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4/15/20 – An easy three minute a day workout used to stimulate Welcome to neural pathways in the brain by activating the breath and acupuncture points on the Base Camp Well-Being earlobes. Energy Boost! – A gentle practice to harmonize the left and right Super Brain Webinar 3 hemispheres of the brain. Yoga – Studies have indicated improvements in memory by assisting brain function and cell activity. – Breath in through nose on way Webinar 3 – Mastering the Mind During Challenging Times down and out through mouth on way up 1 2 Resolution Shock GRIEF STATES Acceptance What’s working? Denial Understanding What’s not? Anger Questions Surrender Sadness Depression The grief process is a normal human reaction to change, loss & trauma, no matter how small 3 4 1

4/15/20 ANTS & PETS Automatic Negative Thoughts Performance Enhancing Thoughts 5 6 ANTS PETS Automatic Negative Performance Enhancing Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset Benefit Mindset M Thoughts Thoughts Every day experts who Everyday achievers who Everyday leaders who seek perfection and seek success and seek to ‘be well’ and ‘do I – My best is always good avoid failure mastery good’ enough – My whole day is ruined! Focus on production, Focus on productivity, Focus on purpose, N questioning what they questioning how they do questioning why they do – Everyone has to learn – This always happens to do it it somehow ANTS & PETS D me! Mostly individualistic, Mostly individualistic , Individual and – Perhaps I’ve missed ego system benefit ego system benefit collective , ego and eco- – I’m hopeless at Maths S system benefit something? – Everyone else has their Feels threatened by the Finds lessons in the Discover their strengths – Maybe I’ll ask a question E act together success of others and success of others, to and meaningfully about that achieves less than their reach ever-higher levels contribute to a future of – It’s all my fault T full potential of personal greater possibility – Plan A didn’t work, lucky achievement the alphabet has 25 other letters! 7 8 2

4/15/20 Remember WHY people behave the way they do – Fixed Mindset – tendency to avoid challenges, give up in COMPASSION the face of obstacles, be averse to constructive feedback M Beyond Benefit I Self – Growth Mindset – more likely to embrace challenges and Why do people N persist in the face of setbacks, learn from feedback and Personal Growth D Achieving Potential think: how will this have a positive impact on me and what behave the can I learn from it? S Growth Self-Esteem Self-Image, Empowerment way they do? E T – Benefit Mindset – beyond my growth, what are some of the Love, Belonging, Acceptance potential beneficial outcomes of this current situation on our organization / more globally? Survival – Physically, Fixed Mentally, Emotionally FEAR Peopl ple ar are more reac active whe hen n ope perat ating ng at at lower levels 9 10 TRACTIONS are those things which move us towards what we really want/need T A DISTRACTION is anything that moves us away from what • Having a handle on what’s important to us – our priorities – helps we really want/need: R us to manage our time effectively – we all have the same amount D of time – it’s how we use it that counts • We need to Master the Internal Triggers – our thoughts, I A • LIFE DOMAINS: Self / Relationships / Work and feelings – this is best done through thought mindfulness S practices, awareness and modification C T • We also need to Hack Back External Triggers WORK T R – Disengage from social media except at certain times RELATIONSHIPS A I – Be mindful not to get hooked into news updates C O T – Pings and notifications are all triggers to take us off task – SELF turn them off, silence your devices, remove Apps you don’t I N need, make your front page with only 6-8 Apps, use a clock O • Time-boxing – carving out time for focused work and S or watch for the time N communicate that to others – Use the 10 minute rule & Surf the Urge ! S 11 12 3

4/15/20 STAYING CONNECTED A daily RITUAL is a way of saying “I’m voting for i. Wherever possible, raise the level of connection from a text or email to a phone-call or video-link… myself: I’m taking care of myself.” Mariel Hemingway ii. Agree on a time for morning tea and share a cuppa… • Tea / coffee ritual iii. Shared lunches –UBER eats delivery to a group… • Shower ritual iv. Send a random note of gratitude, or validation to a • Morning ritual co-worker… RITUALS • Exercise v. Set-up a buddy system / accountability partner for • Candles, essential oils, fire checking in… • Journalling vi. Celebrate birthdays… • Sensing meditation vii. Virtual after-work drinks! • Sunrise, sunset viii. Pizza party! • Forgiveness, Release and Gratitude ix. Add your own ideas…… • Card sets, insight tools Social distancing doesn’t have to mean disconnection! 13 14 Welcome to Base Camp Well-Being Webinar 3 Webinar 3 – Mastering the Mind During Challenging Times 15 4