Quote for the Day
“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good.”
Elizabeth Edwards
Boosting your Resilience
The topic for my Growth and Profit Group session in February was Boosting your Resilience. We are in a marathon not a sprint, which is sapping our energy. There is light at the end of the tunnel because the vaccine is being rolled out. We just have to keep well, avoid the Virus, conserve our energy, retain our optimism, and survive until the upturn comes later this year.
One definition of Resilience is having the ability to bounce back from adversity.
This session was based on my online Resilience Course which takes about four to six hours to complete and can be done one module at a time. The workshop covered the following key modules from the online course:
Bouncing Back from Adversity – We looked at how to control our behaviours thoughts and beliefs and measured our current ability. We then went on to look at our problem-solving skills and measured them and finally looked at our ability to manage our strong feelings.
Managing Stress – Some stress is generally good for us but too much is harmful – as we are subject to more stress, our performance improves until we achieve Peak Performance. After this point, any more stress is counterproductive. Our performance level falls, we go through Free Floating Anxiety, then on to an inability to control our emotions, and, finally, a complete personality change.
We looked at what are our early warning signs and asked – What can we do to cope with stress and what can we do to reduce its effects on us?
Building Capability – We practiced the four-step problem solving process – Mind Map, Pareto, Forcefield and One Page Plan.
Overcoming Barriers – life is full of barriers. The number one fear is public speaking, so we procrastinate and put it off but, eventually, we have to make that speech. It’s much easier to face up to the challenge at the earliest opportunity and grow through the experience.
One Page Resilience Plan – We worked on our ninety-day action plan.
If you would like to know more about my Professionals’ Growth and Profits Group, or know someone who would benefit, contact me by email alan@mrwcs.com or phone 07860 813444
Professionals’ Growth & Profit Coaching Group
My next Professionals’ Growth & Profit Group Zoom session on Mental Wellbeing is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 21 April. The session will give you fresh insights and new ideas to take away and use. Key areas covered include:
- Diagnostic Checklist
- How to improve your Mental Wellbeing
- 1-Page Mental Health Plan
If you are not a member but would like to join the session on a trial basis, please let me know and I will let you have the details.
The PortfolioExec Business Lounge
I am delighted to be the facilitator of PortfolioExec Ltd’s first Business Lounge.
It’s lonely at the top! As a leader, you are expected to be all-knowing and infallible. You are not always able to discuss the things that REALLY matter to you with your staff. So, who do you confide in and bounce ideas off? What are the blockages that stop you from achieving your goals? What are your goals and when did you last review them? How do you stay focussed?
Membership of The PortfolioExec Business Lounge will allow you to access other senior leaders’ experience, knowledge and wisdom, and share your own, helping to develop the expertise and proficiency of everyone in the room.
With 5 – 8 businesses in The Lounge, challenges and successes can be given the time they require. Our professional facilitators will ensure The Lounge is a safe, relaxed environment where you can be open and honest. The discussions at each session will inform the next month’s agenda. You will have up to 2 seats in The Lounge, should you wish to bring in any of your managers to a session. Membership of The Lounge allows you access to a range of benefits.
For our first Business Lounge, we are offering a bursary for the first 3 months to each member who signs up for 12 months. Apply via our simple application process:-
https://portfolioexec.com/contact-us/
If you would like to discuss challenges and opportunities for your business or would like more information about the Business Lounge, please contact me on alan@mrwcs.com.