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Here is where you can find free resources connected to mindset, learning and kindness. Implementing these ideas into your daily life can improve your mental health.

A-Z Daily Tips Guide

Wellness Tracker

Authentic and Successful Meditation

Mood Tracker

Daily Journal

What I can do when I feel

Inspiration

Tip Cards

Positive Affirmations

Breathing Technique Card

Encourage You

Bookmarks

What I can do to shine

What makes me happy

Wordsearch

The plunge of positivity

What is it?

New job, new school, new college, new university, new home, new hobby, new relationship or any new opportunity, did you experience the POP? The Plunge of Positivity!

Taken from the valley of death model in change management within business, I changed it to the Plunge of Positivity (The POP Model)

When you realise it is normal to feel these emotions, it allows you to put steps in place to stop the plunge or reduce the severity of the plunge!

Steps you can put in place include:

Get a mentor: Someone you respect, so you can learn from them, share ideas with & allow them to be your sounding board when your confidence is starting to fall.
Read: Read about the topics connected to what you are worrying about e.g If it is a new job, read more about the new role, as well as books on mindset for when times like this arise. It will help with personal growth & when times like this happen again.
Ask for feedback: Feedback allows us to grow, see it as a positive that someone is wanting to help you excel. Don’t fear it!
Sign up to a short/long course: Knowledge is power, so learn more about the area you are struggling with.
Reflect: Reflecting each day on what you’ve done, how it’s gone, who you’ve impacted and using a journal capturing the reflections will help clear your mind and see things, you otherwise may have missed. You may also reflect that you have had a better day than you thought. Put a figure out of 10 with regards to how the overall day went!
Exercise: Do some form of exercise that you like to release feel good hormones.
Stillness: Spend at least 10 minutes each day in silence, allowing thoughts to pass without judgement. Be still.

Plunge of Positivity!

The CARR Model

(Calm, Assess, Respond, Reflect)

What is it?

When situations and challenges arise in life think of the CARR model!

CALM- use breathing techniques to help stay calm.

ASSESS- look for feedback, tone, the environment to assess what’s going on in a relaxed way. Can you reframe the situation!

RESPOND- Choose how to react, move forward in a positive way or avoid, move backwards and feel negative emotions.

REFLECT- How did you react? Could you have reacted differently? Can you put more tools in place to help you next time the same situation arises!

7 areas of wellbeing for a healthy mind

Encourage You

7 Areas of Wellbeing: Physical

Physical health increases fitness, improves focus, prevents some illnesses, and releases endorphins to help you feel good.

Activities to try

Reframe negative self-talk

Whenever you start thinking negatively and having negative self-talk, challenge that thought. Work hard on reframing it, in a positive light.

Write down daily gratitudes

Every day, write down three things you are grateful for today. This can help shift the focus to the positive and help you feel happier.

Embrace challenges

Seek out challenges and opportunities for growth, and approach them with excitement. Embrace the learning opportunity, don’t think about what others may say.

Surround yourself with positivity

Seek out individuals that make you feel happy. Be aware of what you read, watch and listen to as we are a product of our environment.