Just a quick hello during this holiday weekend to recommend something for your own well-being.
If you can, reserve 10 minutes this week to write 3 thank you notes.
Email? Great! Handwritten? Lovely! Just do it!
Think of someone who made your year better. Send them a note now, before the true madness of the winter holidays sets in.
When you do this, you reconnect with the good in the world.
You could also reconnect with a colleague, friend, or leader who makes it possible for you to do what you do every single day.
Networking isn’t about making 500 industry friends just to ask them for a job one day. Ick.
Networking shouldn’t really be a verb at all!
Yes, we are all part of networks, but just like with your personal life, a professional life is so much richer when you have maintained your relationships.
These are the people you can consult with, laugh with, collaborate with, solve problems together, and yes, sometimes, swap opportunities.
I hope this reframe gives you a little nudge in the direction of expressing your gratitude for someone.
Thank a peer, then thank someone who doesn’t have an impact on your career at all, and finally, thank someone you aspire to be like or admire.
If you’ve migrated over with me from the Community Mental Health Survival Guide, I’m thanking you this year by giving you the Burnout Prevention mini-workbook for free. It’s in your library right now.
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Thank you for the work you do.
-Andreana
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