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Merry Christmas!

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Hey there, Merry Christmas!

I hope all your preparation has made the big day a special one for you, family & your friends.

I’m guessing you have a few gifts to enjoy. With luck, some of them will help build warm memories for the future.

If you would like to build some memories in the year ahead keep your eyes open for some Experience tools which I’ll be offering to help you, whether your goal is to:

Thrive in your current role,

Find your next one,

Or standout in another area you love.

Stay tuned for more about those tools.

Until then, enjoy your day!

What’s The One Emotion We Will All Know?

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A YouTube Short About Grief

Grief takes different forms for different people

Some of us are quiet in our grief, returning to normal after a short while.

Some of us get noisy and colleagues realise  we are suffering for a long time.

Some people find grief comes in waves and involves quiet times and noisier moments.

However we experience it, living with grief is the one emotion we will all know in our lifetime.

However, we face it, one thing is true.  

We all deserve space, time and support to grieve in our own way.

Why Caring For Ourselves Matters

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We Can Care For Others Better If We Take Care Of Ourselves First

Looking after others’ needs takes time, effort and resilience.

We should ensure that the wellbeing of people providing unpaid care is a priority, all year around, not just during #carersweek

Feel free to comment or Like if this YouTube #shorts message touches you.

Carers Can Have Careers

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A #YouTube #short for Carers Everywhere

Unpaid carers do an amazing job looking after the needs of family and friends.

That can be crucial to the lives of those with physical health issues. Not forgetting people whose care is important on #WorldMentalHealthDay and beyond.

Although caring is demanding, carers may even have paid employment which fits around their volunteer work.

Take a look at the video to be inspired when you use examples of caring skills when applying for paid work. Leave a #Like too, if this helps you and the people you know.

“So, How Are You Really Doing”?

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Asking wellbeing questions shows you care

Checking in with someone going through a tough time is part and parcel of being a good friend or #manager

That can mean asking ‘How are you’?

It can even mean asking the question twice and using #emotionalintelligence after hearing the answer.

It might feel uncomfortable being asked the question, or asking it (I’ve been in both situations). But from my experience the query is a game changer.

Anyway, here’s a reminder about what is involved in that level of care.   

Feel free to leave a Like if this is a timely nudge.  

Why Saying Thank You Matters

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When it comes to success, no one makes it on their own.

There will be a coach, friend, family member or teacher who has proved to be inspirational along the way.

So, we should find a way to say ‘thank you’ and pass on that gift to someone else.

Who knows what that gift might inspire others to achieve.

Feel free to leave a Like if this post inspires you.

How To Keep Calm In Stressful Times

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We could be a top politician, or a middle manager: in either case losing a job puts us under a mountain of #stress

Beyond the #anger at losing something that mattered to us – and the worry about paying the bills – there could be worries about not being good enough to find something else.

But before we make any life changing decisions we should be smart and spend time being #calm .

Giving ourselves that breathing space means we are mindful of our own state and better equipped to choose what we want to do next.

Meditation can help achieve that mindful state and create space for clarity. Even six minutes spent focused on our wellbeing makes a difference, whoever we are.

Interested?

Then visit my link for a guided meditation promoting calm.   

https://shorturl.at/l3OWs

Why Make Time To Be Calm ?

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Making Time To Be Calm Helps Wellbeing And Creativity

Some days are full of stress.

Those are the days we feel burdened and tense.

On a day like that it is healthy to pause and make time to calm things down.

We are healthier when we create space to breathe deeply and clear our thoughts.

Feel free to leave a Like if the video helps put that idea across.

How To Draw On Our Skills During A Jobsearch

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#nationalcarersweek is about putting carers and their skills on the map

Our skills are developed from every part of our life, not just paid roles.

Ahead of National Carers Week, it is worthwhile mapping the key skills unpaid carers build up over time.

Careful Communication – keeping services providers family and friends informed of how they can help.  

Thoughtful Teamwork – collaborating with others to get the right results at the right time.

Practical Problem-solving – finding out what isn’t working well and deciding on the best solution.  

When the time is right we can draw on those skills when we apply for a new job role.

It makes sense to use the STAR model within job applications to show how these skills reflect the quality of our results, after we take action to accomplish an important task, against the backdrop of a challenging situation.

If you want to make STAR part of your next job application follow the links to some wide-ranging examples of the STAR model.  

STAR Communication  https://rogerdennison.gumroad.com/l/mdlpq

STAR Teamwork  https://rogerdennison.gumroad.com/l/ztuuv

STAR Problem-Solving  https://rogerdennison.gumroad.com/l/ixzdg

“I Feel Selfish If I Care For Myself”

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Some thoughts about self-care for #Internationalworkersday

If you have spent any time with people who are unpaid carers, especially in the margins of their day job, you will have heard someone say something similar to this.

Since #Carersweek is also coming up in June it is a good time to think about the value of self-care.

Why?

Because if we aren’t meeting our own needs, we aren’t going to be in good shape to look out for others.

So, every bit of nurturing we do for ourselves is an investment we make towards our care for others.

Leave a Like on the #YouTube #Short if this reminder helps. You might also be interested in no-cost / low-cost inspiration for your next job search, if so follow the link below

https://rogerdennison.gumroad.com/l/trtoc