Miserable is not enough‪.‬ Hanna

Making lasting change in our lives SHOULD result in a kind of "new normal", right?  But what if we've got that backwards?  What if changing our "normal" is the best (and maybe the only) way to get long-term change?

What are some ways you've changed your "normal"?  -Hanna@pacificstoa.com



The Procrastination Project is open!  Ready to see what your life would look like if you could trust yourself not to procrastinate?  In just 5 sessions you can kick the teeth out of procrastination once and for all!

Change is hard and it SUCKS!  This week we'll talk about a hack developed by Dr. BJ Fogg... habit anchoring!  We'll talk about how I've adapted this simple tool to help my clients create their own habits, routines, and rituals.  We're also talking about the difference between a routine and a habit, and why that difference is important to achieving positive, long-term behavior change WITHOUT shame or judgment!



The Procrastination Project is open!  Ready to see what your life would look like if you could trust yourself not to procrastinate?  In just 5 sessions you can kick the teeth out of procrastination once and for all!

Is the only way to protect yourself from burning out in your work to stop caring?  Maybe there is another way!  This episode we're talking about how practicing something as simple as reflective listening statements can preserve your bandwidth AND help you serve others!



This episode also features Tank the cat demanding snuggles.  Picture for reference here.



What are three things you want to know more about in regards to empathy and burnout?

hanna@pacificstoa.com

“I don’t know what to do next.”

“I feel stuck.”

“I have to…”

“I just need to…”

“I don’t really have a choice, do I?



How often have you heard yourself say (or think) things like this?  



From the outside, it may look like crisis, emergencies, or anxieties should serve as fantastic motivation for change, action, planning, and initiative.  Instead, crisis overwhelms our brains.  Every small crisis feels like a big crisis.  When everything hurts like the end of the world, we are going to react like it’s the end of the world.  In times of even low-grade, chronic crisis everything around us seems to be removing or reducing our choices.  Even our own choices can effectively remove our future options and choices.

This can frequently lead to a sense of being frozen, stuck, or shut down.  Again, from the outside this can look like apathy, avoidance, and procrastination, when it is in fact a trauma response.



In this episode we'll talk about a way to untangle that sense of being frozen, shut down, or obligated.  Making an Option Inventory will NOT result in a whole new to-do list, but it will give your brain a break and allow you to see options you might otherwise have been blind to.

Every month you meet with 10 of your closest friends.  You share a beautiful, chatty dinner, everyone gets caught up, talking about their latest adventures, and then at the end of the evening everyone in the room hands you a crisp $100 bill.  And EVERYONE is excited.  



What's going on here?



Lucky you!  You're part of a susu or merry-go-round savings club.  Popular in the Caribbean, these community-building clubs function as both credit and savings. 



Learn more here:

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/19/542436391/how-to-buy-a-goat-when-you-re-ultra-poor-join-a-merry-go-round

https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/what-is-a-sou-sou-savings-club-facts/

The last of our short run on procrastination!  What surprised you about our deep dive into procrastination and how to undermine it?



What topics do you want to hear about next season?  Let's talk!  hanna@pacificstoa.com