HR acts of kindness advent calendar; day 19, forgiveness

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Today’s post is particularly personal to me; it is often said that we can forgive and we don’t necessarily forget, well this I can relate to and is true. I can honestly say that this is one of the most difficult posts I have ever written, but I now feel strong enough to be able to finally talk about it.

When I was in my twenties, I met someone who influenced so many aspects of my life, some were for the better such as how I shaped my career; but others were not so good such as how relationships are not supposed to be.

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HR acts of kindness advent calendar; day 17 and 18

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“Do something today that your future self will thank you for”

A week today will be Christmas Day! I hope you are all prepared and ready for the festivities (I’m very disorganised this year so I still have last minute bits to shop for!)

When we spread messages of joy and positivity, we feel good but we also remind others of what joy feels like and it may just inspire others to do the same. It is these small acts of kindness that make a big difference.

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The UK Blog Awards 2019 – cast your vote!

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We are now only a few days away before the public vote for the UK Blog Awards closes!

I’m really lucky to have got through to the second round and I would be delighted to make it through to the next stage. If you are enjoying my HR musings, then please do take a moment to vote (no personal details are required, you simply click on vote!)

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HR acts of kindness advent calendar; day 15

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“How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.”

Morgan Freeman

Happy Saturday, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend so far!

Firstly, thank you to everyone for all of your lovely messages, I am so pleased that you are enjoying this years HR acts of kindness advent calendar, I love hearing your stories of the joy you are spreading; please keep them coming!

Today’s challenge is quite a tough one…

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HR acts of kindness advent calendar; 12th December, creating a culture of kindness

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Can you believe that we are actually halfway through HR acts of kindness? It seems that December is passing us by and it is often the case that at this time of year, whilst our intentions are good, kindness can often be overlooked through the chaos.

In short, today is not a challenge or task based one, it is about creating a culture of kindness and how it can make all the difference to the environments that we are exposed to.

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