Tag: life

Today’s coping tip is to go to bed in good time and allow yourself to recharge.

I need this reminder. Lately I’ve struggled to sleep well, through the night, and I’ve had some rough mornings. It seems this usually happens when I have early meetings, which makes things even worse.

I’m making it a point to get to bed by 10 for a few days and see if that helps me at all.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central 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 coping tip is to get back in contact with an old friend.

This is something I don’t do too often, but I have done a few times. I’ve met a lot of great people in my life. Some I worked with, some I encountered in other parts of life. When I go to the UK, I usually see if I can reach out and get the chance to meet someone I know from there for a meal or drink. Which reminds me, I need to reach out to someone and try to make plans for June.

Around here, I’ve met some really interesting people as a part of coaching. I took time recently to go watch a few kids play that I coached in the past, but haven’t seen in some time. I also sat down with a parent who became a friend, but someone I haven’t seen in a few years.

Always good to see friends, and worth making the time.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central 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 coping tip is to ask other people about things they’ve enjoyed recently

I asked the question on Twitter and on Facebook, looking for interesting responses from friends. The more fun ones:

• Got a dog (love this!)
• tabletop gaming
• cooking a meal with a kid (love the kids around the kitchen)
• woodworking
• bought running shoes (I can relate)

For me, I think a couple quiet dinners out with my wife were very enjoyable. I cook a lot at home, and we often have our kids with us. Date nights have been rare lately, so these were nice.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central 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 coping tip is to challenge negative thoughts and look for the upside.

I’m struggling with some negative thoughts outside of work. This year as I coach older girls, they have many other interests, they’re distracted, less committed, less motivated. Not all, but enough that it’s tough to build cohesion and makes the job of a coach harder.

The upside is that it’s an opportunity for me to learn how I might approach things differently. I’m not sure what to do here, but I recognize there’s an upside, even as I’m unsure and frustrated, even a little down.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central 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.