Often the most daunting tasks is the thought of going back to work and into your old or new routine after a holiday break! Going back can be a big shock to your body yet it mostly comes down to only being as hard as you think and believe it to be! So here are some tips for you to start getting back into your routine after taking a holiday with a flying start!

Work

Don’t look at your first and/or second week back into work as one long hard slog until some other holiday way off far down the months and months track comes around.. but instead break it up into days and at least view the first few as a chance to happily get back into your routine, catch up with your work colleagues and still work but keep in mind to take it a little easier.

You might have been one to madly get everything done before your holiday, working long hours and skipping or eating lunch at your desk. So start back and your New Year off with good work/life balance and a healthy routine ensuring you get to work on time, have your breaks and lunch and leave in good time too. Once your body has adjusted you will feel much better and it will be easier to go back onto your full 8 cylinders happily!

Exercise

It’s critical to learn how to reclaim your exercise routine otherwise you can risk staying out of it forever. If you’ve been away from your routine for two or more weeks, don’t expect to start where you left off. Cut your workload down 30-40% to give your body time to readjust and also give yourself some more realistic goals and expectations. Sometimes a break can put you going back feeling better than ever for your first session but then knock you for six for the next few days, it depends a lot on your fitness and previous routine. If you were training daily and then nothing you will notice a bigger difference than if you were only training once or twice a week.

Don’t focus on how unfit you’ve become or how much you’ve eaten and put on weight over Christmas! And certainly don?t think about not exercising at all because of this! Get your gear on and start because the more you put it off the worse it will become and the more time you will waste not being in your best state. Exercise helps you in all areas of your life so look forward to it enjoy it and be thankful that you have the chance to be able to do it because there are some people out there that just can’t and you don’t want to find yourself one day unable to and look back and regret when you could have done it. Remember it’s the things we don’t do that we later on regret the most..

Sleep

Holidays can definitely put your sleeping habits out of whack with late nights and lay ins so try to get to bed a bit earlier on your first week back at work. No doubt you will be feeling pretty tired anyway so my biggest tip is as soon as you get home organize yourself for the next day first, then sit back have dinner and jump into bed. Trying to get up early all of a sudden, work all day and then stay up doing more things will shock your body even more than just being at work again and will leave you feeling a whole lot less like getting back into your routine and going to work! So your first 2 weeks back are paramount for getting a good night sleep.

Looking Forward

Think about and look forward to all the OPPORTUNITIES that lie ahead of you now that you’re back from a holiday – rested and rejuvenated!!

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If you aren’t happy with your job, a good place to start is with your perception on why you actually go to work. Is it is because you feel you have to or because you actually want to? Now if you really didn’t want to go to work you wouldn’t and perhaps you don’t like your job but you certainly like what it brings you. You might like to show some appreciation for the fact that the position is helping you to pay your mortgage, support your family, educate your children or take you to exciting places around the world.

Here are some tips to get you loving your job today!

• Appreciate what you have! Your nice office, corporate or executive environment you work in, the people you work with, the hours and perhaps flexibility of these hours, the friendships you have made as well as the skills and experience you have gained.
• Walk into work with a happy and positive attitude and try and learn to keep it all day no matter what – everyday!
• We all work with people who might frustrate or stress us out but why allow them to ruin so much of your day? Deal with them and any issues that arise and get on with the things you enjoy more.
• If you’re not in your ideal job or career right now and sitting there doom and gloom and not doing anything about it to change then get positive and motivated about your future and start thinking and doing something about it – as chances are no one else is going to do it for you.

Steps to finding your ideal job:

• Think about what you love that if you had all the money in the world and didn’t need to work but still wanted to what would you do?
• Highlight what your strengths are and ask some friends/colleagues what they think you’d be great at.
• Update your CV and look for opportunities within your current company, job ads or ask in your current network of any leads to the perfect job for you.
• Establish a minimum criteria for you to move to a new role e.g. Salary, hours, location, responsibilities etc.
• Picture yourself in your ideal job. Ask yourself are you lacking in experience/training in these areas and if so start researching some courses or ways in which to develop these skills.

Not liking your job can lead to stress and unhappiness and can be wasting precious time on earth. Working because you feel you have to and all the time wishing you didn’t have to be there or counting down the hours is not a great way to be living your working life. It’s essential to do something you love as here is where you will give the best job and gain the most satisfaction. If you don’t like your current job you might like to consider looking into another position within your current company or elsewhere.

Recruiters are currently in need of quality candidates and employees like never before. Find an agency you like and form a relationship with them. Make sure you’re honest about your aspirations, as the consultant will help you identify skills gaps and advise you about changing careers or moving into new roles if that’s your goal. Many recruiters now take an active role in managing their candidate careers, which means as your skills expand, they’ll help you move into another position that utilises this knowledge. Each move is another stepping stone to achieving your ultimate goal. There is no time to stand still!

While you’re readying yourself to the change, seek ways to add enjoyment to your current role or career following the above tips. Also try to inject interest and fun into your work tasks and appreciate that people you work with even if you don’t like them! Find their good qualities as this will make your heart bigger and kinder. When you’re in a state of gratitude you will only focus on the good things around you and this can help you to see the old chores as actually pleasurable activities and also allows you to shine and do the best job you can at the same time.

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If you are finding yourself shouting and screaming and still feel like no one is listening you need to simply stop raising your voice!

Sounds simple and it can be. First you need to realize that what you’re currently doing isn’t working and ask yourself why then keep doing it?

People raise their voice usually because they’re mad, venting their frustrations (usually over something insignificant and not the real reason for their upset) or feel like nobody is ever listening to them.

But realise that others often start to switch off when others start shouting because often it’s just the same old stuff to them and they don’t want to hear it or be part of it.

When people shout the message they want to say is lost since only noise is emitted which makes the person being yelled at switch off. Imposing your opinion through shouting will automatically make the other person on the defensive. It’s a no win situation and it all breeds resentment.

If it’s your partner who is constantly yelling simply ask them in a calm voice why they are shouting? Speak calmly back and give them a chance to calm down too. Shouting back is only adding fuel to the fire. If they don’t stop shouting then take control and let them know that once they have calmed down and ready to talk then you will be ready to listen otherwise you don’t want to keep having such unhealthy repetitive fighting with the person you love.

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