The Self-Care Mindset : Rethinking How We Change and Grow, Harness Well-Being, and Reclaim Work-Life Quality

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The world has changed, our lives have changed, and in recent years, our work has changed. Despite the disruption, our relationship and understanding of self-care have remained the same as we still see it as something fluffy or a perfect list of habits that we “do” alone outside of work to recover. But what if self-care wasn’t something we “do”? What if self-care is a mindset that allows us to achieve peak performance, engagement, and growth without burning out and sacrificing our health and joy? In The Self-Care Mindset, celebrated well-being and mindset expert Jeanette Bronée delivers an actionable and groundbreaking approach that challenges us to rethink self-care at work so we no longer have to choose between being healthy and being successful. With Jeanette’s inclusive approach to self-care, you will receive the tools to protect and unlock our most important resource: our humanity. You’ll learn how to better manage stress, break free from living in survival mode, and navigate FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) so you can harness change and grow by reclaiming agency and recovering what you care about. You’ll also: Discover proven frameworks and useful tools, like “Power Pausing,” the “C.A.R.E. Framework,” and “AAA” Find ways to move beyond the outdated concept of “work-life balance” to one of “work-life quality” Learn to build an ecosystem of relationships with yourself, with others, and with work itself. Inclusion. Well-being. Care. This is the future of work. A future where well-being is the foundation for peak performance, engagement, and a culture where people belong and work better together by cultivating connection, communication, and collaboration. A can’t-miss resource for busy professionals and business leaders everywhere, The Self-Care Mindset will find its way into the hands of managers, executives, board members, and anyone else who struggles to be busy and find fulfillment and happiness in their working lives at the same time. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Introduction We Don’t Have to Accept the Way Things Are The Painful Wake-Up Call Rethinking Self-Care Think, Engage, Act Part I Think—Rethinking Self-Care at Work Chapter 1 What If We Have Self-Care All Wrong? Are Our Beliefs About Self-Care Getting in the Way of Self-Care? Rethinking Our Three Core Relationships Demystifying Self-Care Chapter 2 Power-Pausing Pause, Listen, Ask Your Mind on Pause The Three Types of Power-Pausing The First Step of Power-Pausing Is Learning to Breathe Again and Listen to Your Body The Practice of Pausing on Purpose Building Your Support System Practicing the Pause Chapter 3 Unstress to Get Unstuck Are You Working and Living in Survival Mode? Stress Is Like a Pothole We Can’t Control What Happens, But We Can Control How We Respond Chapter 4 The “FUD” Is Real FUD and Burnout Go Hand in Hand Moving from FUD to Agency Takes Curiosity FUD Is an Opportunity for Change Intention Fuels Attention Our Three Basic Questions Working with the Fear Chapter 5 Rethinking Time “Yes, but I Don’t Have Time” It’s a Matter of Time Work Needs to Be Inclusive of What We Care About Rethinking Boundaries: Changing What “On Company Time” Means Chapter 6 Rethinking Peak Performance Working Harder or Working Better? Performance Is About Being Happy Purpose, Goals, and Rethinking What Matters Peak Performance Comes from What We Care About Peak Performance Equity We Each Value and Care About Different Things Chapter 7 Rethinking Habits Knowing What We Need to Do Isn’t Enough Disruption Is a Part of Life To Change Our Habits, First We Need to Change the Way We Think Reclaiming Agency over Our Habits Know Your Triggers Our Choices Are Based on Fear or Desire Chapter 8 Self-Care Is a (Growth) Mindset Turning Change into Opportunity Turning Discomfort into Comfort Change the Question, Change the Outcome What Do I Need Right Now So That I Can…? Grow, Grow, Grow Part II Engage—The CARE Framework Chapter 9 It’s Who We Are That Makes Us Great Care in Action Passion and Purpose The CARE Framework Chapter 10 Self-Communication What’s the Inner Critic? “I’m Not Good Enough!” “I Am” Versus “I Feel” To Listen or Not to Listen Turn Your Inner Critic into Your Inner Coach Growing Pains Chapter 11 Self-Awareness The Body on Stress How to Get Body-Scanning to Work for You A Morning Routine Being “Self-Conscious” Versus Being “Conscious” Emotional Self-Awareness Emotions Are Good Emotions at Work Emotions as Information Emotional Respect Emotional Agency Self-Awareness Is Also Self-Acceptance Chapter 12 Self-Responsibility “Yes, But. . .” “Yes, And. . .” Habit-Shifting We Don’t Have to Fit into Our Habits; Our Habits Have to Fit Us How to Make Your Habits Work for You Foundational Self-Care Habits Plot Out Your Day What Do You Need So That You Can. . .? When You Feel the FUD Working with the Fud Motivation for Change Chapter 13 Self-Expression Shame at Work This Is Not a Fight; It’s Communication Ask for It What, How, and Why It Matters The Power of Venting CARE-Driven Venting Being Authentic Becoming You Part III ACT— Reclaiming Agency Chapter 14 ACT with CARE AAA: Resilience from the Inside Out Acceptance and Reclaiming Agency The Power of Being Aware, Adaptable, and Agile AAA with Care AAA on Purpose Chapter 15 “Yes, And…Is There More?” “Yes, and…” Building on Your Strengths “Yes, and…” AAA as a Communication Tool A Healthy Culture Is Built on Healthy Conversations Chapter 16 From Me to We Culture Is an Ecosystem Was Maslow Wrong? We Need Each Other Self-Care Works Better Together The Future Is Human Social-Emotional Awareness in Our Hybrid World Connecting in a Virtual World To Care Is Our Human Advantage Chapter 17 The Future Is About Work-Life Quality Belonging at Work Work with Heart Growth by Choice Deconstruct to Build Better “What Do You Need So You Can Cultivate Work-Life Quality? Falling in Love with You Chapter 18 A Culture of CARE® Care Reaches All the Way to Your Customer Moments of Presence Grief at Work Care Matters What Will You Choose? Care Is What Motivates Us, Not Fear Self-Care Is a Conversation; Let’s Keep it Going Care Makes Us Stronger Together About The Author Index EULA