Can We Harness Our Emotions at Work? | March 2021 Newsletter

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View this email in your browser Can we harness our emotions at work? Hey Stoked community —  After twelve months of quarantine, I definitely know myself better. Mid-day walks are good for my brain. Life without hugs sucks. And, while we are not our jobs, the relationships I have with my co-workers (even virtually) make or break how I feel about work.   That’s why, this month, we are focused on why personal work connections matter. We could share all kinds of stats about how strong connections improve output, increase health, and reduce stress (all of which are true). But really, it just feels better.  At Stoked, we think about "connection" as something to cultivate both within yourself and with others. Being connected to yourself allows you to really know what you want, and go after it. It's what gave Stoked's co-founder, Parker Gates, the courage to leave a successful career and step into uncharted territory as a writer. (Go, Parker!). Cultivating connections with others creates an invisible network of support that both holds us up and challenges us; that frustrating balance needed for growth.  Check out these other resources on the importance of connection in and outside the workplace. Read the latest piece from Emily Callaghan, one of the creators of Stoked’s newest offering, Un-Professional, as she shares how those around her offer the extra nudge of courage she needs to rediscover and reinvent herself. Watch as I talk about LOVE at work and how it causes us to hold one another to higher standards. Listen to a Basecamp podcast with Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy (co-authors of No Hard Feelings) as they discuss how connecting to our own emotions can be a valuable piece of your design toolkit.  Thanks for spending some time with us today!   – Anna Love, CEO Stoked The Era of Leaving Emotion Out of Work is Over In this video, our co-founder and CEO Anna Love discusses how bringing our whole selves (Love and All) to work can really up each other's game. It changes our sense of responsibility to each other and makes our lives more seamless and less segmented. WATCH Break the Rules Early and Often Our path toward professionalism teaches us rigor, structure, and roles around our expertise and how to navigate and succeed. This is an argument for letting the reigns loose before retirement.  READ What We're Listening To 🎙 ReWork is a podcast about a better way to work and run your business. In this episode, Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy talk about how the future of work is emotional; why it’s useful to listen to feelings like envy; and how we can all take small steps toward a healthier emotional life at work. (NB: It is totes okay to cry in the bathroom at the office!) Check out more of Liz and Mollie's charts.  LISTEN Wanna See More Stoked Content? Come See What We Do for Our Clients! Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Not stoked on Stoked? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.