Are you Living to Work? – Part 14
Health First – Prevention
Anyone facing a potential crisis in life or even a sought-after change may face some physical and psychological issues. The first and primary concern is for the health of our people. Too many of us lose the motivation to exercise, eat the wrong foods and open a bottle of wine (or two).
When faced with a crisis there is a temptation to withdraw. This is a natural reaction and not one for which anyone can be criticised. However, part of the answer to sadness and despair is physical activity. The thing which is certain is you will be no use to yourself or your family if you are unwell, so make sure it doesn’t happen.
This is not the time for binge drinking and eating. It is the time to focus on sleep, exercise, diet and, perhaps most importantly, your mental health. The number one piece of advice is, ask for help.
Do not think these are issues for you deal with on your own. There are numerous examples of people losing their jobs, not telling their family, pretending to go to work as normal, filling days with job hunt, getting into debt and spiralling into despair. And it could easily have been different. Was it pride, fear, embarrassment, protection from the reality for the family or a combination of some or all of these? Yet, overwhelmingly, the better option was to share the facts and seek solutions together.
The phrase, “A trouble shared is a trouble halved” is, of course tosh in itself. It remains the same, but it does have more people trying to solve it, bringing different perspectives and thoughts.
Rob Ball
Contact:
07850 954075
rob.ball@workhorizons.com
rob.ball@naturallyconcerned.com
Websites:
Work Horizons – Organisational renewal through engaged, productive people
Naturally Concerned – Developing Better Business Leaders
www.framingourfuture.com
Books:
Beating the Wisdom of Hindsight: 75 Ways to Pursue Fulfilment and Avoid Regrets eBook : Ball, Rob:
Amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Sponges-Overcoming-behaviours-absorb/
Online Programs:
Empower Change by Learning to Live Well (indegu.co.uk)
Expanding Your Work Horizons (indegu.co.uk)
Work Horizons is an online membership site which gives you career coaching at a fraction of the cost of traditional support at £12 per month. The site now incorporates, without additional cost, the book Prepare to Impress: job hunting for the ambitious, frustrated, unemployed and those facing redundancy by our CEO Rob Ball
Next steps
If you would like to discuss any of these issues further or are interested in working with the Work Horizons team, please read about our services or get in touch.
