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SUSTAINING SELF SUMMARY

Put your own oxygen mask on first:

1 Take time for own self-care and stress busting: proactively keep levels of

cortisol low

Plan and schedule time so it is boundaried strategically:

Schedule strategic stones and don’t let the frogs hop. Prep4Best – speak to
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staff about the need to stay strategic; ask what they need to feel ok to take

responsibility for the operational stuff.

Fixer to Coach:

3 Empower staff. Keep in mind that when you fix things, you give the message

that they are not capable of doing so.

Reframe challenges and expect them as part of the job:

4 Rather than framing as ‘a bad week’, when challenges come along, just like

a paramedic, feel good at being skilled at overcoming complex challenges.

Keep the 80/20:
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80% strategy vs 20% operational, rather than the other way around.