The pink flamingo effect
What could be more motivating?
Friends,
We are wrapping up January so it is a good time to get honest about how we did with those New Year’s Resolutions. Didn’t make one? Stick with me anyway because there probably is still something in your life you are trying to take up a notch.
For me: I want to move away from spending hours sitting at a desk doing a deep dive into work. Specifically I want to get outside more during daylight hours when it is nice out.
It has not been going well. Since moving to Florida the weather has been meh at best. I can’t complain too much because my friends in NYC have had a brutal time with the weather. But still. I’ve been inside a lot considering I moved in part to escape the cold. I also get so involved in what I’m doing I forget to look up and maybe take a break outside…or even work outside now that I can.
Today the sun is shining, and guess what I have in my backyard where I’m finally able to work? The adorable pink flamingo pool float Ashley bought for us. Or should I say bought to take adorable pictures of her dog Walnut the Maltese.
The good news is that when they went home they left “Pinky,” so now every time I look out the window and see the sun shining on it, I know it is time to pull out the portable desk and move to the “outside office” aka poolside.
Key takeaway: getting outside your normal work space (and sometimes literally outside) can be a great boost to your mental health and overall wellness.
During a recent work deep dive, this story about employee hopes and fears caught my eye. It reinforces all the staggering data I'm seeing lately about workers' financial health.
Which brings me to my passion for helping people lighten the load when it comes to money stress.
Today is the last day of Financial Wellness Month and, if you follow Financial Wellness Strategies on LinkedIn, you’ve seen us posting about the impact of financial stress. That’s because the latest numbers show employee financial wellness is continuing to GET WORSE.
That’s not a good sign for productivity, engagement, mental health—or the bottom line. If you are the employee, this distraction can do serious damage to your performance reviews. If you are the boss, you aren’t getting the best from your team.
The numbers tell the story:
-Nearly four out of five workers (78%) report that their finances cause them anxiety — a seven percentage point increase from 2022.
-This has affected not only their mental health, but also their jobs, with more than half (58%) noting that financial anxiety is making it difficult for them to focus at work.
-95% of workers said in a recent study that it was important that their employer provides financial wellness benefits.
-70% say financial wellness benefits are more important to them now than they were a year ago.
-72% of workers say that better financial wellness benefits would reduce the chance that they consider “quiet quitting” in the future.
Financial Wellness Strategies is the solution for HR and business leaders who are worried about the toll financial stress is taking on their employees’ physical and mental health, and the resulting impact to company productivity, engagement and cost.
Our programs help employees on their personal financial wellness journeys through live events. Attendees come to learn the what, why and how of financial wellness in a trusted, safe space. They leave feeling motivated and inspired.
We work with clients across industries and professions, serving the needs of specific teams, ERG’s, or entire organizations.
You can view our testimonials here.
If you are an HR Leader, or in charge of People Wellness or Employee Engagement at your organization, we are here to help. Let’s talk.
Book a complimentary 15-minute consultation to get the ball rolling.
Not in HR but know you and your coworkers would benefit from our programs?
Please share this note with your company’s HR or ERG team so we can put your team on the path to financial wellness.
Let’s get together!
I would love to come talk to your group (company, school, book club, pink flamingo collectors club…) about my latest book “Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart.”
I do both in-person and virtual book chats and am actively scheduling for 2024. Please invite me!
Email me at bobbi@financialwellnessstrategies.com and we’ll make a date.
Here’s a little more info:
“Launching Financial Grownups” will teach GEN X-ERS AND BABY BOOMERS how to help younger generations including Millennials and Gen Z become financial grownups. We all have a stake in their success.
The book is full of ways to open the conversation about money and guide those next-generation emerging adults to live their best financial lives.
And yes, it makes a GREAT gift for parents, grandparents, and anyone in an older generation looking to learn how to help emerging adults.
Lets connect on TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn and please share any ideas in the comments (or just say hi!).
Results from last newsletter’s poll:
Surprise! Almost half of you want to do more social sharing. Love it.
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That picture!! LOVE :)