<p><b data-redactor-tag="b">In this article you will learn the following</b><br></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">12 tricky situations - You may find yourself to be in </b>- Please mix and match as per all that applies to you [<b data-redactor-tag="b">I have chosen few common yet unnerving ones</b>]<b data-redactor-tag="b"></b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">65+ Tips for making your life – the best that can be under your current situation</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Managing Your Relationship Challenges During Lockdown.</b></p><p>Many of <b data-redactor-tag="b">you are in the lockdown since quite some time and this period seems to just on and on</b> – AND it is getting on your nerves AND you are getting on other's nerves.</p><p>But understand <b data-redactor-tag="b">this basic – that – if you don't treat this as an opportunity to grow in every area of your life</b> – and don't emerge out – <b data-redactor-tag="b">as the best of yourself [father/mother, son/daughter, husband/wife</b>, other-roles].</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Plus inculcate - a new useful skill, a new plan, more knowledge, better health and fitness, better rapport & understanding & more intimate relationship & improved quality of relationship</b>.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Then you don't have – those qualities to succeed big-time – in face of great adversity.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Because – it definitely cannot be the question of time nor opportunity</b>.</p><p>Then it has to be wallowing in the <b data-redactor-tag="b">face of challenges and letting your energies directed towards un-resourceful emotional, mental and physical states</b> and/or lack ambition and/or lack discipline and/or have given-up.</p><p>Yes – <b data-redactor-tag="b">this situation is tough and going to be tougher for most of the people especially in the Asian/African countries economically in the worst possible ways</b> - but even in the world of seemingly wealthy-echelons - most won't escape harshly negative consequences in other parts of their lives.</p><p>Also <b data-redactor-tag="b">understand that many of you in the family would be displaying or undergoing symptoms of stress depression - like</b> – irritation, frustrations, anger, feeling low, crying, taking everything personally – <b data-redactor-tag="b">you may also be contributing to others member's anxiety etc. – by getting on their nerves as well</b>.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">So irrespective of whether you are having great time and enjoying being together with your most loved ones or finding yourself in hell like misery</b> – this is the time to turn your life upside down – <b data-redactor-tag="b">by changing all your beliefs, mindsets, expectations, assumptions, plans, the idea of future etc. etc.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">And through this come out stronger, more powerful, having developed better understanding of self and others.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">This can be done – fully possible and completely within your area of influence.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">But for this first you need to take stock of your own particular situation.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">12 tricky situations - You may find yourself to be in </b>- Please mix and match as per all that applies to you [<b data-redactor-tag="b">I have chosen few common yet unnerving ones</b>] – yes, your situation may have something entirely different, in that <b data-redactor-tag="b">case please amend accordingly</b>.</p><ul><li>1.Small space – many members – absolutely no-privacy</li> <li>2.Barring the social functions – this is the first time all of you have been together for so long</li> <li>3.Both spouses working from home and with no help – sharing of chores becomes flashpoints</li> <li>4.Both spouses were working and now no work and total financial, work, job uncertainty</li> <li>5.You are used to seeing your family members only late-night and vice-versa</li> <li>6.Adult Children's final/board examinations postponed</li> <li>7.Might have the type of job – which can't be done from home and completely clueless as to what to do with your time</li> <li>8.In addition to your parents, siblings, children, spouse [choose all the permutations that applies to you] – there are pets all put together</li> <li>9.You have sick people like people on dialysis or requiring regular hospital visits or people with psychiatric issues</li> <li>10.You may already be having acrimonious relationship</li> <li>11.You might have been stuck in an unknown place – alone – OR because of sudden lockdown you are stuck separately from your beloved and besotted one</li> <li>12.You had planned a great leisure trip</li></ul><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">65+ Tips for making your life – the best that can be under your current situation</b></p><ul><li>1.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Sit when you are feeling comparatively calmer– introspect to understand the current ongoing unprecedented crisis </b>and how it is going to impact you, your life and all your loved ones</li> <li>2.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Identify – what are absolutely beyond your control – like</b></li></ul><p>I.Your job</p><p>II.Your prospects of getting a new job in case you lose it – due to the impending recession</p><p>III.Your earnings</p><p>IV.Your investments and state of your financial health</p><p>V.The state of economy</p><p>VI.The chaos that may ensue in wake of the large-scale negative impact on a very-very huge part our society</p><ul><li>3.Imagine the worst-case scenario</li> <li>4.Create plans from the premise – should you lose all</li> <li>5.Have candid and open discussions – in way that others don't become more tensed</li> <li>6.Involve entire family in future planning – seek suggestions and implement</li> <li>7.Reframe that you are stuck at home with – you have an opportunity to create something larger than life right now – should you get motivated and passionate to do so</li> <li>8.Maintain you daily routine as much as you can like on a normal say working day and teat only Sunday as Sunday</li> <li>9.Treat this phase as the moment to slow down mentally and emotionally - and to learn to appreciate all the small-small and good things in life</li> <li>10.Give space to everyone including yourself – even if all you have a room shared by 4-6 people.</li> <li>11.It can become a gas-chamber – in case you have teenage-children, siblings, parents, spouse – with whom your relationship is already strained PLUS you have very small house.</li> <li>12.Identify the triggers that makes others irritated – control them – this you need to do it by force, till you learn a more effective way</li> <li>13.Don't give in to your urge to get back and get even with your family members – even if they have done something that have made you angry and upset</li> <li>14.If your children are in board-classes and their examinations are postponed – kindly don't pressurize them to study it would backfire by way of poorer results whenever the exams are held – in any case they will get enough time to revise for at least 1 month if not more.</li> <li>15.They are going through toughest times too – as you can't revise again and again in face of uncertainty – so let them be</li> <li>16.Develop hobbies that can be done inside house</li> <li>17.Stop watching news channel altogether – instead watch discovery types of channels</li> <li>18.Volunteer to do house chores, Share work – cook for the entire family, take responsibility for one major work</li> <li>19.Exercise exercise exerercise - whenever you remember or feel stressed– if don't have any space just jump and stretch on the space you need to sleep - <b data-redactor-tag="b">Please read by blog on</b> - <a href="https://successunlimited-mantra.com/index.php/blog/how-to-create-healthy-sustainable-life">https://successunlimited-mantra.com/index.php/blog/how-to-create-healthy-sustainable-life</a> - <b data-redactor-tag="b">for healthier life</b></li> <li>20.Learn and Dance or simply sway</li> <li>21.Read read read - diversified mix - to relax - to enjoy - to learn - to create bitter awareness</li> <li>22.Enroll in online courses</li> <li>23.Most of you won't have access to your regular addictions – try to use this as a catalyst to give it up totally</li> <li>24.Develop healthy mental and physical habits</li> <li>25.Write Blog about your experiences</li> <li>26.Teach something online</li> <li>27.Find opportunity to help people through internet</li> <li>28.Identify all your challenges – that you are facing/were facing professionally, physically, mentally, emotionally</li> <li>29.If you are scared of losing your job – read my blog - <a href="https://successunlimited-mantra.com/index.php/blog/what-to-do-if-you-lose-your-job-now">https://successunlimited-mantra.com/index.php/blog/what-to-do-if-you-lose-your-job-now</a> AND ALSO <a href="https://successunlimited-mantra.com/index.php/blog/essentiality-of-redefining-your-future-right-now-1">https://successunlimited-mantra.com/index.php/blog/essentiality-of-redefining-your-future-right-now-1</a></li> <li>30.Address these challenges – by finding out simple solutions</li> <li>31.Ask for their feedback – on how could you become a better father/mother, son/daughter, husband/wife, brother/sister</li> <li>32.Catch up with your friends and relatives – you have not connected with recently</li> <li>33.Find ways to make your house decluttered and more beautiful</li> <li>34.Learn something that would make you most valuable in your job</li> <li>35.Take help of family members by being candid about it – should you feel it would create bonding</li> <li>36.Ignore minor acts of family members – they are also going through the same sets of challenges</li> <li>37.Learn to meditate, Do pranayama</li> <li>38.Identify the things that as family you can do together – ie watch movies etc.</li> <li>39.Have self-discipline but don't enforce it on others</li> <li>40.You will certainly be getting on other's nerve – try not to be bothered by minor violations of your code of conduct</li> <li>41.If you have very-bad relationship – discuss and call truce – if possible, stay away</li> <li>42.AND if you can't - avoid triggering negativities in each other</li> <li>43.Keep all the essential medicines and replenish them ASAP - place order the moment you are left with 10 days</li> <li>44.Do one thing together every day with entire family</li> <li>45.Listen to all without any bias and without any distractions – only to understand them better</li> <li>46.See differences as exciting, fun and healing rather than problems to fix</li> <li>47.Avoid absolutely the temptations of criticism, Contempt through name calling, eye rolling, sneering, mockery, and hostile-humor, scathing-sarcasm, Defensiveness (making excuses to explain away your actions), Stonewalling (withdrawing from a conversation, even if physically present)</li> <li>48.Learn and experiment with better methods of conflict resolution</li> <li>49.Be more Kind to the suffering of the masses – do what you can – it is contagious, too</li> <li>50.Maintain healthy sleep habits</li> <li>51.Go for self-care in big way</li> <li>52.Be yourself – fully completely yourself – get rid of all the show that you wear as mask</li> <li>53.Be comfortable in sharing who you really are</li> <li>54.Practice tolerating uncertainty</li> <li>55.Don't use distracting methods to deal with your anxiety through unhealthy ways like drinking, eating or being on social media much more</li> <li>56.Seek professional help if you need it – in case you find it difficult to deal with the situation and find it overwhelming</li> <li>57.Ask what each other's fears and worries are</li> <li>58.Think about how others are feeling</li> <li>59.Keep work as separate as possible</li> <li>60.Be forgiving of yourself and others</li> <li>61.Improve your soft skills, EQ, SQ, SpQ</li> <li>62.Create the right BOUNDARY</li> <li>63.Give space to others</li> <li>64.Accept that all that YES EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS OUT OF DATE – so we actually need to start from scratch in many areas of life</li> <li>65.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Few Financial checklist</b></li></ul><p>I.Take stock of all that you have to pay – the loan EMIs etc.</p><p>II.Relook into your savings and investments</p><p>III.Don't touch your stock-market portfolio for liquidation – unless that is the only thing that you can in a dire emergency</p><p>IV.If you have spare money – invest in Gold ETF or any such real-gold based</p><p>V.If you were looking for selling your real-estate – this may not be the correct time</p><p>VI.Keep enough cash at home – try to pay through online [while protecting yourself against spurt in the frauds and scams that are taking place now] – especially if you find ATMs going dry</p><p>VII.Stop all unnecessary expenses</p><p><br></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">#howtomakeyourlifebestduringlockdown, #trickysituationsyoufacelivingtogetherinlockdown, #howtofindmeaninginchaoticsituations, #makethebestofbeinglockeddown, #createopportunityfromlivinginlockdown</b><br></p>