What makes resilient people resilient? We are inclined to look at others and think they are more resilient than us. But this is simply not true. You have the capacity to be as resilient as anyone you have admired for their grit and ability to bounce back. This month the focus of these blog posts […]
One of the tools we can use to build and maintain our resilience is a set of what I call ‘Hopeful Activities’. What do I mean by ‘Hopeful Activities’? Well, these are some go-to-actions that we can do when we’re feeling stuck or even feeling a little down or challenged. In the Resilience Hub this […]
Research has shown that if we tell ourselves we’re not going to do well, the result is that we in fact don’t do well. Conversely, in that study when the same people who thought they wouldn’t perform well were told to just give it a go and reassured that they will probably pass the benchmark […]
Have you spent the last few weeks running around, looking after everyone else’s needs and making things happen? When is the last time you set aside time to look at your own needs and wants? You can’t look after them until you look after yourself first. You know this makes sense! Can you put it […]
I’m seeing a lot of posts from totally demoralised nurses at the moment online so I wanted to do a quick coaching video in the hope that it might help you (scroll down). Obviously I can’t do anything to help with staff/patient ratios or do anything about the workload, but what I can help you […]
Day 4 of our 5 day series of information/coaching inspired posts about a Career in Practice Nursing. As promised yesterday, today’s topic is about an issue frequently raised by nurses in all sectors – Managing Conflict Earlier in the series I mentioned conflict at work and I asked you to think about whether it’s this […]
Day 3 of our 5 day series of information/coaching inspired posts about a Career in Practice Nursing. What Practice Nurses say. In today’s post, I’m sharing some insights into what Practice Nurses regularly say about their roles and Practice Nursing as a speciality of nursing. I worked in the Practice Nursing world for 15 years […]
Day 2 of our 5 day series of information/coaching inspired posts about a Career in Practice Nursing The topic for today is…What is your personal work preference? Many Practice Nurses love their jobs and remain in post for years, but it’s not for everyone. If your work preference is to be in the thick of […]
If you are a nurse in Ireland who has ever considered a move to Practice Nursing, you may have missed the 5 day information and coaching inspired series about this topic on our Facebook page (Aslan Coaching and Training) this week. So here they are again on this blog, all in one place so you can […]
If you have ever had a child in A&E or a hospital ward, you will know that what they need is distraction. Something – anything – to take their mind off the pain and the fright about what is happening to them. If you were to approach this with a ‘coaching’ hat on, your conversations […]