Self-care — doing things that replenish you — is something that most, if not all, of us know we need to do. What we might NOT recognize is that we have internal barriers that stop us from helping ourselves. Build awareness of those barriers and then counter them.
Alright, let's, let's get real for a second about this thing called self-care and this isn't a video about what to do with self-care or why it's important. Although those things, those topics are very valuable, self-care is super important, you need to recharge your battery, you need it to perform and be at your best and it promotes well-being, how to do self-care, you know, try new things, being physically active, get enough sleep, being around friends, the people you love, family and friends. Those are things that the common person knows already.
So that's not, the limit to people practicing self-care, in my opinion, is not knowledge, it's not information, it's the fact that there are barriers and we don't know those barriers, so then we can't have solutions to set barriers. So what this video is about is recognizing your barriers internally, specifically your thoughts, beliefs or values that you have around self-care, that might limit your ability to actually care for yourself. So for me, I know one belief that I still hold to this day that I'm still working through is that I have to be productive all the time.
So how that manifests is I can't practice self-care at times. If I'm watching TV and just being a vegetable on the couch, that's a form of self-care that recharges my battery, but if I have to believe I have to be productive, that turns into me like, oh, I'm being lazy right now, there's stuff that I could be doing, someone's getting ahead of me in my field, someone, or I'm going to be behind on these things. If I'm not productive, I'm not being my best self. So recognizing that belief for me helps me to then counter that belief and actually practice more self-care.
So I know that I can't be productive all the time. It's literally impossible and for me to be at my best, I need to take breaks. You can't pour from an empty cup. So I'm having, I'm building these counters to this belief that I might have, this thought that might come up that I have to be productive. So I'm curious for you, it's not about knowing what to do for self-care, although that is super valuable and that's a big part of what's on this great app called cadre. But what are the barriers? What thoughts, beliefs, or values do you have that limit your ability to take care of yourself?
That can be anything around productivity, around relaxation, I'll sleep when I 'm dead. That's another example, like sleep is for the week. You need to be able to relax, recharge your batteries, and fill up your cup so you can pour from that full cup into the areas that you care about with your family, your work, your relationships, your hobbies, all of that. Rather than trying to figure out what should I do for self-care, that's a great step. But first, recognize the barriers and provide a counter to said barriers.
