5 Lightening-Fast Tips for growth when you're losing the plot - from Sphere.Guide CEO & creator, Devon Brooks

What's giving me energy? What is draining my energy? What can I do today to take care of (or exhilarate) myself tomorrow? These are the questions I ask myself each time I sense things getting 'out of hand'. When I need to orient myself back to my center, the core of me. You know. That place where the answers reside, and all good things begin again. ????

Today, Devon Brooks , CEO and Founder of Sphere.Guide – a curated marketplace matching you with powerful personal and professional coaching experiences facilitated by best-in-class coaches from around the world – shares her tips for growth and getting back on track when you're feeling swirly, lost or like sh*t is straight-up hitting the fan.?

Okay, friends. Here are my ??-fast 5 tips on how to reorient to the core of you - the place where you think and act with the most clarity (especially when s**t is hitting the fan):

1. Ask 3 Speedy Questions

You'll remember these.?

• What's giving me energy??
• What is draining my energy??
• What can I do today to take care of (or exhilarate) myself tomorrow??

Be brief and concise in your answers. Write them in dry-erase on your mirror, a post-in note on your window, or something staring you right in the face. No more than one sentence each. The fewer words, the better.

2. Do THE ONE Thing?

This is really a 1-2-punch. To do this step, you must have completed steps in tip #1.?

So, you answered the questions and found the missing piece for today ??. The thing you said you could do? Do it now. If what you wrote takes longer than a few minutes to take action, hold yourself accountable to the change by blocking yourself the time within the next 24-hours and get it done. Be ruthless about protecting that time. Or you will feel tomorrow like you did today.?

3. Exercise Your Courage

Do something physical, not just any exercise, but something that reminds you what you're made of. For me, it's downhill mountain biking. I put on the armour, the helmet, my POC glasses that make me feel like a sci-fi ninja, and I'm already stronger.?

You might be practicing your headstands, doing ecstatic dance in your living room, rock climbing, ski-touring, running a steep hill or squatting heavy in the gym. You don't just become courageous all at once. Courage is a practice. This is going to give you a hefty dose of it, and you'll need lots to stretch towards your highest self.?

4. Cold Plunge

Pour yourself an ice bath and get in if you don't have a glacier lake or river nearby as I do. Cold plunges are immediately stress-reducing and will give you a huge reset. On really intense days, I do this 2-3 times. Especially before those really important calls. ??

5. Jam With Your Coach

Unlike therapy - which is reactive, unpacking the past to understand the present - coaching says 'okay, and what now?' (Learn more about therapy vs coaching .) Coaching equips us with support in our day-to-day motions and considerations of the present. It makes us accountable to the future we want to cultivate. We often arrive at the coaching session feeling cluttered and overwhelmed. But will end the session with grace, clarity and a plan. Right there. That’s the power of coaching.

Guidance from a coach is something I've had my whole adult life. I was raised by a coach. Everyone on my team has a coach. Even Oprah gets coached! And that's why I dreamed up Sphere - to give everyone an opportunity to access a proven, scientifically validated tool for growth and wellbeing.?

A fitness trainer helps you build physical strength and muscle. Coaching is proven to build social and emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility and creativity. What is a coach? Think: "fitness trainer for your life and mind'. You can check out the coaches on Sphere right here .

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Whichever tip you take, share it on Instagram and tag us @sphere.guide . We will champion and amplify your action with you.

Growing for it,

-Dev?

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