In May 2018, I lost one of the people
closest to my heart, my mother, to
suicide (that’s her pictured on the left).
As tragic as this experience has been for
me… after a lot of reflection, training and
work on my personal development, I have
finally found my purpose in life: to
honour the memory of mum by helping
others preserve their mental fitness.
In my working life, I’ve always given high
importance to ‘working hard’ to achieve
the goals I’ve set for myself. I still do.
However, the ‘old me’ was working long
hours, travelling, constantly checking
emails and taking phone calls even
outside work hours, with a mindset of
‘always be closing.’ Over the last few
years, especially after mum’s passing, my
lifestyle ‘imbalance’ became impossible
to ignore. It got to me.
A balanced and well-lived life is not just
about ‘working hard’ and achieving big
things in our sales career. I believe it
should embrace all the different aspects
of wellbeing; our social relationships,
emotions, purpose, engagement and
accomplishment. These wellbeing
aspects contribute to our happiness.
And, our happiness positively influences
our energy, motivation and our ability to
succeed in all that we do. Work included.
There’s a lot of work to be done in our
workplaces to improve mental fitness
preservation. I believe preservation is the
key to reducing the current demand on
suicide prevention organisations. If I can
help one person to achieve and maintain
their mental fitness and avoid
experiencing a mental health crisis
(which can be brought on by the stress
and high expectations of work, then I
have honoured the legacy I long to
uphold for mum.
The health of your team should be of
your prime concern. I’m here to help you
curate your workplace culture to
embrace Mental Fitness practices that
will help reap the benefits for both you
and them.