Holistic Life Solutions
  • THE HOLISTIC LIFE COACH
  • Our Philosophy
  • THE ARTICLES
  • The Contributors
  • Contact

All the News and Views for a Better You

Joy @ Work 7 - Call ADOCTA!

15/1/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
This is the penultimate in this series and as it falls at the start of a year, the topic is change!

New Year, new hope, new dreams, new expectations, new possibilities, maybe THIS year….
What if I said I can provide you with a formula which can guarantee your success, would you be interested?
​
But before I do, let’s look at change. Change sometimes happens fast, usually circumstances around you have caused things to look very different – suddenly. You might win the lottery, or be involved in an accident and unexpectedly everything is changed. More likely it is the slow, slow, quick, quick, slow way. Sometimes you really do not notice it happening, except when you look back over a year and suddenly see the difference. Sometimes it speeds up and you are more aware of the pressures.

Sometimes you are the initiator of change, but probably you are mostly the recipient of change being done to you. All these factors make a difference as to how you feel about the change that is occurring.  The important point is that regardless, you still do have control, control over you and how you respond, and that can make it feel very different.

At this time of year, one activity I always do is to do a review of the past year – what happened?!
​
It is only a year on, yet it can be amazing how surprising it can be. This is a great time for a map as you can see the whole year on one page and it brings it all together. You can group the information in any way that is most meaningful to you: maybe chronologically; or work, family, self, goals; or seasons of the year, any headings that work well for you. Here is an example of my review of 2017:   
Picture
​If you are wondering what PLURK is, it is a word we made up in my office years ago, because we all enjoyed our work so much it felt like play, but we wanted it to have more gravitas, so we combined work with play and got ‘plurk’! As I have done these maps for many years now, it can be wonderful to look back over the years like an all-time-at-once glance!
 
I also compare what I have achieved with my original goals map and mark it up to show where I am pleased and where I fell short. Then consider if it is important to focus more on that for the coming year, or has it dropped off in importance. Here is my 2017 marked up!
Picture
​Having looked backwards, the next is to plan forwards, and here is what will be important for me in 2018:
Picture
​Which all builds up to how do you achieve what you want to? How do you change in those areas that are meaningful and often very difficult? And here is the prescription: ADOCTA – an acronym standing for Actions; Do; Observe; Consider; Tweak and Actions, all in the direction of your overall goal.
Picture
How does this look in action?

  1. What is your goal? - Please state your goal as the desired outcome, for example ‘I choose to attain and maintain my perfect weight of xxxx’ rather than ‘I don’t want to be fat’.
    Another important point is that it must be measurable – what by when, e.g. 114lbs by June 17th, 2018. Further, select the powerful action verb, such as ‘I choose…’. If you use ‘I wish…’, or ‘I will…’ you are not claiming the action as yours, now.
  2. Your first Action - You know your goal and yourself, so what is an action that you need to take? Look at your current reality, where are you now? Decide on one small, or large step and how you will prepare to make it happen.
  3. Now to Do it! - Your first step, take it! Do it!
  4.  You need to Observe - What actually happened? You walked into the office and they had a large box of wonderful sweets, which you had decided you would NOT eat… is that what happened?
    Replay the mental video, what did you think? What did you do? Was it as you intended?
  5. Next is to Consider those actions -  If you were able to stay away from the chocolates, look at what you did that enabled you to do that. If you weren’t, do not be tough on yourself, just look at where you need to shore up the banks to help it be easier for you next time. Every time assess, did this take you closer to your desired goal? If the answer is yes! Then continue in that direction, if no! Then what do you need to amend?
  6. The Tweak step - Which leads to the next step, the Tweak. These steps are all small and interlaced, this makes them easier for you to do as you now think about how might you Tweak your actions for the next day. Do make this as much fun as you can, maybe your co-workers could start honking if they see you standing by the chocolate box, or they could hide them from you, or you can have carrot sticks at the ready as a substitute!
  7. And ready for Action again!

You are ready to take the next action and move towards your ultimate goal. This is called an ‘iterative loop’, meaning that you keep repeating these steps until you get to the Consider step, and you feel that you have Completed your goal and can now CELEBRATE!!  Sometimes your life may have changed, and you may Consider that you need to amend or change your goal. However, if the goal is still valid and desired by you, then keep repeating this ADOCTA prescription and you are guaranteed success!

There you are!! The recipe for guaranteed success, the way you may be sure that you can make the changes that you want or need to make. The good part is that when you have this formula it is so easy to keep focused, it stops you from negatively judging yourself and allows you to almost dispassionately observe the next step to take. Remember, the journey of 100 miles starts with a single step. Good fortunes and please let me know if your successes.

The Resilient Woman Warrior

Vanda North

    Vanda wants to know your thoughts

Let Vanda get back to you
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    The Holistic Life Coach

     Holistic & Natural Solutions for Health and Wellbeing


      SIGN UP FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!

    Submit




    Categories

    All
    Alexander Technique
    Alison Metcalfe
    Aliza Bloom Robinson
    Amanda Sharman
    Andy Tomlinson
    Angie Fisk
    Aromatherapy
    Astrology
    Bach Flower Remedies
    Back Pain
    Barbara Cox
    Barbara Saph
    Being Rock
    Bernie Mullins
    Bevis Moyan
    Bevis Moynan
    Body Image
    Bowen Technique
    Caroline Grant
    Charlotte Crook
    Christina Cherry
    Christmas
    Chris Woollams
    Comfort Eating
    Contributors
    Crystal Therapy
    Debbie Goodridge
    Depression
    DNA
    Doris Prugel Bennett
    Doris Prugel-Bennett
    Editorial
    Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
    Emotional Issues
    Emotional Stress
    Employee Wellbeing
    Energy Balance
    Energy Healing
    Fay Durrant
    Feldenkrais
    Flower Remedies
    Gill Taylor
    Goals
    Health Blueprint
    Hilary Cooper
    Holistic Coaching
    Homeopathy
    I Am
    Jane Watson
    Joy At Work
    Juicing
    Kellie Lucas
    Kinesiology
    Linda Anousta
    Lisa Elmore
    Lis Horwich
    Liz Shields
    Louise Hay
    Mandy Preece
    Meditation
    Mind Chi
    Natural Remedies
    Natural Skin Care
    Neuro Linguistic Programming
    NLP
    Non Toxic Lifestyle
    Nutrition
    Physical Activity
    Pierre Vuilleumier
    Pilates
    Power Of Thought
    Rainbow Eating
    Reconnective Healing
    Reena Kumarasingham
    Reflexology
    Reiki
    Self Care
    Self Healing
    Self Love
    Sleep
    Soul Whisperer
    Stress
    Suicide
    Tapping
    The C Word
    Tony Mills
    Touch For Health
    Vanda North
    Vitamins
    Warrior Woman
    Weight Management
    Which Therapy?
    Work Life Balance
    Work Wellbeing
    Yoga


    Archives

    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016


    RSS Feed

COOKIE POLICY

We use cookies on this site to help us improve your experience.  If you wish to understand fully how we use these,  click through for our 'cookie policy'.

PRIVACY POLICY

read the privacy policy here

disclaimer

All material on this website is provided for your information only and may not be construed as medical advice or instruction. 
No action or inaction should be taken based solely on the contents of this website; please consult your own health practitioner.
The information and opinions expressed by contributors here do not necessarily reflect the views of every contributor to Life Solutions. Life Solutions acknowledges occasional differences in opinion and welcomes the exchange of different viewpoints. 
The publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions. ​

Contact Us

Subscribe

Join our mailing list today!
Join Now
Photos used under Creative Commons from tsbl2000, CJS*64 "Man with a camera", zeevveez, James P. Mann, Theo Crazzolara, saiberiac, earlynovelsdatabase, DaveBleasdale, Paxson Woelber, Maria Eklind, anieto2k, davitydave, Infomastern, sandiegopersonalinjuryattorney, insatiablemunch, Smallworldspictures123, AndresRSaenz, Kool Cats Photography over 6 Million Views, SammyJayJay, h.koppdelaney, Pink Sherbet Photography, c3lsius_bb, Rob.Bertholf, Ian D. Keating, greger.ravik, FootMassagez, Eman Rus, igorputina
  • THE HOLISTIC LIFE COACH
  • Our Philosophy
  • THE ARTICLES
  • The Contributors
  • Contact