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Bernadette
Palombo,
founder of Salone
Events and the
Event Professionals
Journal, offers tips on
managing wellbeing
hat a journey we have
all been taken on. From
planning for the 2020
season to postponing
or cancelling events, to now getting
back into the swing of things.
As an industry, we tend to experience
variation in workload. We go from a
manic planning stage to a short period
of down time after the event. I like to
refer to this as the ‘bipolar’ effect.
We are experiencing a turbulent time,
and we are all experiencing a range of
emotions. My concern is that our
wellbeing might take a hit as our
lifestyles shift. However, I want to drill
home the opportunities we have to
adapt to the way we work, to reset and
think about what we could do
differently.
Why? If we put our wellbeing first,
the events we organise can start to
better fit our lives, and the lives of
those attending, giving us a fresh
perspective. The important question is,
however, now that we are going back
to event planning, how can we manage
our wellbeing?
Make time for yourself
Create time in your day that is just for
you. Whether it is having your morning
coffee in peace, reading, or journaling.
Ensure that you set aside this personal
time, hopefully the sort of time you may
have enjoyed during lockdown, even if
that means blocking out an hour here or
there in your diary.
The research we carried out shows
that 57% of event professionals do not
do anything for themselves on a daily
basis. Let’s change this.
Be smarter
Our research also shows that 79% of
respondents feel overwhelmed by their
workload. However, many people,
including event professionals, are only
productive for an average of 3-4 hours
each day. Why don’t we work smarter
and increase our productivity?
The Event Professionals Journal is
shown to increase productivity of an
average of 22.5% each day. The great
news is that some large event
companies out there have placed
orders of the journal to gift to their staff
for when they are back to work, to help
productivity while ensuring their
employees wellbeing is being looked
after.
Adopt an honesty policy
It is always okay to say no. If you already
have too much on your plate, if a
request is too last minute, or if you feel
overwhelmed, do not shy away from
turning down a request.
Communicate as much as possible
about how you feel, if you are
comfortable doing so.
My little gift to you, in the hope
it helps you smoothen out those
crazy emotional curves, head to
www.eventprofessionalsjournal.com
and enter code ‘Conferencenews’ at
checkout to receive a 10% discount off
of all of our products on our website.
Remember you are not in this alone.
It is hard, but out there is a wealth of
opportunity.
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