WEEK 3: RECONNECT
Start here for program overview November 25 – December 1, 2024
It’s Thanksgiving week and the perfect time to RECONNECT with the important parts of your life that may have been neglected during the campaign – including your people, your places, and your purpose. This is especially important on the heels of our discussion about burnout in week 2, since studies show being disconnected from ourselves, our communities, and our purpose can lead to feelings of burnout. Our goal is to avoid that by helping you find connection this week.
We start with some tips on how to reconnect from the amazing Jen Pihlaja. She offers some great advice on how to connect and reconnect with your friends and family over the holiday break, and then she prompts you in some reflection questions to consider for yourself. In week 4, following Thanksgiving break, Jen will host an After Action Zoom session to help us name our values and find our purpose, which is why we all do this work in the first place. Get excited for that event!
In the spirt of Thanksgiving, we also have a reflection about gratitude from After Action Co-host Kelly Burton. Gratitude is one of those terms that we hear all the time and yet don’t think about enough. Kelly offers a new look on why gratitude is so important in this moment, and she shares a little bit of the science behind why it’s so beneficial. Check it out, and maybe drop some thoughts in the chat – what are you grateful for this Thanksgiving?
We’re taking a break from the Zooms this week in honor of the holiday, but we’ll be back in December with much more After Action programming that you won’t want to miss!
For now, the After Action 2024 team is heading into Thanksgiving week very grateful for all of you and the amazing work you do for our country.