This document discusses strategies for combating year-end stress as presented by Meico Marquette Whitlock. It identifies common stressors like work-life balance, collaboration overload, and uncertainty. It then provides mindfulness strategies such as establishing clear start/stop rituals, planning your day/week, setting rules of engagement, decreasing meetings, and using apps like Do Not Disturb. The presentation aims to help people mindfully conquer year-end stress through structure and limiting distractions.

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What’s one thing you did to take care
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Mindfulness for Nonprofit
Professionals: Apps, Tools, &
Strategies for Conquering
Year-End Stress

3. Just a few…
Mindful Strategies
Conquering Year-End
Stress

4. Who am I?
Meico Marquette Whitlock
★ Speaker. Trainer. Coach.
★ I help changemakers break free
from tech and work-life overload.
★ Recovering workaholic.
★ Former communications director
& techie.
★ I love live jazz, like salsa dancing,
and make the world’s best vegan
chili!
#MindfulTechie #Meditator
#Yogi #Minimalist #Triathlete
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1. Think about it. . .
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Waterfall Chat Reflection

8. The Challenge

9. My biggest stressor during
year end is . . .
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10. Current Contributors to Year-End Stress
Uncertainty
Social Anxiety
Safety
Work-Life
Balance
Collaboration &
Tech Overload
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11. Just a few…
Strategies for
Mindfully Conquering
Year-End Stress

14. Update your start/stop ritual
START
✓ Meditate
✓ Workout
✓ Shower
✓ Make tea
STOP
✓ Close computer
✓ Close office door
✓ Walk dog
✓ Cook dinner
What does your ritual
need to look like when
you’re working remote vs
commuting to the office?

15. Make a clear plan for your day/week
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16. Update your rules of engagement
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17. ✓ When will you be available
for work? Non-work/screen
free time? Focus time?
✓ What’s the best way to
reach you when it’s urgent
vs. non-urgent?
✓ How soon should others
expect a response?
Update your rules of engagement
✓ When will you be remote vs.
in-person?
✓ Take an audit of shared
collaboration tools? Ex:
○ Project Management
○ Document Storage
○ Calendars
○ Appointment scheduling
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18. Decrease (Zoom) meeting number
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19. Have speedier meetings
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20. Tame collaboration overload
✓ Schedule off hours emails
✓ Reduce meeting bloat
✓ Have audio-only conference
calls
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21. What would you add to this list?
Which (mindful) strategies are
working for you?
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22. Just a few…
Apps for Mindfully
Conquering Year-End
Stress

23. Practice social distancing

24. Night Shift and Night Light
iOS, head to Settings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift
Android, head to Settings > Display > Night Light
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25. Do Not Disturb
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26. Stay Focusd
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27. Nudge
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28. News Feed Eradicator
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29. MS Teams Wellness (Viva Insights)
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30. Coffeepals and Donut
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31. What's one new strategy or
tool you will try?
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32. FREE Work-Life + Tech-Life
Balance Workbook
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33. → Let’s connect!
Meico Marquette Whitlock
meico@mindfultechie.com
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