Hello , how are you, I hope all is well with you?
More from the Personal Life Analysis |
We've been working our way through my free
Personal Life Analysis, where you score different areas of your life. You then get a nice full colour chart pinpointing the areas you can focus on that are likely to make the most difference.
This time we are asking - How much chance do you get to learn and do new
things? Well. For this topic we could be here all day.
So briefly, by learning, I don't just mean go on some course. I don't just mean learn some new facts in an academic setting, I mean anything new, anything that has novelty, as it is the combination of novelty and emotional engagement, that energises us. If it's something new,
and you enjoy it, then it's going to stick! It could well be something to do with work, something that challenges you and makes your work life more interesting, and perhaps even more rewarding financially. Although that's less of a driver than you might think! Then of course you might
take up a new hobby, new sport, visit somewhere you've never been.
Whatever it is, it's the combination of novelty and emotion that makes this such a powerful activity. See here for the science as to why this is so, and why novelty is an important part of your well-being.
Next time we'll have a look at
exercise!
Other ways of looking at well-being |
One of the other hats I wear is that of health and social care assessor. This means I'm involved in training and assessing workers in a wide
range of social care situations.
As you can imagine, there is no end of legislation and guidance in this area, and I just wanted to show you something in the Care Act 2014, where it asks, what is well-being?
The Care Act 2014 describes well-being as relating to the following areas: - personal dignity (including being treated with
respect)
- physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing
- protection from abuse and neglect
- control by the
individual over day-to-day life
- participation in work, education, training or recreation
- social and economic wellbeing
- domestic, family and personal relationships
- suitability of living accommodation
- the individual’s contribution to society.
It's in the context of people receiving services, but could we apply it more widely to our own lives? Do any of the areas listed below strike a chord in your life, is there a place to start to make things better? You can see some similarities with my Personal Life Analysis, as we've been discussing in
recent months.
Who knew?
Apparently making your bed in the morning before you leave correlates with higher productivity!
People who do this tend to be more effective in other
areas of life, it seems, and hey, it doesn't take long, does it.
See here for more along these lines!
How's your Executive State? |
I regularly work with senior executives and there is a slightly different process from more personal and wellbeing coaching. Lately I've been sharing that with you, as you are all people with jobs or
things to do, and the questions may help you reflect and improve the way you do things. You can try the full questionnaire for free here - it's set out as an intake form but you can ignore any bits that aren't relevant.
Here is another question - how does your work fit into the overall aims of the organisation?
I'm thinking of the cleaner who worked at NASA in the 1960s, who
when asked what he did, said, 'I'm helping to put a man on the moon.'
We'll have another look at this questionnaire next time.
What's going on at This Coaching Business |
I continue to work on my online courses, which are now hosted by Thinkific. The first one is here, it has a free trial section and it's all
about the simple things you can do to increase your well being.
I've got several in the pipeline - what topics would you like to see? I've got these topics lined up - assertiveness, time management, surviving your assessor job (for a particular group of clients).
I continue to offer a limited number of face to face or remote personal and executive coaching sessions, for senior managers and entrepreneurs, especially in health and social care. Of
course this often overlaps with personal coaching as we are all people first, even if we do have super important jobs.
If you're wondering about what coaching involves and whether to undertake it yourself, you can book a short free no obligation call with me here.
Let me know if there is anything I can assist you
with, and I'll be in touch again soon. P.S. if you like this update and you got it from someone else then you can get your own personal regular copy by signing up safely here. Please feel free to share it with anyone you think may like it; just keep the attribution to me. You also get a free download on sign up that will help you increase your well being, effectiveness and resilience. |
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