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It's not easy to keep your mission alive.

You have to balance impact and revenue. You try and get donations but only a few people know who you are and what you do. Your mission is admirable but you don't know how to spread it with the world. 

I can imagine how frustrating this gets.

But trust me when I say this, there's still hope.

I've been telling my story for the last 9 months and have seen how powerful it can be. 
Business opportunities, speaking engagements and podcasts. All from sharing my journey.

Guess what. You can do the same and get even better results.

I know you want your mission to be soaked up from all corners of the world.
But that won't happen without telling an effective story.

Let me give you a hand. And together we'll bring your mission to the masses.

Drop me a dm. Let's see if we fit.

Kaidon Adams

Holly R.

This is Anna-Maria and her mum.

Anna-Maria has been out of work for a number of months and she has come to the end of her safety net.

Things are now urgent for her.

If she doesn't make her mortgage payment by November 30th, the home she's had since she was 21 - the place where she and her 70-year-old mum have built their lives - will be taken from them under a 28-day order. This would mean facing homelessness right before Christmas.

I've scrolled back through Anna-Maria's posts and it's clear that she has a heart of gold. Her feed is full of reposts of other people's pleas for employment. She is always trying to help others - and now it's time for others to help her.

Right now, she has reluctantly reached out to ask for support to cover her mortgage so she doesn’t lose her home, and I know I have a network of incredibly selfless people who are always willing to help if they are in a position to do so. In a world where we're constantly trying to "raise awareness" around mental health and asking people to reach out if they need support, it's still incredibly difficult to reach out and admit that you need a hand.

Can you spare anything to help? If so, the gofundme link is here: https://lnkd.in/eFYwKJX5

Alternatively, Anna needs a job – and it’s utter insanity that she hasn’t been able to secure one yet.

For over 20 years, she’s worked passionately as an IT consultant, serving the public sector, with a particular focus on healthcare. She’s looking for Senior Account Director and Account Manager roles and is based in Warrington. She’s previously worked for Vodafone, BT and Huawei.

I know the market is tough and I know it’s right before Christmas, but if you’ve got a job you can speak to Anna about or can spare something to help keep her from homelessness, it would be very much appreciated.

For all LinkedIn's faults, it always seems to comes through in times like this. 

I hope this time will be no different.

Thank you in advance 🩷

Recruiter by trade, writer by choice, charity at heart. Rooting for the underdog.

It's Grief Awareness Week and it seems fitting to remind people about the topic of managing grief at work.

When someone in your team or business is grieving, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be showing up to work every day in floods of tears.

In fact, most of the time, sadness is one of the emotions or external visual representations of grief you’ll come into contact with the *least*.

(People don’t like to cry at work.🙃)

We often associate grief with sadness and how that outwardly presents, but I can tell you first hand that grief can - and often *does* - show up in far more complex ways than just someone appearing sad.

Instead, when someone is grieving at work, be prepared for:

🧠Brain fog: Even from people who are usually 100% on it. If you’re asking questions in meetings or putting us on the spot for responses, our usual quick-fire response time might be swapped out for a blank stare and “sorry, what did you say again?” or “my mind’s gone blank”. Give us time and just be patient while we find our feet again.

🐘Forgetting stuff or appearing scatty and disorganised: We might be a bit slower, we might have to change the way we structure our days and we might have to ask you to repeat something or ask for clarity on things more often than usual. We want to do a great job, we just need your support to make sure we do.

🥞Frequent “flat” days: Grieving is physically heavy. It weighs down on you even when you don’t think it does. Even if you’re not “sad”, you’re still grieving, and picking yourself up to be Mr or Mrs Motivator can almost be physically impossible. We’re still trying but we might just be more pancake than panettone for a while. We’ll be back soon, just give it time.

😵‍💫Overwhelm: Small things that we used to deal with become big things. We can doubt our abilities and feel like we’re not built for the same environment we used to thrive in. This is why many people move jobs after a loss, but it doesn’t have to be like that if employers are understanding and willing to adapt with us. For example: managing a lot of face to face meetings can be exceptionally draining when you’re masking grief.

😴Exhaustion: “You look tired” isn’t helpful here. We are tired. Constantly. Grief is tiring. Being told we’re tired doesn’t make us less tired. We don’t want to look tired, we want our old selves back. When you lose someone, you lose a little bit of yourself too. Please don’t keep reminding us.

🐊Erratic moods or being snappier than usual: Everyone knows that stress causes shorter tempers. Hurt people hurt people, as they say. There’s no excuse for rudeness or making people feel uncomfortable, but please consider that we might just be having a particularly tough day emotionally and we really didn’t mean the tone in which we said something.

Grief is a rollercoaster where some days are better than others.

It's certainly not linear.

It comes and goes and ebbs and flows.

And it looks different for everyone.

I hope this helps.❤️

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