With 2020 officially over (hooray!), thoughts are turning to New Year’s resolutions. I can imagine some serious promises were made at the stroke of midnight this year. New year, new you! Right? We don’t believe that here at Rising Vibe. I’m passionate about ongoing learning and development, but why at this time of year do…
I don’t know about you, but it feels like there’s a lot of pressure on Christmas this year. I’ve seen Christmas decorations up since the day after Halloween! The promise of 5 days with 3 families has got us all excited about finally holding our loved ones close, after almost 12 months of isolation. After…
Straight from the horses mouth Last week we read a lovely personal blog post from a client, of which she’s very kindly allowed us to post here. We think it captures the essence of what we do at Rising Vibe around getting to grips with emotion to build resilience. As working from home became the…
“Emotion’ and ‘business’ are rarely used in the same sentence, but they should be.” We say this a lot here at Rising Vibe, because we use emotion to drive cultural change in the corporate world. Some of our clients get it immediately. They understand that if their employees don’t feel good at work, they aren’t…
It’s not every day you get to meet a comedy legend. At MAD World summit this October, we were lucky enough to have a chat with actress, comedian, interviewer, author and now strident mental health campaigner Ruby Wax. It’s no secret that Ruby has suffered with depression for most of her life. Her quest to…
We recently attended the MAD World summit – dedicated to making a difference to mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. We met some amazing, inspirational people, hell bent on improving our nation’s workspaces. Dr Shaun Davis was no exception. The Global Director of Safety, Health, Wellbeing & Sustainability at Royal Mail oversaw the complete…
With suicide the biggest killer of men under 45, we know that men are struggling. We also know that work is the second biggest trigger point for men after relationship breakdown, so we know that businessmen are particularly struggling. We’ve talked about the epidemic of ‘functioning fakeaholics’ – men in business that appear to have…
“Why won’t Boris tell us what happened?!” screamed the Sunday Express, next to a picture of a troubled looking Boris with his head in his hands. The row at the home of his girlfriend Carrie Symonds poses some serious questions as to why Boris isn’t coming clean, with his rival Jeremy Hunt warning that Mr…
You go to work every day and do your job. To your colleagues, you appear motivated. Calm. Driven. All the things that are actively encouraged in business. But the reality is different. Underneath it all you’re anxious. Stressed. Worried about what others think. You have no work/life balance. You’re losing sleep. And with a mounting…
As part of our Calling Out the Men campaign, I wanted to give you some insight into real life stories around emotional wellbeing for men in business. I’d like to thank my client for taking the time out of his busy schedule to talk about his challenges and experiences. What is it about the Calling…
