Week 6: Building resilience – sources of support
Introduction
This week you will consider some of the internal and external sources of support for your career resilience, including maintaining good physical health, emotional wellbeing and healthy finances. Some of these may feel unrelated to your career, yet finding clarity and addressing issues in these areas can make a big difference to how resilient you feel.
As before, continue to use a notebook or the online toolkit to write down your thoughts and to complete the activities.
Get started with Week 6 by watching this video:
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Transcript: Video 1 Introduction to Week 6
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You’ll start by looking at internal sources of support, such as maintaining good physical health, and identifying rewards to help you deal with stress. You’ll also explore the external support available, including support from your employer, and the benefits of developing your social networks. You’ll finish by looking at the professional support available to you.
Video 1 Introduction to Week 6
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By the end of this week, you should be able to:
- describe a range of different factors that support your career resilience
- understand the relevance of maintaining physical health and reducing financial insecurity
- recognise ways to boost your self-esteem
- explore your social networks and use them to support your career resilience
- understand how professionals can support your resilience journey.