically they do a better job at remaining resilient . Now y'all know or , if you don't know , you've been listening Allen Iverson is one of my favorite basketball players and he had a lot of energy and he loved .
He could play 48 minutes if the coach allowed him , but they wouldn't let him do that . I mean , some games he did , they needed him to , but they would take him out .
They would take him out because in order for him to perform at that high level and to remain resilient you know , with a small frame , 160 , 65 pounds , going up against these bigger guys he had to get his rest so for you to keep delivering at that high level .
You're in your job , you're in your family , you're working and going hard , but I want you to also prioritize your wellness , your mental health and your physical health , and take a break . That's going to help you win not only the regular game , but if you are asked to go into overtime and overdrive , you'll be able to do it .
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The second thing I want you to do is lean into loving yourself more . So this means giving yourself the grace , the effort , the maintenance , the pampering . All of that stuff matters too , because now when you show up , you're showing up , you're looking good , you're feeling good , your swag is there .
So when somebody asks you to do more with less , you can say gladly I'll do it , not because you feel compelled to , but because you've taken so much good care of you . Whatever they do for you is just extra , but this means you love yourself .
One of my boys he is consistent with getting a manicure and a pedicure , and when I told him I had been slipping on getting mine he was like , hey , man , jay , you tripping , because I make sure I prioritize that . I think he goes either monthly I don't think it's biweekly but the point is he gets it done .
So when he's putting in extra hours or doing other things for the fam . He's already prioritized himself and he's loved himself to a great level and he's poured into himself . So he's not looking for other people to make deposits into him that he can make into him . I hope you're catching it , because we break when we're asked to be more resilient .
Well , we haven't taken care of ourselves . We're looking for the external validation . We're looking for the external validation . We're looking for the external support when it's got to start at home . So y'all peeping it out . First thing I want you to do is take a break . Second thing I want you to do is love yourself .
The third thing I want you to do is value yourself . This means knowing your worth , not doing just just to do it , just because somebody asked you to do it . But you do it and you ask for your worth . Like if you're asking me to to perform this duty , how are you compensating me ? Or you're asking me to lend a helping hand . Are you appreciative ?
Or are you asking me because you know I've said yes time and time again and essentially now it's starting to look like you're using me . You're not going to be able to sustain this level of resilience . If you're operating out of guilt , you're helping everybody else , you have no boundaries and you don't value you . So let's recap it you won .
I want you to make sure you do an excellent job of taking a break . Prioritize your self-care . Secondly , prioritize loving yourself . Third , know your value , set your value , have standards for who you are . You do those things , being resilient . It's going to be a piece of cake for you .
¶ Navigating High Functioning Anxiety
All right , y'all , as always , be blessed Peace . Thank you all for listening to another episode of the Peace and Prosperity Podcast . Again , if you are feeling like , hey , I'm experiencing high functioning anxiety , don't beat yourself up about it . It is OK .
We all experience anxiety from time to time and I gave you a couple of things that you can do on your own , but don't hesitate to reach out to a professional to better manage what you're going through .
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