Create three leadership experiments you commit to do for the next 5-8 weeks. Choose one experiment for each category. Focus on one and do it daily to create new habits. If you want to challenge yourself, take on a couple.
These ideas are intentionally ‘big picture’ so you can define one for yourself. Set a goal for each one that says what specifically will you do, when, how, and how often. Post your goals where you can see them weekly.
See Yourself as Valuable
Treat yourself as valuable, create habits for self-care and mental well-being
- Take a class, learn something new
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- Create sleep routines
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- Limit screen time or fast from it altogether
4
- Do something creative daily
4
- Notice and change self-talk, negative thoughts
4
- Goal-cast, create vision boards
3
- Incorporate mindfulness exercises and breathing
3
- Increase meaningful connections with family and friends
2
- Use your talents to build or create something
2
- Plan for meaningful connections with others
2
- Forgive more
16
- Try a new hobby (even if you think you won't be good at it)
13
- Exercise regularly, go outside
11
- Do something new
10
- Read positive books about reaching your goals and put their suggestions into practice
10
- Do something to increase your efficiency at work to open up more time for yourself and others, don't fill the extra time with more work!
1
- Donate money to organizations, people who lost their jobs; purchase gift cards and items from local small businesses
1
- Choose a sport or activity that you want to get better at, set goals to increase your skills daily
1
- Be aware of what you take in (audio/visual) and plan for better choices. Consume only what’s uplifting. Stop watching the news or negative social media channels
1
- Identify and use your strengths
1
- Take on a gratitude challenge
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- Eat healthier
0
- Limit screen time or fast from it altogether
0
- Chart my sleep patterns and habits one hour before bed
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See People as People
Treat others with compassion and honor; find why they are similar to you; elevate others. Focus on family, friends, neighbors, co-workers
- Donate money to organizations, people who lost their jobs; purchase gift cards and items from local small businesses
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- Reach out to people who are isolated or may not have connections right now
7
- Volunteer for an essential non-profit serving the poor, sick or needy
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- Donate blood
4
- Notice something your parent, sibling or spouse needs and do it without them asking
4
- Have that difficult conversation you've been avoiding
3
- Practice generosity by giving sacrifically. What do others need that you have that would cost you something to give?
3
- Turn off the devices and intentionally engage in activities as a that promote conversation and connection
3
- Think of creative ways to help first responders feel valued and supported
21
- Increase patience, heal conflict
2
- For someone you don’t agree with: write down what you appreciate about who they are and their point of view, tell them
2
- Say only positive, supportive things about others
16
- Identify each other’s strengths. Help everyone identify ways to use them. Encourage.
13
- Turn chores into rewards that can be donated
1
- Teach others ways to care for themselves
1
- Find ways to spend time and connect with a sibling or family member that you don’t normally spend a lot of time with.
1
- Identify someone you don’t get along with and get to know their story with curiosity
1
- Do something for a neighbor or for your neighborhood
1
- Choose to ask questions, not tell
1
- Increase patience, heal conflict
1
- Choose to elevate the value of others by avoiding blaming, name calling, or justifying; refrain from “us/them” language, speak about others as if they were in the room
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- Do acts of kindness, big and small
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- Get to know other’ stories, share them with others to inspire
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- Helping family with things around the house
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See Your Work as Sacred
Identify tasks you do daily (small and big), reflect how your actions impact yourself and others. Reflect, discuss together. Explore "why" and value alignment.
- Journal at night. Where could you have responded that day with a different attitude?
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- Clarify your values so you have guideposts to answer the question, "Why do you work?"
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- Create a compelling future for yourself (what impact do you want to leave?). Define your life’s mission. Take small steps toward your goals today.
4
- Consider an area of your life where your work feels draining. How can you change your perspective through small habits and reminders?
4
- Create family values and a family mission statement and post it on the wall. Discuss how the things you do are or aren't in alignment.
3
- Identify a situation in your life where you struggle to be yourself with others. Change your attitude, how you show up or how you do this task so that the situation reflects who you really are
2
- Read articles or books about finding purpose in your work and do something they recommend.
2
- Identify a situation in your life where you struggle to be yourself with others. Change your attitude, how you show up or how you do this task so that the situation reflects who you really are
2
- Identify tasks or distractions you can say “no” to in order to spend more time on work that is meaningful to you.
12
- While at dinner together: make a list of what you did that day and discuss how your actions impacted yourself and others
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- Waking up at a decent time and making list of thing that need to be done for schoolwork, and getting them done over the course of the day
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