Ayo Lawrence: Tips For Navigating Tough Life Seasons

Balanced ME™ with Ayo Lawrence

Tips for Navigating Tough Life Seasons

In life, pain might be inevitable, but suffering is a choice.

Suffering being a choice is about the attitude we put up while going through life's challenges, and I will be sharing my thoughts on this.
When life becomes tough, it is essential to adopt a resilient attitude to navigate these challenges effectively.
Below are a few tips to keep in mind:

1. Build great relationships:  Surround yourself with positive, supportive people who encourage and uplift you. You need to be intentional about the individuals you have in our inner circle/ your holy of holies. Who are those speaking into your life consistently? Who are those you are listening to?

2. Growth Mindset: You need to view challenges as opportunities for growth, learning, and self-improvement. This will make you be at peace as life happens for you. Remember, these challenges too shall pass.

3. Positivity: Focus on the good, practice gratitude - gratitude to God the giver of life and to the humans He has placed in your life. Gratitude journaling is a fantastic lifestyle to imbibe as well, reframe negative thoughts - quieten the negative mind chatter by engaging affirmations and incantations (incantations are meant to reverberate throughout the body and mind and alter one’s sense of self, committing your life to positive energy and accessing the confidence within yourself, that is, embodying the meaning behind the words

4. Resilience: Develop coping skills - Meditation is a great tool as it grounds you and helps you adapt to adversity as you bounce back from setbacks.

5. Courage: Face fears, take calculated risks, leave your comfort zone, stand up for yourself and even others.

6. Self-Compassion: Treat yourself with kindness, understanding, and patience. Remind yourself that you are doing the best you can with what you know and the resources you have access to.

7. Purpose: What is your WHY for doing whatever you are doing. Connect with your values, passions, and long-term goals to find meaning and motivation on a continuous basis.

8. Flexibility: Embrace change, be open to new experiences, and adjust to unexpected situations. Only the individual who is flexible thrives.

9. Humour: Find the humour in difficult situations and laugh when possible. This here is a must, especially for those who are very uptight. Remember, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. 

10. Self-Care: Prioritize physical, emotional, and mental well-being by taking care of your body, mind, and spirit. Exercising, dancing, journaling, reading, and listening to music go a long way.

The attitude we put up is a choice, and by adopting these great attitudes itemized above, one develops a stronger, more resilient mindset to tackle life's challenges with confidence and hope for a beautiful life.
Once again, I say keep LIVING, LOVING, LAUGHING, and THRIVING.

Balanced ME™  with Ayo Lawrence is about LOVE, LIFE, and EVERYTHING in between

Ayo Lawrence is a beacon of empowerment and a seasoned practitioner in the realm of people and systems organization, known for her adept problem-solving abilities that pave the way for personal and organizational contentment. Aptly titled the “Queen of Premium Family Life Practice” and hailed as the  Transformational Coach, Ayo has carved a distinct niche for herself. 

With a professional background as a Counsellor, Coach, and Therapist, Ayo seamlessly blends her roles as a healing facilitator and educator. She is a Master Practitioner of Family Systems Engineering from the Institute of Family Engineering and Development, a Canada-trained Addictions and Mental Health Practitioner, a Certified Life Coach, NLP Practitioner and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist from The Academy of Modern Applied Psychology in Scotland, UK, and a Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner from The Priority Academy. Her expertise extends to mediating conflicts as a Certified Mediator with specialization in Family Mediation from the International Mediation Campus in Germany.

She harnesses all her tools to guide her clients on a journey towards clarity, healing, wholeness, harmonious, and balanced living. Ayo collaboratively orchestrates and spearheads a multitude of professional counseling and intervention programs alongside her dedicated team.

Ayo’s impactful reach extends to the digital realm as well, with her creation of the Balanced ME™ Toolbox App. She has also chronicled her life's journey from her BIRTH to her BECOMING in her book her memoir titled LIVING-LOVING-LAUGHING, The Balanced ME™ available on Amazon.