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September 2020 Newsletter
The Happy Secret to Better Work
Shawn Achor, TEDxBloomington, 2011
"Every time your brain has a success, you just changed the goal post of what success looked like. We've pushed happiness over the cognitive horizon and that's because we think we have to be successful then we'll be happier."
Enjoyed the video? Check out this Forbes article written by Laura Shin on "How to Be More Productive and Happier During Times of Stress". Learn the "add vantage" technique and challenge yourself to train your brain to be more positive. Despite being written in November 2013, a lot of what it said still rings true today.
Clarity Coming This October To A Convention Near You!
Join us for the 71st Annual Florida Counseling Association Convention! More details coming soon!
Looking to Become More Involved in Your Professional Development?
Professionally develop with us! Come join the Graduate Student Committee for FCDA! Not a graduate student? Grab a Grad and tell them about this great opportunity! Not only will you gain leadership skills yet you'll have all of these wonderful benefits in the list below!
Reduced Membership Costs
Free Webinars (yes, free...)
Serving on other target committees within FCDA
Interested? Send an email to Jackie Gill at FCDAMembership@gmail.com
Which Hat Do You Wear?
Hold onto your hats! In this article written by Michelle Tullier she details the many different hats that Career Practitioners have worn throughout COVID-19. From the Helper hat to the Strategist hat, we've worn them all! Well...maybe not me. I don't look good in hats.
"The biggest problems present the biggest opportunities" a philosophy held by Ankur Jain, the owner of a New York based firm called Kairos. Realizing that several Americans were out of work due to several businesses closing, Jain set out to fund and train over 10,000 to fill in the healthcare gaps. Read more about how he created a win-win situation for everyone here.
How to Send Kind Emails During A Time When We're All Stressed
People will never forget how you made them feel. In this article written by Rosamond S. King (who is a Black writer, scholar, and Associate Professor in the English Department at Brooklyn College, CUNY) she provides tips on how to create emails that don't feel bland, mechanic, and impersonal. One tip she provides?
"Don't write 'we're all in this together'. While this is a nice sentiment, it's not true".
Have you come across a topic that you've been doing a deep dive into lately? Or maybe something you've learned that you'd like to share with the rest of the association? Perhaps there's something that you want to know more about yet you're unsure of where to find it.
Here's your chance! We're looking for webinar and workshop ideas!
Drop an idea or a suggestion by clicking the box below!
Let us brag about you! We know you're great and you're off doing great things but does the rest of the FCDA family know? Let's fix that! It doesn't have to be a published book or article or an award that was won (although it could be!). It could be a program you were admitted into, graduation, accomplishing that one goal that you've been trying so hard to complete and finally crossed that finish line.
Whatever it is let us know! Fill out this quick survey and let us celebrate you!
