Hi, I'm Kara Sutterfield and this is my podcast.
After over 20 years of leading one -on -one and
group coaching in professional settings, I developed
a passion for helping other women uncover who
they long to become and how to live into that
vision of self today. Let's deep dive into this
profound exploration together, discover how best
to embody the highest version of ourselves, and
take action in this present moment, to be her
now. Welcome back to to be her now. This might
end up being the fastest episode I ever do, or
maybe not. We'll see. I don't know about you,
but when I think about being her now, she is
not on electronics. And yet, I find myself on
electronics on a regular basis. Some of which
I can't avoid, such as email or Zoom for work.
Some of which I can't avoid, such as social media
or television occasionally in the evenings. And
it seems like when I'm on a train of being on
electronics, I'm on it in a big way or I'm off
of it. I tend to be all or nothing in a lot of
ways. but often when I find I'm on electronics
on a regular basis it's because I've lost sight
of alternatives that I can be doing in the meantime
and I tend to just go into a default mode. So
I sat down and brainstormed a list of things
that I could do instead of being on electronics
in the moments when I tend to gravitate towards
them and I thought I would share it. because
I know I'm not the only one that has a desire
to spend less time on electronics, but I think
we're in such a default mode with it that we
forget all the other things we can be doing.
So here in no particular order is the list I've
come up with, and I hope that it will help to
stimulate some ideas of your own that I missed.
You can find me on Instagram at ToBeHerNow, and
I would love to hear your ideas. I've created
a post to go along with this episode that I'd
love to see your comments on. But hopefully together
we can come up with some ways to spend more time
with the people around us in our real lives in
the energy of creation and less time consuming
things that maybe aren't the best for our to
be her now lives. So here we go we can write
can build a website. We can create a product
of some kind whether that's making jewelry or
something else awesome and creative. You can
knit, read a book, play board games or solitaire
if there's not someone handy to play along with.
Paint, color, or draw and I say those things
separately and specifically because I feel like
if I say create art Half of us will say we're
not artists and shy away from the activity. I
say paint, color, and draw because nothing in
that list says they have to be actually good.
You can just go through the motions and enjoy
the process. Do yoga or stretch. Prepare for
the next day such as laying out your clothing
or making it easier for yourself the next morning.
Do meal prep. Bake something. Have a 15 minute
pickup to help tidy your space. Play with clay.
or sculpt. Listen to music but not on a screen.
Menu plan for the week or plan out your week
in general. Go out with friends. Watch the sunset.
Meditate. Prepare a meal that's special and specific
either by yourself or with someone else. Go for
a hike. Visit a farmer's market. Build a model
or build anything. Take a class. Learn more about
your chosen career. Take a walk in your neighborhood.
Organize or declutter a specific area of your
home. Make a list of things you might need for
your home so that you can keep your eye out for
them. Write a letter or write a thank you card.
Take a hot bath or shower. Get your laundry done.
Enjoy a spa treatment like doing your nails,
a facial. a face mask or something to do with
your hair, whether that's at home or at a salon.
Write a song or play a musical instrument. Learn
a new hobby. Write out your ideal week or use
a calendar in a notebook to plan your week. Create
a vision board or a collage. Talk with someone,
either on the phone or in person. Have a coffee
or lunch date. Go out to a meal for a date with
self. Visit a museum. spend time in nature, take
off your shoes and ground. These are just a few
ideas I came up with, but hopefully as you move
through your day today, as you catch yourself
on screens at times when maybe that's not your
intention, hopefully this will jog some ideas
for you to do something different and to be here
now. Have a great week.