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How to beat the

‘Back to Work Blues’

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Expect to feel some

deflation after a great

vacation

Return to routine can be

unsettling

Give yourself time to re-

adjust to normality

However, take a moment

to check if you are in a

career rut….

Inevitable or a signal for change?

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7 Tips to help beat the ‘Back to

Work Blues’ …

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Cuisine/food

Activities, e.g. culture, music, dance

Regular breaks

Learn a language

More sleep/exercise

Less reliance on phone/internet/social media

Watch less TV

More time with friends/family

Tip #1 – What can you integrate from

your vacation into your daily life?

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Give yourself a day or two of personal space before returning to work

Return part-way through the working week

Allow time to clear your in-box

Prioritise the urgent/important stuff

Create a schedule of what needs to be done

Touch base with the key people to get a heads up on what’s happening (your boss/PA/team)

Tip #2 – Re-enter work gently

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Don’t continue with

vacation eating/drinking

habits

Choose fresh, seasonal food

Pick-up your exercise routine

Get a good night’s sleep

Enjoy sunshine/fresh air

Sort out your finances!

Tip #3 – Take care of yourself

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Enjoy what you missed

whilst you were away:

Friends/family

Pets

Home environment

Your own bed!

Tip #4 – Appreciate your ‘home comforts’

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Set yourself some new goals

Organize your vacation photos and enjoy looking at them

Invite friends round

Plan a mini-break

Brainstorm ideas for your next vacation!

Tip #5 – Make some plans to look

forward

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But what if you’ve realised that

you are in a career rut?

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Ask yourself:

What’s working?

What’s not working?

See our Strengthen Your Career

course to:

Discover what energises you and

what drains or weakens you

Find out how to use your strengths

more effectively and manage your

weakeners

Tip #6 – Review and Re-energise!

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If you’re asking yourself: “Is this

it?”

See our Reinvent Your Career

course to:

Take stock of where you are now

Create a vision for your future

career

Generate and evaluate career

options

Decide what to go for and plan

how to get there!

Tip #7 – Reinvent Your Career!

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We’re Katie, Ruth & Jane,

seasoned career

‘reinventionistas’

We co-founded of

Women’s International

Career Reinvention to help

busy, professional women

climb out of career ruts into

fulfilling careers

Who we are

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To find out more and lots of free

resources!