Lead A Life Of "no Regrets
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Last week, we touched on how at this time of year we have a tendency to reflect, evaluate and make decisions. If you are one of those who are being lured by the idea of trying something new, we hope that the points that we shared on BRW's 10 reasons to stay in a job and Mark Dobsons video on A Better Job gave you insights that will help you make a wiser and more informed decision; whatever it may be.
Ultimately, we all have our individual goals and priorities that we want to incorporate into our personal and professional lives. Its up to us to find that level of what is most commonly referred to as work-life balance.
But the next question is, is it really do-able?
At Workplace Incentives, we believe that work and life should complement each other to give Work-Life Alignment. The concept of balancing by its very nature involves compremise as we feel that work is apart of your life, therefore you should align your work activities with your life rather than try to balance them off against each other.
This does not just apply to how we are pressured to always deliver at work. This pertains to the other aspects of our daily lives. Even when you rush through your responsibilities in your personal and professional life, you should still make time to take care of yourself and your health. You have a responsibility to yourself to keep in good shape in both mind, body and spirit. Give yourself time to breathe, relax and enjoy life. Making time for yourself on a daily basis to exercise, meditate or to pause for a few minutes without your gadgets and the pressures of your deadlines will do you a world of good.
Our Premium Partner, Avril Henry, who is passionate about generational, gender and cultural diversity, developing collaborative leaders and positive workplaces, also gives her position in Lead a Life Of "No Regrets. Avril writes
In a recent article in The Age, about a book titled The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, I found it sad that those top five regrets have included one or more things that each of us have been guilty of in the past, and possibly still are guilty of!
The top five regrets, according to the author, Bronnie Ware, are:
1.I wish Id had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
2.I wish I hadnt worked so hard
3.I wish Id had the courage to express my feelings
4.I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
5.I wish Id let myself be happier.
I think it is sad that the most common regret is that people had not lived the life they had dreamt of, that they had made choices not to honour their dreams, and felt unfulfilled on their death bed. As we approach the end of another year, and reflect on the year that has been, and set goals for the new year, I believe we have the opportunity to reflect on what is good about our lives, what makes us unhappy or unfulfilled, and what needs to change. Too often we do jobs we dont enjoy, work with and for people we dont respect, and who dont respect us; and stay in relationships we are no longer happy in, both professionally and personally.
We dont express our feelings because we want to avoid conflict, resulting in suppressed feelings of anger and disappointment. Dr. Adam Fraser taught me a very valuable lesson when I first met him, which has stayed with me and changed the way I think and behave. He said:
Suppressing feelings of anger, frustration and disappointment towards another person without telling them, is like drinking poison, and then waiting for the other person to die! I now believe that one must either tell the person how you are feeling, or manage your emotions and then let it go! It is doing you no good to hold onto negative thoughts and emotions.
Then theres the issue of balance, or as I now refer to it, work/life effectiveness. The only person who can give us permission to take care of ourselves, physically, mentally and emotionally, through exercise, diet and doing things we enjoy, is ourselves. Sure working hard is important, but not if it is at the expense of our health, family relationships and friendships. I dont think anyone of us wants to see on our tombstone: I wish I had spent more time at work.
Here at Workplace Incentives, our mission is to help you address this. We want work and life to be seen as one single rewarding experience.
Whether it be through workshops that will enhance your skills on communication, brainstorming or stress management, or an experience session of meditation, yoga, zumba, or drumming. You can reward employees via a variety of different ways, perhaps by introducing a points & rewards software or maybe the way to your employees is via delivered chocolates, wines, fresh fruits or specialty hampers. Our wide range of solutions covers a whole heap of different types of rewards and incentives, all designed to make work more rewarding! To find out more, click here, or to speak to an incentives advisor call us on 1300 662 022.
We would love to get your thoughts on this topic. If you have a moment, please leave a comment below.
Last week, we touched on how at this time of year we have a tendency to reflect, evaluate and make decisions. If you are one of those who are being lured by the idea of trying something new, we hope that the points that we shared on BRW's 10 reasons to stay in a job and Mark Dobsons video on A Better Job gave you insights that will help you make a wiser and more informed decision; whatever it may be.
Ultimately, we all have our individual goals and priorities that we want to incorporate into our personal and professional lives. Its up to us to find that level of what is most commonly referred to as work-life balance.
But the next question is, is it really do-able?
At Workplace Incentives, we believe that work and life should complement each other to give Work-Life Alignment. The concept of balancing by its very nature involves compremise as we feel that work is apart of your life, therefore you should align your work activities with your life rather than try to balance them off against each other.
This does not just apply to how we are pressured to always deliver at work. This pertains to the other aspects of our daily lives. Even when you rush through your responsibilities in your personal and professional life, you should still make time to take care of yourself and your health. You have a responsibility to yourself to keep in good shape in both mind, body and spirit. Give yourself time to breathe, relax and enjoy life. Making time for yourself on a daily basis to exercise, meditate or to pause for a few minutes without your gadgets and the pressures of your deadlines will do you a world of good.
Our Premium Partner, Avril Henry, who is passionate about generational, gender and cultural diversity, developing collaborative leaders and positive workplaces, also gives her position in Lead a Life Of "No Regrets. Avril writes
In a recent article in The Age, about a book titled The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, I found it sad that those top five regrets have included one or more things that each of us have been guilty of in the past, and possibly still are guilty of!
The top five regrets, according to the author, Bronnie Ware, are:
1.I wish Id had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
2.I wish I hadnt worked so hard
3.I wish Id had the courage to express my feelings
4.I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
5.I wish Id let myself be happier.
I think it is sad that the most common regret is that people had not lived the life they had dreamt of, that they had made choices not to honour their dreams, and felt unfulfilled on their death bed. As we approach the end of another year, and reflect on the year that has been, and set goals for the new year, I believe we have the opportunity to reflect on what is good about our lives, what makes us unhappy or unfulfilled, and what needs to change. Too often we do jobs we dont enjoy, work with and for people we dont respect, and who dont respect us; and stay in relationships we are no longer happy in, both professionally and personally.
We dont express our feelings because we want to avoid conflict, resulting in suppressed feelings of anger and disappointment. Dr. Adam Fraser taught me a very valuable lesson when I first met him, which has stayed with me and changed the way I think and behave. He said:
Suppressing feelings of anger, frustration and disappointment towards another person without telling them, is like drinking poison, and then waiting for the other person to die! I now believe that one must either tell the person how you are feeling, or manage your emotions and then let it go! It is doing you no good to hold onto negative thoughts and emotions.
Then theres the issue of balance, or as I now refer to it, work/life effectiveness. The only person who can give us permission to take care of ourselves, physically, mentally and emotionally, through exercise, diet and doing things we enjoy, is ourselves. Sure working hard is important, but not if it is at the expense of our health, family relationships and friendships. I dont think anyone of us wants to see on our tombstone: I wish I had spent more time at work.
Here at Workplace Incentives, our mission is to help you address this. We want work and life to be seen as one single rewarding experience.
Whether it be through workshops that will enhance your skills on communication, brainstorming or stress management, or an experience session of meditation, yoga, zumba, or drumming. You can reward employees via a variety of different ways, perhaps by introducing a points & rewards software or maybe the way to your employees is via delivered chocolates, wines, fresh fruits or specialty hampers. Our wide range of solutions covers a whole heap of different types of rewards and incentives, all designed to make work more rewarding! To find out more, click here, or to speak to an incentives advisor call us on 1300 662 022.
We would love to get your thoughts on this topic. If you have a moment, please leave a comment below.
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