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How to Shift from Rescuer to Coach to Empower Yourself and Others
How to Shift from Rescuer to Coach to Empower Yourself and Others

Taking on other’s work as a Rescuer gave me a temporary rush of purpose and service followed by lots of guilt, worry, anxiety, and emotional exhaustion. What it never did was give them the tools to engage in more effective behaviors, or change how they worked or prioritized tasks, or even how to make more value aligned choices.

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academia, creativity, change, self-care, skillsTamara Yakaboskiaction, choice, coach, drama triangle, empowermentComment
Step Four to Unblocking Your Creativity are Practices
Step Four to Unblocking Your Creativity are Practices

The topic of practices to unblock creativity is closely tied to the previous one on creative rest and to the next one on routines. I’m a big fan of framing activities - especially the ones on this list - as practices because every day and time will be different based on mood, energy, context, time, space and more.

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creativity, skillsTamara Yakaboskiexercise, creativity, mindfulness, nature, morning pages, procratinationComment