This is an episode in the Believe Show. Gemma believes that we can find opportunity during times of adversity. * Take good care of ourselves * Give ourselves deadlines to stop ruminating * Make a plan and take action * Believe that good can come of hardship. Gemma's web site: https://gemmahealthcoach.com

When we are going through a difficult time, it can be helpful to share our feelings with others. But sometimes we are so overwhelmed that we dump our worries on our loved ones. How can we consciously and considerately share our concerns with others? Senia explains the questions + emotion framework. For the LinkedIn article based on this video, visit https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-youre-frustrated-want-vent-senia-maymin/ For more videos in this series, check out the Tools menu at https://mycoach.zone

How do I focus on the big picture when there are so many things that need to be done? * Consider pitfalls. * Ask questions: Who can help? What? Why (the magnet)? When (is your energy the best)? Where? For more videos in this series, visit https://mycoach.zone

What single question could help you see a path through the jumble?

Three tools to help you be your best self between now and year end: 1) What if? Imagining that you are already the person you want to be. 2) Game changer (Ilene Schaffer) — https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-transform-2020-25-minutes-ilene-schaffer-senia-maymin/ 3) Feedforward (Marshal Goldsmith) — https://www.marshallgoldsmith.com/articles/1438/ For more videos in this series, see https://mycoach.zone

Use WAIT as an acronym: * W is for Walk, look around, observe * A is for Aimlessly think. Daydream! * I is for Important: Look at your priorities. * T is for Tie your shoes. Regroup. Self-care. For more videos in this series, visit https://mycoach.zone/workremote

Ilene Schaffer walked us through two tools that she uses frequently with clients: * The ABC plus DE model, which is a way to get unstuck from an unhelpful negative spiral and shift thinking in more powerful directions. * The Collaborative Communication Framework, which is a way to approach difficult conversations or present something in a way that motivates people to jump on board. For more videos in the Work Remote Strategies series, visit https://mycoach.zone/workremote/ Visit Ilene's bio at https://svchange.com/Ilene

Kelly Beischel and Ilene Schaffer answered the following questions: 1. I feel like I've entered the second stage of the pandemic. And now I need to be productive. So what should I start with? Cleaning my garage? Growing my business? 2. There are often important meetings after the meeting with no ability to really read the other person's body language or get their temperature, pun intended. How do I foster these conversations and establish those sponsors and those champions? 3. What do you most wish for our viewers today? What is the suggestion you have for them or a wish for them as they go off to their weekend and then the next week of work? Visit Kelly's bio at https://svchange.com/Kelly Visit Ilene's bio at https://svchange.com/Ilene See more Work Remote Strategy videos at https://mycoach.com/WorkRemote

Kathryn describes four actions that people can take ahead of adversity to be ready when it comes. 1. Learn how to calm yourself down. What works for you? 2. Collect a positive portfolio of things that give you pleasure. 3. Practice reframing what happens. Know where you have interpretive latitude. 4. Inventory your resources. To read more about these 4 steps to resilience, check out https://tinyurl.com/BuildResilienceforHardTimes Visit Kathryn's bio at https://svchange.com/Kathryn See more Work Remote Strategies at https://tinyurl.com/WorkRemoteYoutube

Hope depends on three factors: 1. Pathway thinking: Can you see at least one path to where you want to go? 2. Agency thinking: Can you picture yourself walking those paths? 3. Goal thinking: Do you have a goal that is really your own? In this time of COVID-19, we all need to find new pathways, as old ones are blocked. When one pathway gets blocked, we can change our energy to follow another. That skill, which preserves hope, will be useful to us throughout life. View Doug's bio at https://svchange.come/Doug

Coaches Sandy Lewis and Kelly Beischel answer the questions: * I'm feeling drained and exhausted. What should I do about this tiredness? * There are waves of uncertainty going on now. How should we deal with the uncertainty? To view other videos in the Work Remote series, visit https://mycoach.zone/workremote To visit Sandy's bio, go to https://svchange.com/Sandy To visit Kelly's bio, go to https://svchange.com/Kelly

* To build cohesive teams across distances, invite people to breathe together. * Different kinds of breathing produce different moods and mindsets. * Slow dropped breathing is available to you at any time to combat incoherent thoughts! Suzanne Zeman's Listening to Bodies: A Somatic Primer – https://amzn.to/2Aeh1lX HeartMath: https://experience.heartmath.com/ For a LinkedIn article based on this video, visit https://www.linkedin.com/post/edit/6667570890160644096/ For more videos in this series, check out the Tools menu at https://mycoach.zone

1) 02:53 Everybody's complaining about social distancing. Is it bad that I enjoy it? 2) 05:30 I wake up in the morning either feeling "Hey, I got this," or "Oh no! I'm so far behind." How should I handle this? 3) 14:30 People need me too much. I have too many meetings, too many people calling on me. What should I do? Visit the coach bios: Sandy Lewis at https://svchange.com/Sandy David Pollay at https://svchange.com/david Ilene Schaffer at https://svchange.com/ilene Giselle Timmerman at https://svchange.com/giselle

Louisa polled the viewers, finding that they were feeling stress at an average of 6 out of 10. Then she talked about both the day-to-day stressors and the moments of high stress. 1. Three things to understand about yourself and stress: the emotions that occur when you get stressed out, the thoughts (what you are saying to yourself), and the physical effects. We will talk about each of these because all suggest ways to handle stress. 2. Review of the SCARF model of stressors: Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness. 3. Rethink your standards: "Peace at 6" For an article based on this interview, see https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/stress-triggers-strategies-senia-maymin/ For more videos in this series, check out the Tools menu at https://mycoach.zone