Being resilient doesn’t mean that we’re unaffected by the adversity we encounter in life. Instead, resilience is our ability to recover from the stress we encounter. Whether we can bounce back depends on the stresses we face and the resources we have to help us cope.
Things that can help are having a think and/or talk to someone you trust to see if there are any demands that can be reduced, either at work or at home. And what alternative or additional resources might sustain you during a difficult time?
Please take care of yourself and make use of the support on offer. Check out your current resilience level and find out how you can support your resilience.
Find out your resilience level
Complete eight short questions to get a feel where your resilience levels are at the moment. This is provided by The Resilience Engine and provides a quick reflection on where you resilience levels may be right now.
Clips about resilience
A member of the Scottish emergency services explores resilience. In the four minute video the Scottish mountain rescue member considers their own experiences in terms of resilience and the importance of recognising your own warning signs and knowing how to look after yourself and colleagues
Filmed in Edinburgh, Health Psychologist Kelly McGonigal explores how to make stress your friend instead of the traditional view of treating stress as the enemy
The learn NL on demand masterclass on Building Resilience explores resilience and how you can aid and boost your resilience
Nasa Researcher and Clinical Psychologist Raphael Rose considers Resilience and Stressors, Mistakes & Failure to provide insight into becoming more resilience by facing stressors, learning from mistakes and rebounding from failure.
Resilience tools
This learn NL e-learning course on personal resilience is designed to help you to think about and develop your own resilience.
Positive Psychology here provide three resilience exercises with the aim to inspire you to increase your own resilience and the resilience of those around you.
Articles on Your Resilience
Cycle2work is a salary sacrifice scheme. The discount comes from paying off the bike cost straight from your salary. This means you save on tax and national insurance with the bike cost going through as a non cash benefit.
The mylifestyle portal provides colleagues access to wide variety of savings all in one place.
Got a query or a question then check out the supports that are available:
By the end of the 90-minute session you will:
Sounds great – tell me more!
Hundreds of NLC colleagues are riding bikes they initially got through Cycle2work. In the video Claire Grierson from the Craigneuk Family Learning Centre shares her experience of getting a bike through Cycle2work and on the right Mairi MacVicar a Active School Co-ordinator also shares her experiences.
Clients will be required to arrive at their designated appointment time. There are no waiting areas open.
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Manage your anxiety coming out of lock down
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With modern technical clothing, staying warm and dry on the bike, no matter how bad the weather, has never been easier. Below British Cycling provides you advice on choosing the correct clothes, getting your layering right and other practical tips for staying warm through the worst of the British winter.
Non-vented aero style road helmets can keep your head warmer, especially when paired with a windproof skullcap or traditional Belgian style winter hat.
Put your trainers on and catch up with a colleague for a walking meeting following socially distancing guidelines. Even if you aren’t working close to colleagues geographically just plug your headphones into your phone and you can get walking and talking 🙂
Agree a lunch date with the team and have a blast with a virtual team lunch cook along. Take your digital device into the kitchen to enjoy everyone’s company over lunch whilst you cook up and eat in the comfort of your own home!
Many colleagues now working remotely have really missed the chance office encounters with team colleagues they maybe didn’t directly work with. That’s those brilliant brief conversations with team members who you hot desked next to or had a chance discussion with in the lift or at the water cooler.
Whether you have the voice of a songbird or sound like some ball-bearings in a blender, singing can have some remarkably positive effects.
Can I keep using reloadable discount cards I have with the previous shopping discounts platform?
There are four different ways you can get a discount depending on the retailer:
eGift cards
Online codes – instant discounts
Discounted retailer websites
