Challenges and keys to overcome them

#expatchallenge   

JULY 2022 – RECAP  for expats, or not, CHALLENGES and KEYS to OVERCOME THEM

I put here everything I mentioned in my july 2022 posts, feel free to ask me anything not clear.

I will share with you regularly on ways to empower ourselves.

Challenges  

– loneliness, lack of support

– time management

– home sickness

– low energy, feeling down, recharge batteries, refuel yourself

– overwhelm

– resilience

– pros and cons, how to clarify

Keys

– your first thought when you wake up sets your day, so choose it with care

– connect with people through common interests, network, internations. org, WebEvents

– reconnect with/nurture  your core values, recentre yourself, introversion, fill your tank with positive energy, congratulate yourself for your achievements, stay in regular touch with loved ones

– make a vision board, prepare an empowering/positive visualisation, know your WHY

– take an inspiring break, do activities with like-minded people

– the Eisenhover Matrix, do your toughest task first thing in the morning, plan, set an agenda 

– focus on what you have, focus on what is in your power/control, focus on what is positive in your life, stay in learning mode, seize opportunities

– focus on solutions, know where you want to go

– ask yourself: ”what is important for me here and now”?

– ask empowering questions, open ended questions, give magic answers

– smile, have an open posture, feeling grateful

– list advantages and disadvantages of different options

– check and monitor your energy level

– find an inspiring mentor

– declutter your home, declutter your mind

– daily, empowering routines

– divide a big goal/objective in small steps, quick wins to build confidence

– share, accept help

Powerful quotes

– What’s important in life is not what happens to us, IT IS what we do with what happens to us, HOW we deal with it.

– As long as you KEEP trying, you will NEVER fail.

– I don’t know what is possible and what is not possible, so I TAKE ACTION as if everything WAS POSSIBLE.

You are NOT ALONE