In trying to make the most of your career, it is vital to make sure you’re focused on getting the best possible outcome from your working day. Assessing what you want and need from your career is really important, and this plays a massive part in helping you to become happier and more fulfilled.
Although your career alone doesn’t define you, it is likely to play a huge role in your life, so it is important to be happy with where you are working and the conditions you’re dealing with. Here are some other considerations to help make your working experience more positive in the year ahead.
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Focus on wellbeing
Try to make sure you are focused on your own wellbeing as much as possible in the workplace. What decisions and actions can help you improve your wellbeing? There are a lot of ways to achieve this, and being able to nourish your wellbeing at work can make a huge difference to how you approach your life.
Avoid burnout
When you are working long hours in an intense and stressful role, one of the key things that you need to try to avoid is burnout. You need to try to avoid burnout for the sake of your mental health, so if you feel as if work is getting on top of you, listen to your inner self and respect your need to rest. Could other colleagues be helping more? Is there anything you can delegate? No matter what you feel you have to do, make sure to prioritise your health above all else – it could be time to take a break.
Look after yourself in the event of an injury
Sadly, accidents and injuries are still fairly commonplace in modern workplaces. If you should become injured at work and need to get surgery, workers compensation is an important factor to take into account.
Speak to HR
Speaking to HR is one of the best ways of improving your wellbeing – if you have any difficulties involving colleagues, workload, workers’ rights, career advancement, learning opportunities or any other aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion, make sure you book in for a consultation with your HR leader who will be able to advise you of the best options available to you and help make the necessary adjustments to improve your experience at work.
