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There are two ways of reading: mechanical reading and reading for meaning. Mechanical reading means naming or sounding out words on paper or screen. Comprehension means understanding and determining the meaning of words, sentences, and pages. Most of the time, we aim to do the latter. Reading speed is the step that follows.

In workplace coaching, a person’s level of literacy to do his role well varies. Vocabulary, style and tone can be tailored to a specific field and company.
Employees need a foundation and skills to implement step by step to work at their best and feel confident. I am happy to strip literacy back to its bare bones (letters, punctuation, sentence structures) and move to keywords to give you skills for a solid foundation.

At times, our stress levels and past negative experiences cause an automated level of stress that gets in the way. Acknowledging your experience and undoing stress can lay a good foundation for new and empowered learning.

Literacy can have a range of stepping stones that can be empowering to take personally and professionally.

When literacy holds you back in your career, and you choose to address this, let’s talk.

Have you ever woken up from a nightmare in which you wandered the roads lost and without orientation, only to realise you were safe and sound?

Nevertheless, you might have uncomfortable memories and feel your nervous system in fight-or-flight mode. Getting lost can make you late for necessary appointments, leaving you unfocused and not at your best.

You are not alone, but you can reduce stress and develop to address this challenge.

In our after-COVID work world, the home office and SAT Nav have addressed a lot, but not everything.

What does it take to make changes?

It takes willingness, motivation, and some time. There are no miracles, and if you do not have the time, as all your hours are taken, maybe a conversation will allow you to evaluate whether what you have is good enough. Perhaps you create a plan for ‘going to…’; maybe you delegate or learn a specific route.

Overwhelm is sometimes associated with stress and a sense of inability to control one’s emotions. It is the feeling that everything is happening at once, and there is no time to breathe, take a break, or plan.

Few never experience overwhelm, but many neurodiverse employees feel its effects on their well-being and ability to manage their workload. There is no magic wand, and everyone is different. Extreme overwhelm leads to burnout when it becomes the rule, specifically in roles of responsibility.

The first step is to stop and acknowledge it. The next step is to speak it out and share it with others. Fast and brilliant minds often process at the edge of overwhelm, which can be inspiring and satisfying. So why would we stop? When do we cross the threshold of ‘too much’ to hold in our heads and too much to follow up, remember, track, and manage?

Our imagination is amazing; it is not limited. In the physical realm, we have concepts like time, order, sequence, and consequence. Nothing ever happens outside of time. We might feel time flying or dragging, but the earth rotates its axis the same.

Coaching is goal—and client-focused. Individuals will develop strategies for managing tasks, time, and themselves. Let’s evaluate what is working well and what is not. Sometimes, step one is to put out of our heads all the things that overwhelm us. Out of our heads, we have a new and flexible perspective and can walk away for a break.

Everyone is different in their needs to manage their tasks, time and calendar. You are the expert of being you and will, step by step, create the structures and routines that serve you best for some time.

If you expect solutions for eternity, this is not your place. Your needs will change. You might get bored with a way of doing things and want something different at different times. The unexpected is to be expected.

A coaching session ends with at least one step you choose to take to move in the direction you want to go. You are the only one who can do so, but coaching provides a framework, skills that have worked for others, a safe space to explore and talk things through, and encouragement to take that next step.

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As a Dyslexia Specialist with dyslexia, studying Psychology at the Open University, my bowl is never empty. The month of September offers reflection time as the puzzle pieces of ‘Investigating Psychology 2’ of my Open University Module are integrating. My friends have tired of the mentioning of the ‘bio psycho social model’ – which in simple words consists of the overlapping, multiple and interacting factors [the name is a bit of a give away] that make us who we are.

Dyslexia in the workplace might affect literacy and numeracy but also other areas like organisational skills, time-keeping, memory and confidence. Often, adults with dyslexia have to work harder, are more stressed and are struggling to fulfill their potential. This blog entry is a brief introduction to how you can access funding that will support you at work, either as an employee or as a self-employed person.