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In each of these, developing healthfilled relationships and making close connections with others is tantamount to staying steady and strong. Relationships are a part of mentorship and modelling, feedback, and getting support. Resilience research includes mentorship and relationships within their top five important elements for a successful and happy life.

When mental illness becomes obvious to us, we often begin isolating and pulling away. As indicated, relationships are important and successful self-care means finding ways to reach toward others for a listening ear and support. Connecting to others is a life skill that will have benefit throughout one’s life. Here are some ways you can develop that all important framework of mental health sustaining relationships:

• No matter how busy you are, stay connected and connecting. Put people in your calendar for meet-ups. Don’t let time go by without having person-toperson time together. Phone calls and texts are great, but being with others is comforting and humanly necessary.

• Get involved in volunteer opportunities. Meeting people who are already “givers” may mean that they will be more willing to support you when you need. Volunteer in places that help with mental health like the National Alliance on Mental Illness, your local health department, or suicide prevention groups. Helping at shelters and food banks is a great way to meet people who care about people.

• Connect with local service clubs, boards of directors, book clubs or craft clubs.

Many of these are free and looking for people who want to learn, grow or give back. Stay in touch with you. Identify your emotional well-being. Keep your negative stress in check. Stay positive and try some of these self-care ideas:

• Seek friendly feedback. Ask your friends how they think you are doing. When things are feeling uneasy, call, meet and talk. Don’t be an island.

• Know that faith-based groups are always willing to lend an ear. Look for places in your community that are a match for your spiritual beliefs and get involved. Find prayer, gratitude and hope.

• Use music, meditation and the arts to allow you to express both the best and worst of times. Use exercise to help you help your body work out the kinks. Learn about mindfulness. The techniques for mindfulness are proven in their success in developing positive mental health. Journaling helps you sort through your emotion and responses to stress.

• Pets often relieve stress. Is a pet right for you?

When all of these self-care and connecting behaviors don’t seem to be enough and work/school, activities of daily living and relationships are still suffering, look for professional support. Find a therapist, an outpatient group or even seek inpatient hospitalization if you are in crisis.

A level of care assessment might be what you need to help you understand where to start. Call 855 990 1900. A good starting point for getting back to being you.

by Jack Santo TECH CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Computing P Ower

Computing power has already established its place in the digital era, with almost every device and appliance being computerized. And it’s here for even more as data science experts have predicted that the computing infrastructure we are building right now will only evolve for the better in the coming years. At the same time, we have 5G already; gear up for an era of 6G with more power in our hands and devices surrounding us. Even better, computing power is generating more tech jobs in the industry but would require specialized qualifications for candidates to acquire. From data science to robotics and IT management, this field will power the largest percentage of employment in every country. If you are interested in entering the field, here are some of the top jobs you can look for in the tech field.

• Data Scientist

• AI Engineer

• Robotics Researcher

• AI

Architect

• Robotics Designer

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D Evices

Artificial intelligence has played an essential role in making our world smarter and smoother.

It is not just simulating humans but going the extra mile to make our life hassle-free and simpler. These smarter devices are here to stay in 2023 and even further, as data scientists are working on AI home robots, appliances, work devices, wearables, and so much more! Almost every job now needs smart software applications to make our work life more manageable. Smarter devices are another addition to the IT industry that is of high requirement and demand as more companies transform into digital spaces. Almost every higher-level job requires a good proficiency in IT and automation these days to thrive. The jobs in this field that you can venture out into are:

• IT Manager

• Data Scientists

• Product Testers

• Product Managers

• Automation Engineers

• IT Researchers

Datafication

Datafication is simply transforming everything in our life into devices or software powered by data. So, in short, Datafication is the modification of human chores and tasks into data-driven technology. From our smartphones, industrial machines, and office applications to AI-powered appliances and everything else, data is here to stay for longer than we can ever remember!

So, to keep our data stored the right way and secure and safe, it has become an in-demand specialization in our economy.

Datafication leads to a higher need for IT professionals, data scientists, engineers, technicians, managers, and so much more. Even more useful is that anyone with a sound knowledge of technology can do a certification in datarelated specializations to find a job in this space. Data jobs are more about skills than big-level qualifications, and now there are so many successful leaders emerging from smaller cities and developing countries like India. You can also equip yourself with this useful trending skill by doing a course like RPA to help you understand how automation works in the world of data. Here are some popular data career options:

• Big Data Engineers

• Robotics Engineers

• IT Architect

• Business Intelligence Analyst

• Data Scientists

A RTIFICIAL I NTELLIGENCE (AI) AND M ACHINE L EARNING

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has already received a lot of buzz in the past decade, but it continues to be one of the new technology trends because of its notable effects on how we live, work and play are only in the early stages. AI is already known for its superiority in image and speech recognition, navigation apps, smartphone personal assistants, ride-sharing apps and so much more.

AI will be used further to analyze interactions to determine underlying connections and insights, to help predict demand for services like hospitals enabling authorities to make better decisions about resource utilization, and to detect the changing patterns of customer behaviour by analyzing data in near real-time, driving revenues and enhancing personalized experiences.

It’s perdicted that the AI market will grow to a $190 billion industry by 2025 with global spending on cognitive and AI systems reaching over $57 billion in 2023. With AI spreading its wings across sectors, new jobs will be created in development, programming, testing, support and maintenance, to name a few. On the other hand AI also offers some of the highest salaries today ranging from over $1,25,000 per year (machine learning engineer) to $145,000 per year (AI architect) - making it the top new technology trend you must watch out for!