Paul and Tami Roos: Prime ideas for overcoming challenges and uncertainty

It’s been an especially difficult yr for many people, however these methods ought to make life simpler to handle.

AFL legend Paul Roos and spouse Tami, an writer and meditation skilled, share their six prime ideas for staying sturdy by way of adversity.

1. Management what you possibly can

Life remains to be unsure because of COVID-19, notably in Victoria, says Paul.

However the former AFL coach suggests pinpointing what’s inside your management. “

What’s the selection which you can make at this time that has no bearing on something aside from you?” he says.

It may be so simple as selecting what time you get off the bed, or the way you train.

“I can select to go for a run, I can select to meditate, I can select to go for a motorcycle trip,” he says.

Paul recommends sticking to a routine, even whereas working from house. So keep away from the temptation to sleep in or keep in your PJs all day.

2. Spring into the brand new season

Tami says spring is a superb time to make some optimistic modifications, equivalent to ditching the darkish garments and popping on some mood-boosting color.

A spring clear could also be so as, and power ranges ought to begin to enhance.

“With that, I can’t stress sufficient that you simply actually do want to maneuver, as a result of should you don’t you’re going to get pissed off,” says Tami.

So get away the skipping rope, take that on-line yoga class, go for a stroll or work your core.

3. Be conscious and meditate

Once we attain for a glass of wine, scroll by way of our telephones or binge watch TV reveals, we’re normally attempting to modify off our brains however simply don’t understand how, says Tami.

As an alternative, she recommends a brief breath consciousness train or meditation.

“In my thoughts, meditation is the primary lacking hyperlink to our well being and wellbeing,” she says.

Throughout his AFL teaching days, Paul would meditate earlier than every recreation, and sometimes earlier than conferences.

“For me, the meditating on recreation day was a non-negotiable. I knew I needed to let plenty of the emotion of the sport wash by way of me, not sit with me,” he says.

“I’d come out of the meditation and I’d have actual readability round what I needed to speak to the gamers about.”

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4. Discover your function

Obtained extra downtime? That’s an ideal alternative to replicate on what you want and what you don’t – maybe whereas journalling or taking a stroll, says Tami.

Ask your self: What’s my ardour, what fires me up?

“To ensure that us to actually reside the life we wish to lead, it truly actually helps if we do know what we’re striving in the direction of,” says Tami.

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5. Count on the sudden

“We’ve got an expectation that life is meant to go X, Y, Z and it doesn’t – after which what occurs to us is it throws us right into a tailspin, perhaps we get nervousness or really feel like we’re getting depressed, we’re actually flat, we’re actually low,” say Tami.

“However we have to perceive to a sure extent that life is in a relentless state of flux, so what occurs at this time will likely be completely different tomorrow and the day after that will likely be completely different once more,” she says. “It’s not going to remain like this ceaselessly.”

6. Recognise the ability of ideas and phrases

Phrases and ideas have extra energy than we realise, says Tami.

“If I’m having extra optimistic ideas, I’ll draw extra optimistic feelings and experiences to me,” she says.

“If I’m having adverse ideas, I’m going to do the very same factor as nicely.”

That’s to not say that folks aren’t entitled to really feel indignant, unhappy, pissed off or scared.

“What I’m saying although is, simply be conscious. In the event you begin happening this gap, are you watching an excessive amount of information, are you simply ingesting adverse after adverse after adverse?” says Tami.

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Catch extra from Paul and Tami Roos in our six-part sequence on The Home of Wellness TV present.

Written by Larissa Ham.