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Thriving
Thriving
There are some seasons of life where you might feel like you are simply surviving day-to-day, and other times when thriving feels more possible. What areas of your life are going well, are bringing you joy and meaning? What areas of life are you surviving right now? Consider being kind to yourself; you are doing your best, and it's okay if the concept of thriving feels out of reach. Consider some of the practices today to explore what thriving means for you- at work, at home, as a friend, partner, or parent.
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LIVE: Building Your Resiliency Practice (SPT10) on Zoom
LIVE: Building Your Resiliency Practice (SPT10) on Zoom
This activity-based course will empower you with skills to manage adversity, change, and stress. This training covers topics such as coping strategies and self-care practices. You will leave with concrete tools to begin implementing a personalized proactive and responsive resiliency plan right away.
Course #912818 Section #148188 (SPT10).
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Independent Practice: Making Meaning
Independent Practice: Making Meaning
Connecting with your purpose and values can help foster professional resilience. Consider the following reflection prompts to nurture meaning today:
What are your top values? What guides your life and matters to you?
How do your values connect or show up at work?
Where do you find meaning in your day-to-day or week at work?
What do you hope students, colleagues, or families will remember about you at the end of the school year?
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Independent Practice: Identify Your Strengths
Independent Practice: Identify Your Strengths
Everyone has strengths, and your unique strengths contribute to your work and your team! Unsure what your strengths are? Take this online questionnaire from the University of Pennsylvania to discover some of your strengths.
*Scroll down to the Engagement Questionnaires section and click "Take Test" under "Brief Strengths Test". You will be prompted to create an account before taking the test.
Consider your top five strengths: how do these strengths show up in your day-to-day life? What value do you and your unique strengths bring to your work teams, family, and personal life?
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Independent Practice: Take a Detachment Break
Independent Practice: Take a Detachment Break
Take a detachment break during the work day. This can be as brief as five minutes, where you stretch, walk, listen to one song, or read one chapter. Disconnecting briefly or scheduling five-minute breaks when you have downtime can improve your focus and engagement throughout the day. You can consider taking a detachment break during your planning period, before starting the day or a new task, before or after lunch, or other times during the day that work best for your schedule. Set a timer for five minutes and pick one activity to detach from your workday and reconnect with yourself.
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Independent Practice: Learn about Community Care
Independent Practice: Learn about Community Care
Community care is about building resilient networks of support that allow you and your colleagues to move toward thriving, instead of just surviving. It involves a commitment to being present and showing up for yourself and the people on your teams. Take a moment to reflect on the community care practices in your workplace and consider:
What has worked?
What has been challenging?
Where are there opportunities to make small shifts or larger changes?
How can we incorporate these efforts to support a more resilient and healthy school community or work culture?
Check out these ideas to build community care in your workplace!
Important note: Information on this page is for general information purposes only, for adults, and is not intended to replace the counsel or advice of a qualified health professional.
For further questions or help with specific problems or personal concerns, please contact the MCPS Employee Assistance Program. Call 240-740-6500 (Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. year-round).
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