Let’s talk about you…what do you need? In the grand scheme of things, when you think about your life - what do you actually need, really?

…someone to do all the chores on your things-to-do list? A bubble-bath? A passionate night of love-making? Maybe a weekend getaway to a rustic countryside villa - a glass of wine in hand and a private chef?dance navigating the heightened emotions and differing mindsets of individuals returning to work after lockdown.

It is so easy to start rattling off a dream list of wants and desires but under the heavy weight of your mental list, can you really differentiate between an actual need versus a want and desire?

How to navigate the end of lockdown and a post-pandemic world?

End Of Lockdown Series By Michelle Thole

I’ve put together a series of blog posts that you can come back to and reference whenever you are feeling the different emotions and experiences as you navigate the end of lockdown and enter a post-pandemic world. I have focussed on four different areas in your life and business. Here is a breakdown of the four areas…

1: For the bosses, manager, and team leaders who are leading a team out of lockdown

2. For the super excited and ready to party folks on their marks and chomping at the bit to get going

3. For the super nervous and anxious about change as the shops open up and social calendars start filling up too

4. For the blah and languishing that need some zest for life and who want to flourish and moving forward.

End Of Lockdown Series: For The Blah and Languishing…..

3 Tips For finding yourself in an ever-changing world

So, now what?…

You are exhausted by it all. A L L 👏🏻 O F 👏🏽 I T 👏🏿

The shops are open, then they are closed, and now they are open again.

You are back at the office then you’re working from home and now back at the office.

You could see your friends and family again, then you couldn’t, and now you can - what are the rules again?

You’ve watched Tiger King and have listened to your ten millionth crime podcast on your daily walk around the block…

And, now…

Well, it’s all a bit blah, isn’t it? 🤷🏼‍♀️

What is the languishing and blah-ness feeling?

The feeling of languishing was coined by Sociologist, Corey Keyes. He defines languishing as “the absence of feeling good about your life,”

And the dictionary definition of ‘languish’ describes it as losing your vitality and strength over a period of time as well as a lack of making progress forward.ce navigating the heightened emotions and differing mindsets of individuals returning to work after lockdown….

3 TIPS FOR PUTTING YOURSELF FIRST AND SAYING NO AS WE EMERGE FROM THE END OF LOCKDOWN

Are you dreading everything starting up again? 😳

How about your social calendar starting to fill up and needing to wear ‘proper’ clothes again? 👀

Has the invites to beer gardens and social distanced Bbq’s made your eyes roll and you have been left feeling exasperated by the speed of everything? 😤

It really is a lot to take in, isn’t it? But, I want you to know that it’s not you - it’s the pandemic. We’ve all been through a global trauma - thank you very much - and ‘bouncing back’ isn’t the only one-way ticket to happiness when easing back into life.

AND, the last thing you need to feel is guilt for not living up to a perceived expectation that you should be chomping at the bit to get going again. So, I’ve put together three tips that will help you say no, take care of yourself and gently re-emerge into the light - on your own terms.

It’s time to lead…

Here are three key points to consider when re-introducing your team back into the workplace. Specially created for managers, bosses and team leaders who need guidance navigating the heightened emotions and differing mindsets of individuals returning to work after lockdown.