Living Life Full Force Blog (#LLFF)

A common trend throughout my college experience is that students were going after careers that made a lot of money. You rarely hear someone say they want to go into a career because it makes them happy. But let's put it this way, if I came to your door and said I was going to give you a large check every 2 weeks but you have to give me your happiness in exchange.

Let’s break your life down into numbers. The average person’s lifespan is about 79 years. Within that time frame, we will spend 26 years sleeping, 7 years trying to go to sleep, 13 years working plus 1 year of overtime, 11 years screen time (tv, social media, etc), 4 years eating, 3 years traveling, 1 year exercising, 1 year for romance, and 1 year socializing. That’s a total of 68 years which means we have 11 years left and so much more that we do in life.

While remote employees and teams have many advantages, they also have challenges that they have to tackle by themselves. From my own experience, these challenges that I have experienced myself and still tend to struggle with on occasion. If you’re working from home and these resonate with you, you’re not alone. Many remote employees struggle with these as well.

As company leaders, it’s crucial to treat your employees as people rather than money makers. Acknowledge that they are probably struggling mentally during a time like this. If you ignore that then you are part of the problem. So ask yourself, are you part of the problem?

The world is starting to realize that just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it isn’t extremely detrimental to the overall happiness of our society. We spend most of our day working, whether it be in an office or at home. This means that mental health practices need to be at the forefront of companies.

One of the questions I get most often when discussing a potential retreat with clients is, “How do you make sure the participants stay engaged?” Our retreats vary from 2 to 8 hours so that’s a valid question. These days, distraction is at an all time high considering many of us are working from home.

Many companies have shifted to working remotely so knowing how to keep your employees productive can seem like a daunting task for company leaders. As a mental empowerment retreat company, we specialize in the topic of productivity and I’m going to let you in on some secrets. Here are 4 ways company leaders can keep their employees productive while working from home:

There are many ways to create a thriving work experience for staff that helps the bottom line and the employees at the same time. Everything starts with understanding the actual needs and desires of team members all the way from the first point of contact. With a workforce-driven focus, this translates to better client services and better production outcomes.

Some people might not even realize what they’re doing at the beginning because unfortunately actions of this kind have been classified as “a part of business.” This perception places the company and its employees on a self-sabotaging path. One of the most important things a company should have is trust.

The pandemic has turned everyone’s world upside down. We were forced into a different world and we have to acknowledge that in order to move forward we must change the way we do things. We have to slow down and check in with ourselves. It’s become way too easy to spiral into darkness and that’s why we have to help each other and lift each other up. That’s the only way we can get through this.

Although I didn’t know it at the time, when I was growing up my parents taught me the importance of mental health. I was always encouraged to talk about my emotions and never questioned the validity of them because I was taught that mental health is just like a broken bone that you can’t see.