This month, our ICBA Wellness team is leading our office through the theme of Reflection. Giving serious thought and evaluating where we are at – mentally, physically, emotionally, professionally, relationally – is an important life skill.
There have been times in my life where I’ve been very good at this, and times I haven’t (look at me, reflecting right now!). December does offer many of us a unique moment to slow down a bit, or to use the calendar flip to the new year as a natural touchpoint for pondering our goals and progress.
As our team talk this month emphasized, without self-reflection, we simply go through life without thinking, moving from one thing to the next without making time to evaluate whether things are actually going well for us. We don’t pause to think or analyze or determine what is going well and what isn’t working. The unfortunate result is that we often get stuck.
A lack of reflection causes us to simply keep running, trying to keep up with things even if things aren’t going well. We feel like we’re simply trying to keep our heads above water. We end up doing the same things over and over again, even if those things aren’t producing the results we had hoped for.
Reflecting helps us to identify areas we are struggling with, which is the starting point for taking steps to change this for ourselves. So let’s take a few minutes this month to reflect.
Each week, ICBA’s Jordan Bateman reflects on what we’ve learned as we participate in ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program. ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program is helping more than 100 companies and more than 10,000 construction professionals better understand mental health. This program is free for all ICBA members – check out icba.ca/wellness for details.
