Category: Career & Education
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6 Ways Mental Health Impacts Your Career-Conclusion
By Erin Ford Last week we looked at the first 3 ways mental health can affect your career. Here are the remaining three. Problem: You can’t handle things that others can. At one of my previous jobs, there were a lot of straightforward tasks we did for clients. These included weekly update calls and occasionally…
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6 Ways Mental Health Impacts Your Career
By Erin Ford Mental health can affect every aspect of your life: day to day functioning, social interactions, eating habits, and even hygiene. It can also have a huge impact on your career journey. Sometimes those struggling with their mental health face challenges that others don’t. You can be more susceptible to slip-ups and breakdowns,…
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How to Speak to Your Boss About Your Decision to Seek Treatment
by Tim Stoddart Deciding to get treatment for alcohol and/or drug dependency is a huge step. It requires planning, being honest with yourself, and figuring out logistics—but so does talking to your boss about seeking treatment. For many ‘addicts’, it’s this part of the process that can be especially challenging. Being honest with yourself and…
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More Than Pressure: 5 Efficient Ways to Combat Corporate Stress
by Kobe Parker Works and the business world have significantly changed in the past era. Not so long ago, we were living in what was mainly a manual economy where physical and hard labor was the tradition. However, today the average job for each person is rather less physical. In this digital age, we frequently…
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How to Like Your Job, Even if You Hate It Now
by Jack Bird Being unhappy at work isn’t just ‘one of those things’ you need to put up with, even in today’s society where hating your job can seem to be glorified. You don’t have to be incredibly passionate about your industry or role to still enjoy coming in. Here are a few tips and…
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World Mental Health Day 2017 – Mental Health in the Workplace
October 10 is recognised every year as World Mental Health Day. The theme for 2017 is Mental Health in the Workplace. Think about it from the time we are born, our mindset is already programmed to the workplace. What we study in school, perhaps college and university, all point to what we will spend most of…