Lose the guilt around wellbeing

You've heard people at work talking about how important their Wellbeing is and you wonder "is our organisation doing enough in this area?"  A sense of guilt overcomes you, that pervasive feeling that people's wellbeing needs aren't being met, including your own.

 So how do you engage others?

Small steps is the key.  Get your employees to write out their biggest wellbeing goal and then break it down to smaller components.  Here's an example:
Lose my corona kilos (insert number).  Now that number might look quite scary or the thought of garnering the energy to do something about it.  The scarier the goal, the more difficult it will seem.  

Then think about what this really looks like - do you want to feel better about yourself?  Fit into your clothes a bit more easily or have the energy to exercise more often?  If you think about the real reason for setting this goal, then it's a little more motivating.  You now have purpose!  Purpose will drive your motivation to get moving.

Now set a weekly goal.  Say you'd like to walk for 30 minutes each day.  Go with your partner or one of the kids but don't take the dog.  They sniff a lot and need to stop regularly.  Your 30 minute walk becomes more of a slow amble and won't deliver the benefits you need.  Better still, set up a walking group or two at work.  

Now do you see how you could show and encourage your employees to devote more time to wellbeing?  When it comes to organisational support for wellbeing initiatives, your work is a great place to start the wellbeing conversation.  

Small steps reap huge rewards!