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Thrive to succeed!
We’re no doubt living in a time where burnout, self-doubt and feeling overwhelmed are at an all-time high. Tash Pieterse looks at what’s going to make the difference if HR professionals want to thrive and succeed.
The world has been through the most challenging times, at least in my recent memory, and professionals are feeling it. Especially HR professionals who need to support employees and somehow support themselves, too. This is why I created the increasingly impactful and successful coaching programme Thriving HR Professionals (THRP) as part of the HRNZ professional development offering. The key to thriving and making it through the next few years is three-fold.
Know yourself and your value
Knowing yourself, who you are, what you value, what you stand for, and what helps you to be your best is the foundation for navigating through uncertainty and change. It’s easy to get caught up in the overwhelming inputs from the outside, but when you’re clear on who you are and the value that you have to offer both personally and professionally, you will thrive confidently and securely. The THRP sessions start with an in-depth reflection and creation piece on solidifying who you are and who you really want to be. Your uniqueness is what will make you successful (whatever that is for you).
Confident and growth mindset
Your mindset is how you see, interact with and respond to the world. It’s how you move through your experiences and defines how those experiences affect you. When you can wire your mindset to come from a growth approach, it will fundamentally shift the way you move through change, uncertainty and fear. It will allow you to see that nothing is finite, concrete or black and white. It will allow you to be open, creative and adaptive to what’s coming your way, which in turn helps you to take action, make decisions and essentially build confidence. Mindset is at the core of THRP, and it is at the heart of creating sustainable success.
Solid, supportive boundaries
Boundaries are what maintain your energy stores and knowing where you end and others begin. Burnout, anxiety (fear and worry) and feeling overwhelmed are at an all-time high, and often occur because of poor (or lack of) supportive boundaries. In THRP, participants do a complete energy audit. They get crystal clear on where their energy is leaking so they know where boundaries are needed to best support what and how they can give and ensure they are always working and delivering from a full cup, which benefits everyone. When you look after yourself, others are looked after in return.
These three elements are the foundations for creating a life and career where you can truly feel successful and like you’re thriving each and every day. When these are practised consistently, you can’t help but feel and be your best for yourself and those around you.
It’s essential for you to take ownership of yourself, your success, your mindset and your wellbeing. When you do that, nothing will stand in your way. Not even the most significant of uncertainties and change will have you feeling completely lost and depleted. You will always have what it takes to tackle what comes your way. When you look after yourself, others are looked after in return.
Tash Pieterse is an internationally certified and award-nominated leadership and mindset coach, leader and mother. She works with ambitious individuals and courageous leaders to empower them to become the best version of themselves, so they can confidently set themselves and their teams up for success. She teaches and coaches her signature Thriving HR Professionals as part of the HRNZ professional development programme. Bookings can be made on the HRNZ website
