Inspired Choice

Wellbeing for Stressed Women Executives and Their Employees in Uncertain Times

Our world changed when Covid19 made the scene early in 2020. It impacted me in a big way on March 12, 2020, when I realized how panicked people were and how little we knew about the virus and how to protect ourselves. 

I wondered. What can I do to help? I can't sew masks. I'm not a doctor or nurse. Then it dawned on me. At the heart of all my coaching, speaking and training is helping people leverage their emotional intelligence to reduce stress and increase joy! 

Managing Mental Wellbeing is #2 out of 45 “moments” employees typically experience while working in an organization that affect them and the success of the organization. This is according to a recent study by Thrive Global and Arianna Huffington.* (See below) 

 

Are you interested in helping your employees increase calm, resilience, productivity
and career joy by bringing these interactive workshops to your organization?!

Email Gail by clicking here to explore possibilities!

 

The following two workshops have been delivered many times with rave reviews (see below). Participants on average move 1-2 points up a 10 point scale of improvement in as little as one hour! Watch this video or an introduction to the first workshop.

Increase Calm and Resilience in Uncertain Times 

In this interactive, thought invoking program you can expect to:

• Recognize how living in uncertain times can affect your energy physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually and why that requires extra self-care measures,
• Apply simple tools that increases awareness of how you feel and what you need to better manage and budget available energy in response to external events, and
• Employ resilience strategies and increase calm by realizing and using your power of choice so you feel more in control.

Improve Your Mindsets. Improve Your Outcomes

This program provides additional tools to help you:

• Recognize how to improve your mood and approach to responding to external factors,
• Apply strategies to help overcome barriers to achieving desired results, and
• Identify ways to gain clarity, and break through self-imposed limitations.

TESTIMONIALS:  Transformation happens in 1 hour! The shift to more conscious self-care choices continues with lasting effect.

“Gail Sussman-Miller delivered four workshops to my wealth management team of 65 employees as the pandemic crisis and shut down began, mid-March, through the end of April. Overall, the result has been so much comfort in [our employees] talking with each other and knowing that the firm that they work for really cares for them as people. Our partners, directors and managers have a common language and simple tools to use with employees to motivate them and monitor their performance and wellbeing.”   ~ Beka Kohmescher, CEO, Altair Advisers                                                                   

“Gail did a great job of presenting this material virtually, using storytelling, imagery, and worksheets to ground the concepts and keep the participants engaged. She is also very skilled at ‘layering’ concepts - it would be easy to miss things and stop paying attention in a Zoom workshop, but she made sure that people understood a concept or the part of the framework before moving on to the next; then brought it all together. The concepts are simple yet comprehensive, so they're easy to remember and apply.

What was most impactful for me were the "bite-sized" tasks and techniques Gail taught us - you don't have to master a new skill, just remember and apply a few basic concepts. Also impactful was helping put vocabulary around the stress and productivity problems I sometimes experience, and then how to work through those. That really resonated with me and applying what I learned has already made a difference in my work.” ~ Gina Hortatsos, Chief Marketing Officer, LogicGate

 

Evidence supporting the critical importance of supporting employee mental wellbeing…

*A recent study by Thrive Global and Arianna Huffington identified the 45 “moments” employees typically experience while working in an organization that affect them and the success of the organization. “Managing Mental Wellbeing” is #2 out of 45!

The bottom line is realizing how much employee wellbeing and positive experience ties to organizational resilience, productivity and success, especially during these times when individuals need it most.

* Thrive XM Index 2020

Increase Calm and Resilience - Workshop

Increase Calm and Resilience
Friday, December 11, 2020

11:00 am -12:00 pm ET (8:00 am PT/10:00 am CT)
Interactive Zoom Session

 

YOU, and your guests, were hand-selected to attend a transformative one-hour, free workshop as my gift to you!
Gail Sussman-Miller

As we prepare to kiss 2020 goodbye, please join me in raising your awareness of drains on your energy on 4 levels and simple tools to boost your physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Please forward this invitation link to stressed women and men executives
so they can feel RELIEF, RESILIENCE and REIMAGINE career joy.

Click to sign up for this free empowering workshop!

WHO BENEFITS?  You, your colleagues and their employees, if they bring this workshop inhouse.

This Zoom session is very engaging using the chat, polls, and whiteboard resulting in a measurable increase in you and your guests’ ability to be resilient!

WHY DO I NEED THIS WORKSHOP?  The ripple effects of shutdowns and losses from COVID19 continue to cause stress at record levels. Managing mental wellbeing is ranked #2 out of 45 potential drivers of employee performance according to Arianna Huffington and Thrive Global* (see below).

You may be experiencing one or all of these causes:

• Events and decisions are on hold causing limbo loss, which brings grief symptoms; irritability, sadness, exhaustion, anger
• Limitations on upcoming holiday/new year celebrations increases isolation many continue to feel
• Ever-present subliminal stress from living and working in uncertainty, waiting for unknown outcomes, and adapting to continuous change.
• All this leads you and employees to experience a lack of concentration, lower productivity, and reduced creativity, at time when new solutions are most needed.

WHAT BENEFITS WILL I RECEIVE?  Reduced stress, relief and increased resilience!  In this interactive thought-provoking program, you can expect to:

• Recognize how living in uncertain times can reduce your energy on four P.I.E.S. levels:  physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual and why that requires extra self-care measures,
• Apply simple tools that increase awareness of feelings and needs and a method to better manage and budget available energy in response to external events,
• Employ resilience strategies and increase calm by realizing and using your power of choice so you feel more in control.
• Emphasis on ME-care first that models support for your team, customers, family and the greater good

Click to sign up for this free empowering workshop!

What women executives are saying about this and other Inspired Choice custom workshops...

“Gail Sussman-Miller delivered four workshops to my wealth management team of 65 employees as the pandemic crisis and shut down began, mid-March, through the end of April. Overall, the result has been so much comfort in [our employees] talking with each other and knowing that the firm that they work for really cares for them as people. Our partners, directors and managers have a common language and simple tools to use with employees to motivate them and monitor their performance and wellbeing.”                                                                                                        

Beka Kohmescher, CEO, Altair Advisers

“Gail did a great job of presenting this material virtually, using storytelling, imagery, and worksheets to ground the concepts and keep the participants engaged. She is also very skilled at ‘layering’ concepts - it would be easy to miss things and stop paying attention in a Zoom workshop, but she made sure that people understood a concept or the part of the framework before moving on to the next; then brought it all together. The concepts are simple yet comprehensive, so they're easy to remember and apply.

What was most impactful for me were the "bite-sized" tasks and techniques Gail taught us - you don't have to master a new skill, just remember and apply a few basic concepts. Also impactful was helping put vocabulary around the stress and productivity problems I sometimes experience, and then how to work through those. That really resonated with me and applying what I learned has already made a difference in my work.”

Gina Hortatsos, Chief Marketing Officer, LogicGate

Evidence supporting the critical importance of supporting employee mental wellbeing…

A recent study by Thrive Global and Arianna Huffington^* identified the 45 “moments” employees typically experience while working in an organization that affect them and the success of the organization. “Managing Mental Wellbeing” is #2 out of 45!

As a result of this heightened stress, your employees may find it:

• Harder to concentrate coupled with feeling more tired than normal,
• Challenging to think creatively at a time when new solutions are in high demand and
• Difficult to stay optimistic and resilient.

The bottom line is realizing how much employee wellbeing and positive experience ties to organizational resilience, productivity and success, especially during these times when individuals need it most.

* Thrive XM Index 2020. Results were derived from a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative dataset consisting of more than 2 million distinct data points collected from over 20,000 U.S. employees of 900+ companies across the United States — including 72 of the top Fortune 100 organizations.

 

 

Breakthrough to Career Joy

Are you a woman leader who feels depleted by your work, especially in these uncertain times?
Do you worry about your employees' mental health and well-being? 

Do you tolerate and sacrifice for the sake of others?
Perhaps you put others first ahead of your health, spirituality and desires!

 

Breakthrough to Career Joy!
Sign up for your complimentary 50-minute phone session here!

In this call you will:

• Identify your true desires for your career in the next 1-3 years,
• Assess your current situation and get clear on the top 2 or 3 obstacles standing in your way,
• Identify the most powerful actions that will move you towards being more deeply satisfied,
• Determine if you need help taking action and how I might help, and
• Complete our call knowing what to do next to reclaim or reshape work you love and get your career joy back!

 

If you are ready to create lasting change and feel fulfilled by your work...

If you are truly ready to commit to yourself and prioritize your needs...

And you are willing to invest physically, emotionally and financially in YOUR career and life joy, email me for this private phone session. 

 

Gail Sussman-Miller

Chief Obstacle Buster, Owner and Founder of Inspired Choice

Emergency "Roadside Career Assistance"

Wherever you are in the process, Gail can help and will meet you where you are!  

Whether you are new to job search after 20+ years or re-evaluating your career direction, feel stuck, unmotivated or can't stay on track, Gail can provide guidance, training, support, accountability and inspiration to take brave action and stay on course til you land.

Sometimes you need a lot of help in your job search or finding career direction. Sometimes you only need a little.  

• You may need to take your career into the shop for diagnostics and a complete overhaul (SEE BELOW). 
• Maybe you just have a flat tire and need roadside assistance.

• Is new to job search after 20+ years or using old methods that aren't working?
• Feels stuck, stalled, unmotivated or you can’t stay on track?
• Wishes you had guidance, inspiration, support and accountability to stay in action?
• Is uncomfortable selling yourself and not sure what to say? 
• Doesn't like or feel comfortable networking (which should be 70% of your efforts!)

- See more at: http://www.inspiredchoice.com/#sthash.3oCThlk2.dpuf

For laser focused short-term help, discover the "Emergency Roadside Assistance" sessions Gail offers for specific help in one skill area to get your job search or career change engine back on the road. These sessions offer immediate, ready-to-go mindset shifts and practical, tactical steps you can take to be more effective at taking brave career action!

Choose one or more 1-hour sessions to get laser-focused training and coaching. RECOMMENDATION: "bookend" 2 sessions so you can go out and apply your new skills after Session 1, then in Session 2, debrief your results, lock in your successes, address remaining challenges, and fine tune your approach.

Get 10% off when you sign up for 2 sessions! 
Change the quantity in the shopping cart to 2 or more and enter coupon code "10% saving" and then click "APPLY!"

Need a general overview on your career direction?
Is this your first job search or your first search in this new social media tight market?
Need a road map? Gail can be your career mechanic!

Emergency Roadside Assistance - Career
Have you been thinking about making a change in industries or functional areas and don't know where to start?
Are you looking to get off the career ladder and return to a sole contributor role?
Do you feel restless and unmotivated to do the work you've always done?

One 1-Hour Career Session - $250    

 

Would welcome encouragement, a plan, tools, techniques and structure to find a better job sooner? - See more at: http://www.inspiredchoice.com/#sthash.3oCThlk2.dpuf

Emergency Roadside Assistance - Networking
Do you feel uncomfortable and don't like networking? Just having a lot of nice coffees but no results?
Want to be more effective online and off connecting with others and asking for what you need?

One 1-Hour Networking Session - $250  

 

Emergency Roadside Assistance - Interviewing

Looking for help to make you more effective in telling your story, feeling confident?
Would you like to create an engaging conversation vs. being interrogated and be consultative during interviews?

One 1-Hour Interviewing Session - $250  

Emergency Roadside Assistance - How to Ask for Help
Want to reduce the "yuck factor" most job seekers feel about asking for introductions
and assistance with your job search? Want to learn how to ask for help with ease?

One 1-Hour Asking for Help Session - $250  
 

 

For deeper guidance, you may be interested in Gail's "starter coaching program" for executives in job search or seeking career changes who have these needs:

• How to decide what you WANT to do in your next role vs. what you CAN do in your career. Follow your passion! You will show up differently while networking and in interviews and you will be more motivated.
  
• You don't like and don't do enough networking, are shy, or are not sure how to make it productive and more comfortable. Lots of job seekers have nice conversations and gallons of coffee without results.
• How to ask for help and introductions without feeling needy, greedy, imposing or looking helpless. This one critical job search and career change investigation technique can lead to uncovering hidden opportunities.
• You lack confidence and motivation after a layoff, a bad experience, or a prolonged period of unemployment or underemployment. You need to rebuild, regroup and get grounded in how wonderful you and your talent is so you interview well.

 

What step would you take TODAY if you were brave?

Find out how to reduce the "yuck factor" all job seekers feel about asking for introductions and assistance with their search.  Overcome feeling needy, greedy, or selfish! - See more at: http://www.inspiredchoice.com/#sthash.3oCThlk2.dpuf

Boost career success! Ask for help with ease!

What if you could learn to ask for help with greater ease and
boost your comfort by 1-5 points in one hour?!

The good news is people want to help you!
When you ask, you usually receive!

 

"Ask for Help with Ease...  by Taking Your Self Out of the Formula"

How comfortable and confident are you with asking for help in your career? On a 1-10 scale, where 10 is highest, where would you rank your comfort level? Do you often feel needy, greedy, helpless or selfish? What if you could learn to ask for help with greater ease and boost your comfort by 1-5 points in an hour?! Well, you can! 

Asking for introductions and advocacy from your contacts and people you don't know (yet) is a critical step in networking and in support of your career.

Learn how to help to the 3^rd power --- Help³
Help your supporters so they help you so you can help others!

 

Email Gail to learn more  

Learn how to create a perspective shift that will bring you the results and CAREER JOY you seek!

Gail Sussman-Miller is the Chief Obstacle Buster at Inspired Choice. She is a master at creating mindset shifts that are inspiring as well as practical. Gail will help you:

• reframe your thinking and assumptions about asking for help
• more bravely ask and act for the greater good
• receive immediate practical, tactical steps 
• reduce the "yuck factor" and take brave action with one of your ideal contacts
• shift from feeling needy and greedy to feeling helpful and generous!

 

Change your perspective as easily as you change your socks!

Experience a powerful process that will immediately
increase your confidence and comfort with asking for help 

 

What step would you take TODAY
if you were brave?

 

How to Love Networking for Executives in Career Transition

Step into this picture for a moment… you are about to walk into a networking event, in a room filled mostly with strangers, to get a lead to that elusive ideal job you want.  You are nervous. You are worried about saying the wrong thing.  You hope your breath smells good enough. You hope that you are good enough! Will you do it “right” and finally stop forcing yourself to attend these events to find a job?

 

Does this sound like you?  Notice how this picture makes you feel -- all the pressure and all the rules. Well, relief is in sight.

 

On a scale of 1-10, how much do you love networking?  Yes, love! A ranking of 1 means you’d rather volunteer for a free root canal from a dental intern.  A 10 means you love connecting with people everywhere; standing in line at Starbucks, in an elevator or while sitting in your dentist’s chair!  Write your ranking down now, before you read the rest of this article.  Now, read on.