It sometimes feels like resilience is a dirty word. Whispered in hushed tones in corridors in case over heard. Or spoken out loud as a rallying call to try harder and be stronger. It shouldn’t be this way. Resilience is crucial to a productive life but in social work it is in danger of being... Read More

Commentary, Practice, Productivity

exercise, nutrition, productivity, resilience, sleep

August 1, 2019

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Who IS to blame….?

The Guardian this morning (August 1st 2019) reports that social workers are being blamed for their own stress and burnout. You can read the article here.There are some very damning statistics in there about how social workers are feeling about this and how they are maybe being made to feel by employers. Indeed, the HCPC... Read More

Commentary, In the News, Productivity, Self Care

productivity, resilience, self care

February 19, 2019

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How to start your day!

Start right! If we are going to be productive throughout the day how we start our day is crucial in setting ourselves up with the right frame of mind. Too simple? Well, neuroscience tells us that the impact can be quite dramatic! Visualise Thinking about our day, visualising what we want it to look like... Read More

Practice, Productivity, Self Care

productivity, visualisation

November 25, 2018

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How do you sleep?

It is estimated that 1 in 2 people are not getting sufficient sleep! Sleep is crucial to our wellbeing. Physically our body uses the time to recover and replenish and sleep has an essential role in the consolidation of memories. So, what advice is out there on getting to sleep! Keep to a regular bedtime... Read More

Productivity, Self Care

productivity, routine, sleep

August 2, 2018

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Get yourself organised, get yourself productive!

Yesterday I pointed you to some blogs of mine about self care ….and today I’d like to point you to some blogs about being productive. It’s part of the modern workplace and indeed modern life that we have more to do. It’s a curse and a blessing I feel. It’s great that we have so... Read More

Commentary, Productivity, Self Care

eustress, organised, planning, productivity, stress

October 29, 2017

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The Power of Small Wins

There’s nothing clever about what I’m about to write. It seems obvious in a way. But it’s not something most of us routinely do. It’s certainly not something I used to do until I knew about it! It’s the power of small wins! Making progress is an important thing. The Harvard Business Review reports on research... Read More

Productivity

motivation, planning, productivity, small wins

February 12, 2017

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Frogs, elephants, and the 2 minute rule….

I’m writing this on a Sunday afternoon thinking about how many of you will already be thinking of what awaits you tomorrow when you arrive at the office. There are some things that will help that I want to tell you about that take some time to get up and running but what about 4... Read More

Productivity

2 minute rule, diary, diary management, eat that frog, meetings, planning, productivity

February 6, 2017

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The stress isn’t going to go away. So what are YOU going to do about it?

Let’s start with why did you decide that Social Work was the profession for you? Go on! Write a list! I guarantee somewhere near the top will be to help and support people, to visit people, to talk to people. I bet none of you have written, to write reports, to complete paperwork, to put... Read More

Productivity

productivity, stress, workload

December 9, 2016

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The ‘Two Minute’ Rule

Being productive either at work or at home is a crucial part of being organised and being organised is essential to a happy and content life I feel ……All your ducks in a row so that you just get on with your day. I live by the ideas in David Allen’s book “Getting Things... Read More

Productivity

email, get things done, getting things done, inbox, practice, productivity, stress, stress free, two minute rule, work

Resilience – dirty word?

Who IS to blame….?

How to start your day!

How do you sleep?

Get yourself organised, get yourself productive!

The Power of Small Wins

Frogs, elephants, and the 2 minute rule….

The stress isn’t going to go away. So what are YOU going to do about it?

The ‘Two Minute’ Rule

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