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The Best Free Sleep Apps

June 16, 2018 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment

Can you remember the last time you had a really good night’s sleep, waking feeling truly well rested? Or are your 40 winks more like 20? If you’re tired all the time, constantly cranky and seeking a solution, taking a look at sleep apps might just be the answer. We’ve donned our onesies to do your homework for you and taken a look at the best free sleep apps. Getting a good night’s sleep is a skill, so we take a look at free apps to help you sleep that will;

  • Track your sleep cycle
  • Offer guided meditations
  • Improve your sleep
  • Provide deep relaxing sleep music

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Ten Mindful Fingers Gratitude Practice

June 9, 2018 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever thought that you don’t have time for mindfulness we’ve got the perfect remedy. The ten mindful fingers gratitude practice. This practice combines gratitude, mindfulness and positive psychology to reduce your stress levels and increase your happiness. Already thinking that you’re too busy? It can be completed in 60 seconds or less. We take a look at the benefits of gratitude and how to practice mindfulness using just your fingers.

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Be More Fika

June 6, 2018 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment

Fika. What is it and why should we make time for it? We take a look at the Swedish tradition of Fika and how creating a daily ritual of Fika can help you to develop resilience, reduce stress and increase your wellbeing.

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Resilience at Work Podcast_Episode 009

February 10, 2018 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment


Hey There Friends,

Welcome to Resilience at Work, the ninth episode of The Positive Change Guru Podcast, the podcast for a positive community. We want you to be inspired, achieve your dreams and take action. Our mission is to help you achieve your goals and unleash your awesomeness by providing you with practical, actionable tools for positive change. So what better place to start than with the subject of our ninth episode, the resilience at work podcast all about resilience, what it is, what gets in the way of it and how to get on down and develop some.

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Resilience at Work Toolkit

February 3, 2018 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment

Resilience at work toolkit? Why do we need that? We spend a huge amount of our lives at work and yet often it’s cited as one of the major sources of stress. We know that the world is changing rapidly and frequently organisations and individuals are unable to keep up with that unprecedented pace of change. The result? Stress and burnout. Working for a Healthier Tomorrow the 2008 report authored by Dame Carol Black recognised business as a key player in promoting adult health and wellbeing. But still we lose an average of 17 million work days due to stress, anxiety and depression according to the Mental Health Foundation. The World Health Organisation has named stress as the ‘health epidemic of the 21st century’ The antidote? Resilience. Take a walk through our resilience at work toolkit where we examine what it is, the latest resilience research and how to develop more of the stuff. Step inside and we’ll show you how to keep calm and carry on.

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What Is Cognitive Reserve?

January 24, 2018 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment

What is cognitive reserve? It’s one of the key factors in brain resilience and the concept of cognitive reserve, or CR, is pivotal to the health of your brain. We take a deep dive into what it is and how you ca create more of it. Join us for a foray into cognitive fitness.

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Increase Your Wellbeing & Resilience With Sleep

January 20, 2018 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment

Could you really increase your wellbeing & resilience with sleep? Can you remember the last time you had a really good night’s sleep and woke up feeling well rested? Are you burning the candle at both ends and feeling it? Or wondering why you’re tired all the time? Maybe you’re constantly cranky? Or perhaps you’ve never really considered how your sleep affects your health but you frequently feel rundown?

Poor sleep is linked to an array of health problems from weight gain to depression and diabetes. Lack of sleep wrecks our immune system and is linked to an increased risk of cancer, alzheimers and cardiac problems. We spend a third of our lives asleep and yet the World Health Organisation has declared a sleep loss epidemic in the western world. Just why is sleep so critical to wellbeing and resilience?

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Need a January Pick me Up?

January 10, 2018 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment

Need a January Pick Me Up? A winter boost? It’s that time of year again. The days are short and the nights are long and you wonder if you’ll ever see the sun again. Fear not. We have a whole host of free stuff to build your resilience, improve your wellbeing and make you feel warm inside as you toast yourself by the fire. Go on. Treat yourself. It’s time to grab a mug of hot stuff, take time out and give yourself lashings of self care. We’ve got your back this winter gorgeous!

Need a January Pick Me Up 1:

Check out our fab podcast. We’ll take you through a whole host of topics ranging from positive psychology, resilience, mindfulness, self care and tons more.

Need a January Pick Me Up 2:

Dive into our extensive library of blogs. We’ve got hundreds of blogs, just for you. They’re right there at your fingertips – go on treat yourself.

Need a January Pick Me Up 3:

Sprinkle on our huge range of free resources. You can try everything from psychometrics to emotional intelligence tests. Whether it’s for your own personal development, to use with loved ones (and yes, we include your furry friends in that) or to use at work with your team, there’s something for everybody. Feel free to share ’em.

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How to Create a Mindful Workplace

July 24, 2017 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment

How to create a mindful workplace.

If you’ve ever wondered what a mindful workplace is or how to create one this infographic is for you. We give you the skinny with our step by step ‘How to create a Mindful Workplace’ infographic and talk you through some easy to use mindfulness at work hacks to get you started. We’ll show you how to create a more mindful workplace.

Mindfulness has multiple benefits when practiced within the workplace. Our infographic explains just what they are and how to introduce mindfulness into your organisation.

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What’s Fuelling Your Burnout?

October 2, 2016 by Gill Thackray Leave a Comment

What’s fuelling your burnout? Feeling exhausted? Perhaps even a little cynical where work is concerned? You could be suffering from burnout syndrome. A common response to stress, burnout is characterised by a variety of dimensions from fatigue, demotivation, frustration, cynicism and ultimately, reduced efficacy. So what, exactly, is fuelling your burnout?

The Beginnings Of Burnout

It isn’t a new phenomenon, Graham Greene wrote about it during the 60s in ‘A Burnout Case’ as a result the term was later coined in the context of employee burnout by psychologist Herbert Freudenberger. It’s firmly part and parcel of  corporate landscape now with employees increasingly being asked to do more with less.

Montero Marin at the University of Zaragoza identified three types of burnout. In a study of 429 university workers in a variety of occupations ranging from administration to research, the study identified 3 separate subtypes;

What’s Your Type?

  1. Boredom. This type of stress stems from lack of challenge. When employees aren’t stretched they’re unable to get into a state of flow, or optimum performance, stifling their development and their motivation. If you find yourself using avoidance as a coping strategy and complaining about your organisation on a regular basis, the research suggests this could be your burnout type. Leaving you feeling like giving up. boredom is fuelling your burnout fire.
  2. Overload. This subtype is characterised by frenetic behaviour. You find yourself doing, doing, doing with a constant mental ‘To do’ list. Your coping strategy is to keep working until you’re exhausted in the belief that you’ll somehow make headway. You’re overloaded by stress and feel cynical due to the lack of support you receive. You may feel that your organisation is limiting you. Excessive workload is fuelling your burnout.
  3. Worn Out. In this subtype when you’re faced with stress, you give up. It’s all just too overwhelming. The will to achieve is there but you lack motivation to get started in the onslaught of stress. If this is your subtype you may feel badly let down by your organisation. You’ve simply had enough and that is fuelling your stress.

What’s Fuelling Your Organisation’s Risk of Burnout?

Now you know what’s fuelling your individual burnout, lets take a look at your organisation. Maslach, Schaufel and Leiter identified 6 organisational risk factors that increase the likelihood of burnout.

  1. Mismatch in workload
  2. Mismatch in control
  3. Lack of appropriate rewards
  4. Loss of sense of positive connection with others
  5. Perceived lack of fairness
  6. Conflict with values

If the causes of burnout are multi factorial, how can you begin to combat it?

Beating Burnout

If you’re a leader, the starting point is your organisational culture. Here’s our checklist to guide your stress audit;

  • Do you have a wellbeing strategy?
  • Do staff have a healthy approach to work life balance and is this modelled by your leadership team?
  • Are your people micromanaged or given the autonomy to carry out their role?
  • Do you model your values or is there a disconnect? Do you need to revisit your strategy, policies, procedures and actions?

If you’ve identified that you’re on the way to being stressed, find a way to reduce your stress levels by;

  • Practising mindfulness (see our mindfulness resources on this site)
  • Consider Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) sessions. Talk to your GP who will be able to recommend a therapist.
  • Reflect upon whether your values are in alignment with your role. Is your current role what you feel drawn to as a profession or is something else calling you?
  • Check your work – life balance is where you want it to be. If it isn’t take the necessary steps to address the areas that need work. Cut back on your hours, take lunch breaks and make sure you create time for friends, family and a life outside of work.

 

 

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