This document provides tips and tools for thriving at work. It discusses the importance of pausing frequently to refresh and reduce stress, relating more with colleagues through positive conversations, recalibrating perspectives when needed, and rewarding yourself and others generously. The overall message is that thriving at work involves balancing periods of work with renewal, building strong relationships, maintaining a balanced outlook, and finding meaningful ways to acknowledge achievements.
4. For thriving
Pause frequently
Refresh regularly
Reduce a little
Relate more
Recalibrate often
Reward generously
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We're not meant to operate like
computers. Human beings are
designed to pulse between
spending/renewing energy.
Tony Schwartz
9. What are 3 ways you could lunch
and refresh away from the desk?
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11. Examples of Tolerations
• Needing new glasses for screen work
• A meeting which always running overtime
• Not exercising enough
• 700 emails in my inbox
• The 2nd drawer on the filing system clunky
• Being slow using new software as haven’t had time
to do the training
• The Christmas decorations still on cubicle wall
• Overdue for a holiday
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12. What are you tolerating/putting up
with?
Challenge yourself – write 10 things
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14. During the break – ask your colleagues
1. What are ways you reward yourself?
1. What are you looking forward to in
the next 2 weeks?
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18. Xxxx’s Methodology for dealing with difficult situations -
ground feet and tap my toes (I’m not out of my depth)
slow breath
not so important that I forgot what I was going to say
Mantra: it’s a jump to the left
only you can do it
trust the process
it’s only a thought
just allow
it’s not about me
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Recalibrate me
19. What might your 3 steps be for
recalibrating?
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