"Whac-a-mole" with a Side of Constant Hyper-vigilance

"Whac-A-Mole" was my favorite amusement park game in my younger years

I loved whacking the moles as they popped up.

It was invigorating. And after 3 minutes it was exhausting.

"Whac a mole" with a side of constant hyper-vigilance is how many live their lives.

They are constantly whacking all the things reactively.

They are exhausted and depleted from a "whac-a-mole existence."

Many blame themselves because blaming ourselves is an "expensive" default pattern.

They believe they are inefficient and that they should improve their time management, organization, and motivation.

They have tried planning better, delegating, and outsourcing -- hoping that they will finally optimize their lives enough to stop whacking.

They search for the outside thing that will help them find the motivation, time and/or energy to be and do it all.

Yet they remain overwhelmed, depleted, and discouraged.

They live from one reactive whack to the next.

Until they discover mindfulness and coaching. Mindfulness and coaching are the solution for a "whac-a-mole" life.

They help you be present. They help you shift your mindset.

They help you stop the spin, settle the snow globe, and quiet the monkey mind or "vritti" (mind chatter).

They help you retrain your nervous system and replete yourself.

They help you reconnect with your priorities and move forward responding not reacting.

Mindfulness and coaching help you change your thoughts and your physiology.

They take away the rush and the urgency and bring in pause, buoyancy and equanimity -- even amidst full lives that feel chaotic, messy, and busy.

Mindfulness and coaching also help you make changes when it becomes clear, from a calm and grounded place, that they are needed.

They help you identify usually small, but sometimes big changes that can help you start living a life of alignment with reasonable human expectations of yourself and others.

Mindfulness and coaching empower you with the clarity, courage, compassion, and motivation to take the steps to make these desired changes actually happen when/if they are truly needed.

Mindfulness and coaching are the most unexpected, effective, and wonderful performance and efficiency tools I know.

Once you learn to practice and embody them, the whack-a-mole game finally ends.

You move forward with intention, clarity, and alignment. Life is better, healthier, and more joyful.

If you want support stepping out of a "whack-a-mole" existence, reach out.

Your 2024 will be much improved without this adrenalin-filled cortisol-releasing experience.