Tag: coping

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to do something playful outdoors – walk, run explore, or relax.

Usually today would be a little hectic with work and coaching at night. However, no coaching tonight, so I’m going to take advantage of the time.

It’s dark early with the time change, so I don’t want to be outside late, but it’s work from home, pandemic style. I’m going to knock off at 2pm and go for a hike outside, getting a little fresh air. It may be cold, but I’ll still enjoy November in Colorado. I’ll pick up a little extra work when I get home, and it’s dark.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to look at life through someone else’s eyes and see their perspective.

I try hard in my life to have empathy and understanding for other points of view. I realize when I have a belief or a strong opinion, it’s based on my world view and situation, which is inherently limited to my experience.

I know someone that is struggling in the world under the pandemic. They share some difficulties in their life, complain about some things, and find limited joy in the world. In many of our conversations, I don’t really understand why they see the world this way, but I am trying hard to listen to them, ask questions about how they experience things, and not offer advice or denigrate their views.

Slowly I’m appreciating that they see the world very differently and why they are having a hard time. I still don’t quite understand their view, but I do have empathy and understanding. More importantly, I can support my friend, even though I don’t understand.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to build on new ideas by thinking “Yes, and what if …”

New ideas. Embracing new ideas is easy when they are your own. When someone else has an idea, sometimes I struggle to not nitpick or find the potential issues. I’m working to be more positive and think, sure, how can we make this happen and make it better.

We were working on a project at work, and I was asked to help. This was a new way of doing a presentation, and I wasn’t sure I was comfortable. I was initially thinking this might not work well and it’s be a hassle. Fortunately, I decided to keep my mouth shut and instead embrace the idea.

I agreed to help, asked about what I could do to help. Then I added a few thoughts that might have improved things. Some people liked and adopted, some they didn’t. Both were fine, and I’m glad that I helped build on their idea lightly.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to be creative – cook, draw, write, paint, make, or inspire.

I am often creative at work, with writing and working through solutions to fit client’s needs. That sometimes spends my energy and I struggle to get creative outside of work.

Plus, I have no shortage of things that just need to be done, like rebuilding a generator shed or painting the bathroom (both current projects).

However, I’m going to try and be creative today. I made a small desk stand for my phone a few years ago. My Mom was looking for one recently, and I just sent one from Amazon due to time, but I’ve been wanting to be better.

I found a basic one that is a good design inspiration for me. It’s a simple wooden stand, with a few cuts in it. I’m going to try and cut the wood out and sand it down tonight. Then I’m going to route out a circle in the back and embed a wireless charger inside. This will be a fun project, and likely a gift for someone in my life.