Live Well
The pandemic put wellbeing at the top of many agendas. People now talk openly about mental health, in ways that were unthinkable a mere decade ago.
Here are some of the current issues, affecting a wide range of age-groups:
- Virtual working: effects on family life, friendship, relationships
- Exhaustion, overwhelm
- Grief for what has been lost: whether that’s a desk at the office, a lifestyle of a loved one
- Uncertainty about the future, how to navigate all the changes ahead
- Loss of energy, sense of isolation
- Re-inventing my work-life for more satisfaction and meaning
- Specific challenges for students and young professionals whose lives have been impacted by the pandemic
- Choices and dilemmas: career/business direction, geography, relationships






Here are some of the current issues, affecting a wide range of age-groups:
- Virtual working: effects on family life, friendship, relationships
- Exhaustion, overwhelm
- Grief for what has been lost: whether that’s a desk at the office, a lifestyle of a loved one
- Uncertainty about the future, how to navigate all the changes ahead
- Loss of energy, sense of isolation
- Re-inventing my work-life for more satisfaction and meaning
- Specific challenges for students and young professionals whose lives have been impacted by the pandemic
- Choices and dilemmas: career/business direction, geography, relationships
Key SWA Insights / Approach
Acknowledge the loss of those reference points that have defined your self-esteem
A fresh understanding of self-worth unleashes new energy and fresh perspective
Establish routines of self-care as an expression of self-worth, rather than a condition of self-esteem
Translate your strengths into insights, so that you can rethink your future from a perspective of usefulness, rather than constant self-evaluation
Find your own voice, rather than living the life that others want you to live. Bring this voice into work life, romance, relationships and leisure
“To love yourself is the beginning of a lifetime romance”
– Oscar Wilde
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A deep sense of self-worth brings joy and freedom to life. By stepping off the hamster wheel of self-esteem, we rebound better from setbacks and find new meaning in what we do.
10 Life skills worth learning for more joy and freedom
- Nurturing your resilience and energy: managing stress and anxiety
- Building healthy routines for self-care and development, vs. being swamped by the needs of others
- Shifting from self-assessment to living life more actively
- Ending the energy drain associated with self-reproach
- Learning to communicate needs and requests respectfully
- Implementing healthy boundaries
- Dealing with difficult people, strengthening self-worth
- Packaging your strengths into insights, so that you can plan your career from a fresh perspective
- Introducing yourself with impact, making the most of social situations
- Choosing the people from which you take feedback
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ABOUT JOHN NILAND


John Niland is a Self-Worth Activist, advocating for deeper value of ourselves and others, to replace the current culture of conditional self-esteem.
A self-worth approach brings fresh value to life and work by…
- Replacing endless self-assessment with new freedom and wellbeing
- Replacing the craving for validation with fresh courage, confidence and creativity
- Filling the hunger for belonging with a deep connection to self and others
- Replacing stressful striving with joy
John is the author of the book “The Self-Worth Safari” and founder of Self-Worth Academy, bringing together an international spectrum of practitioners who share a belief in the power of self-worth.
Previous books include “Hidden Value”, “Opportunity Conversations” and “The Courage to Ask” (co-authored with Kate Daly). Since 2000, he is well known as a speaker at professional conferences and has coached hundreds of professionals to grow revenue and reputation, via an approach based on professional identity.
He was a co-founder of the European Forum of Independent Professionals and previous CEO of Education for the Children, which works with families in Guatemala to break the cycle of poverty.
John currently lives just outside Lisbon, following many years in Brussels, London and Ireland. He still talks about “settling down one day”.
Some of John’s key insights include:
- Self-worth is the strongest foundation for resilience, confidence and self-belief
- Most people have been educated in self-esteem, not self-worth. This often leads to constant anxiety and insecurity
- When people shift to self worth, this dramatically changes their approach to career, communication and leadership
- Self-worth is also a game changer in relationships, enabling much deeper connection
- Self-worth is essential to successfully reinvent one’s professional identity and career in the Age of AI