My Mental Health Journey One Year Into The Lockdown
“WHY I CARE!”
· WHY I CARE? It's an action that demonstrates my desire to reach out and understand people and get to know their situations.
· I CARE delivers the message that I try to put myself in someone else's shoes ( even though the shoes don't fit ) and feel what they are feeling.
· WHY I CARE? My intention is to see other's points of view and authentically consider what is important to them. I don't have to 100% agree all of the time but there's great value in seeing their perspectives.
· Since I cannot fully appreciate the toll that Covid-19 has taken on my friends, family and colleagues, minimally, I can start all of my interactions with people by demonstrating that I CARE.
· Life has taught me that when I show I CARE, the likelihood of having happier relationships with people increases.
· WHY I CARE? Life isn't always straight forward but I can help uncomplicate complicated matters by showing that I CARE.
· When I go to a place of showing that I CARE, it's just good for my overall mental health, mental well being and mental wellness.
· The easiest way to give love and receive love is to CARE for friends, family and colleagues.
· Attention All Workplace Leaders!! I challenge you to build a culture on the foundation that “I CARE” and then, start documenting all the positive changes that you see happening. And after that, celebrate this with everyone.
· I've come to realize that when I add I CARE to my daily list of rituals in all of my interactions with friends, family and colleagues, this increases the quality of my relationships with people.
· And when the quality of my relationships with people increases, my social and emotional stamina also increases. All of this 'cuz I add I CARE to my daily list of rituals in all of my interactions with friends, family and colleagues.
· It's simply UnKind to ignore and brush aside people's emotions. Acknowledging the emotions of others is very simple and a wonderful demonstration of I CARE.
· WHY I CARE? It's just something that I can do. No fussing around. No Playing Games. No Ego. Just I CARE. Just that simple.
· Many times I give people the space they need...for whatever the reason...whatever the situation. And I feel great about doing so. Afterall, I CARE.
· It seems like a lot of people never really thought about their mental health prior to the pandemic. Living through the pandemic changes our perspectives on a whole bunch of things directly related to our lives. WHY I CARE? In my last article “Episode 2: My Mental Health Journey One Year Into The Lockdown. Why I Seek Help From A Psychologist? And What Actually Takes Place During My Online Scheduled Conversations?”, I referenced a Canadian Mental Health Association Study. The study concluded that 62% of Entrepreneurs feel depressed at least once a week.
I can say with confidence that I fall into that 62% of Entrepreneurs. But I can also say with confidence that I am always available for a phone call or an email if any one reading this article needs to reach out for a good old fashioned “Pump-Me-Up”!
· WHY I CARE? My “spidey senses” are telling me that addressing workplace mental health continues to NOT BE a priority for leaders in today’s world of work. Why is this so? Can anyone enlighten me here?
· WHY I CARE? Why Powerful Play Experiences Online Services? Plenty of happy, smiles, laughter and kindness to go around. Feel totally re-energized. That's WHY I CARE.
· WHY I CARE? Barbara Sher, bestselling author and Career Counselor, was once overheard saying, “…helping each other is creative and it makes us feel good. We’re just beginning to realize that sharing skills and resources is a deep human pleasure and need, one that’s wired into our survival just as much as hunger…”.
· WHY I CARE? The world of work still has a lot of catching up to do incorporating FUN AT WORK/TEAM BUILDING into their everyday Best Practices.
Now over one year into the pandemic, there's no denying the fact that I have had to adapt. The pandemic completely changed my 14 year business journey. As a Workshop Facilitator, everything that I was doing “in person” came to a grinding halt. Any and all forward momentum was snuffed out, just like that!!
Re-inventing one's business is a big task. It is! It really is! And even much more challenging with our current pandemic economy. Through it all, I've held on tight to one of my most powerful WHY I CARE Beliefs - It is my personal belief that no one is immune to the many mental health challenges that all of us face during this time of the global pandemic, and this includes myself. And I believe that all of us need a happy mental space to go to in order to feel well and stay well, mentally, especially during these crazy times!
POWERFUL PLAY EXPERIENCES ONLINE SERVICES Help Is Still Here During Covid-19 is born out of this WHY I CARE Belief. And with it, I'm announcing exciting changes to better serve YOU!!
PHASE ONE:
What Are The Online Services?
Exciting changes are already in motion. It has taken months of practice and slogging away to actually find my way. I couldn't have done it with the amazing support of so many friends and colleagues and experts who have stepped up to help me replace the loss of my “in person” business with something that I could re-create online. Thank YOU does not fully express how appreciative I am to be surrounded by awesome people.
So, What Are The Online Services?
Everything is colorfully laid our for you in a one page brochure on the next page here.
PHASE TWO:
MAJOR Construction Underway As We Speak!!
Robert Manolson
Certified Career Development Professional
Creator & Facilitator
Powerful Play Experiences
Positive Workplace Mental Health...For Teams
Team Engagement Expert l Mental Health Champion
780.297.4103
