SHELVE

Do you want to slow down and live a simpler, slower, healthier life? SHELVE is a unique framework which helps you assess six important life areas (Finance, Health, Home, Environment, People and Hobbies) and together with six tools (Simple, Slow, Vintage Living, Hygge, Lagom and Improv) create a 'life project plan' tailored to your goals and priorities. Editorial ReviewIt was a delight to read Drew James’ philosophy on slowing down the pace of life & reflecting on specific areas for self-improvement.To literally shelve all that is worrying you and celebrate the evolution of self are noble aims!This overview including subsidiary bite-size spin-off books on specific topics - perfectly targets how to deal with life’s challenges whilst also honing life’s potential! With Drew, you are learning and planning in tangent.Rosie Wall, Presenter and Reviewer Deal Radio. The contents of this book are: Part 1An introduction to the SHELVE framework and how to use the book. Part 2Life areas:* Health: Getting a good night’s sleep, physical and mental exercise, diet, alcohol, smoking and vaping.* Money: Taking stock, formulating a plan, paying off debt, ways in which to save money, building a safety net* Social/People: Emotional baggage, difficult people, bullying, social media, relationship breakups, saying No, Finding and making new friends, social aspects of Hygge and Lagom* The Environment: Being happy with your contribution to net zero and playing your part.* Home: Finding your style, putting colour into your life, minimalism, maximalism or somewhere in between, which style suits you?* Hobbies: The importance of hobbies and leisure time, finding new hobbies Part 3Lifestyle Facilitators within the SHELVE methodology:* An introduction to Simple, Slow, Hygge, Lagom and Vintage Living.* Decluttering physical stuff in our personal spaces, non-physical stuff such as information we store electronically and clutter that we cannot physically touch.* The advantages of a simple, slower life. How vintage living is emotionally and environmentally friendly.* The importance of Improvisation and how it can build confidence, the inner game, building reassurance.* Being the person you want to be and daring to break free from the mould and do something or be someone different. Part 4Creating and Implementing Your 'Life' project plan:* Use SHELVE to create your plan, defining where you are, what you want to do or where you want to be. (To identify and prioritise areas within your plan we use the SHELVE Life Wheel, an adaptation of the Wheel of Life used in Coaching)* Prioritising and tips for successful prioritising* Setting goals the SMART way,* Creating your SHELVE Project Plan and examples of how a plan might look* Dealing with Negativity* Motivation When you have finished this book you will have everything you need to completely transform the way you live and lead a happier more fulfilling life.