7 tips on how to beat the back to work blues!
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This presentation from the career reinventionistas, Katie, Ruth & Jane from Women's International Career Reinvention, explores the 'Back to Work Blues' that can affect many of us in September after our summer vacation. It offers 7 useful tips on how to manage the 'back to work blues' more effectively and recommends 2 on-line programs to help.TRANSCRIPT
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How to beat the
‘Back to Work Blues’
Women’s International Career Reinvention
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Expect to feel some
deflation after a great
vacation
Return to routine can be
unsettling
Give yourself time to re-
adjust to normality
However, take a moment
to check if you are in a
career rut….
Inevitable or a signal for change?
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7 Tips to help beat the ‘Back to
Work Blues’ …
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Cuisine/food
Activities, e.g. culture, music, dance
Regular breaks
Learn a language
More sleep/exercise
Less reliance on phone/internet/social media
Watch less TV
More time with friends/family
Tip #1 – What can you integrate from
your vacation into your daily life?
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Give yourself a day or two of personal space before returning to work
Return part-way through the working week
Allow time to clear your in-box
Prioritise the urgent/important stuff
Create a schedule of what needs to be done
Touch base with the key people to get a heads up on what’s happening (your boss/PA/team)
Tip #2 – Re-enter work gently
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Don’t continue with
vacation eating/drinking
habits
Choose fresh, seasonal food
Pick-up your exercise routine
Get a good night’s sleep
Enjoy sunshine/fresh air
Sort out your finances!
Tip #3 – Take care of yourself
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Enjoy what you missed
whilst you were away:
Friends/family
Pets
Home environment
Your own bed!
Tip #4 – Appreciate your ‘home comforts’
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Set yourself some new goals
Organize your vacation photos and enjoy looking at them
Invite friends round
Plan a mini-break
Brainstorm ideas for your next vacation!
Tip #5 – Make some plans to look
forward
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But what if you’ve realised that
you are in a career rut?
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Ask yourself:
What’s working?
What’s not working?
See our Strengthen Your Career
course to:
Discover what energises you and
what drains or weakens you
Find out how to use your strengths
more effectively and manage your
weakeners
Tip #6 – Review and Re-energise!
www.wicrhub.com/syc/
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If you’re asking yourself: “Is this
it?”
See our Reinvent Your Career
course to:
Take stock of where you are now
Create a vision for your future
career
Generate and evaluate career
options
Decide what to go for and plan
how to get there!
Tip #7 – Reinvent Your Career!
www.wicrhub.com/reinvent-your-career/
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We’re Katie, Ruth & Jane,
seasoned career
‘reinventionistas’
We co-founded of
Women’s International
Career Reinvention to help
busy, professional women
climb out of career ruts into
fulfilling careers
Who we are
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