Day 37: Life is more than work

Since a knee injury last November, I returned to training with Milton Keynes Rugby Club this week.  I have been active and fit throughout my adult life; both physically and psychologically missing exercise when I haven’t been able to train.

I didn’t realise quite how much I missed training until getting back to it.  Being back with my team-mates felt amazing; training hard, having a laugh, and the sense of satisfaction from pushing myself physically.

Lots of parallels with teams in organisations – through Covid, we’ve missed a lot of the camaraderie and personal contact that brings the enjoyment and fulfilment.

Day 31: Where is ‘work’ and where is ‘home’?

Whether you regularly worked from home prior to the Covid pandemic or not, there’s always a challenge in taking time away from work to recharge your batteries when your workplace and home are the same!

‘Work-life balance’ was the buzz-phrase of the early 2010s; in the later 2010s we moved onto ‘workplace wellbeing’ and now need to shift to ‘personal wellbeing’.  Staying physically and mentally well shouldn’t be a balancing act nor should it be just about being well at work.

With lines between home and work ever blurring we all need to find how to be happy in both.