We are living in traumatic times, and we need to prioritize building resilience. As the COVID-19 vaccines begin to roll out (although not as fast as we’d like), we know there will be an end to the pandemic. But work from home (if we are lucky enough to have a job) will probably continue well into 2021. If we learned anything during 2020, work-life balance is much harder when working from home. Before the pandemic, it was much easier to compartmentalize your workweek with … [Read more...] about #Fakecommute: A Ritual for Work-Life Balance When You #WFH
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New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits To Improve Resilience in 2021
As we face an even darker winter due to the pandemic, we need to keep improving our resilience, the ability to adapt well in spite of significant stressors. Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Rituals are routine and intentional activities that carry meaning. Rituals leverage our brains’ ability to run on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted by other things, such as potentially contracting a deadly disease. Many … [Read more...] about New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits To Improve Resilience in 2021
The Secret To Successful Work/Life Balance When You Work From Home
This morning I facilitated a virtual mini-workshop for the Resource Alliance as part of its Plan C Online Discussions. The workshop, Work/Life Balance: Tips Fundraisers During A Pandemic included fundraisers from many different countries. The interactive workshop focused on personal resilience tips based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. (The recording and resources can be found here) One question that came up was about how to avoid overworking as a result of the stress by the … [Read more...] about The Secret To Successful Work/Life Balance When You Work From Home
8 Tips for Nonprofits To Boost Resilience During A Pandemic
Greetings from shelter in place California! I have not left my house much in the last few weeks due to being in a higher risk category for COVID-19. If that wasn’t enough stress, I'm either living at work or working from home, along with my entire family. I realized after the first week, that I needed to gather every tool from my Happy Healthy Nonprofit toolkit to try to keep calm, focused, and positive. If you are feeling COVID-19 anxiety, you are not alone. And, it is going to take some … [Read more...] about 8 Tips for Nonprofits To Boost Resilience During A Pandemic
5 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Personal Resilience
Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning. Our family has several New Year's rituals, including a nature hike. This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean near Moss Bay. (Pictured above) Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. For over twenty years, I … [Read more...] about 5 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Personal Resilience
