4
Delegate.
Being a martyr to Christmas is never much fun, no
one acknowledges your martyrdom and they'll just
assume you love the role. So if it's not what you
want, don't do it. Get someone else to. If they don't
want it to do it either perhaps this is a signal that it's
time to do things differently. While being a fiercely
independent, super coping, productive and busy
person is marvellous for elsewhere, there are times
(like now) when it's fine, appropriate and necessary
for sanity's sake to ask for help or delegate tasks.
The fewer choices we have to make, the more
mental energy we’ll have left over to apply to those
more important items, and avoid decision fatigue.
Ultimately it's all about choice and what works for
you. What you choose determines not just whether
you survive the silly season, but how you can take the
silliness out of it all and enjoy a truly wonderful and
happy time.
* Names have been changed to protect the innocent
5
Chill.
This is a special time of year because it's a wonderful
time to pause and reflect on everything you have
achieved and to anticipate good things to come. It's
about expressing gratitude for what you have, and
for appreciating who mean the most to you. When
we are grateful, our mind can relax, we are more
positive and we feel happier.
Why not treat yourself to something really nice;
something you might not had time to do during
the rest of the year. A massage? A retreat? A day
to spent doing non-work things: a trip to an art
exhibition, a trip to the country or a night away with
your partner/husband/lover?