Long Service awards 2017

On Saturday 13th May, I attended the Essex long service awards, this is a great event that celebrates colleagues who have stayed loyal to First for a substantial period of time (in one colleagues case being part of the industry for over 50 Years). Building upon celebrating, we now incorporate individuals who have also been nominated under the 'Extra mile awards'. I was honored to attend and it was an absolute pleasure to see individuals recognized for the commitment they have shown not only themselves but more importantly to others.

 

We are starting to celebrate more as a company which is great news and deservedly so.  As celebrating success is part of a company's safety culture.  Also it is a positive response that we drive to gain reactions from, rather than reacting to the negatives.  Learning is far more enjoyable if it is positively reinforced. 

1. To learn and adapt:

To recognize what’s working well and why, and if there is something that you can take from it-why not inspire or replicate in other actions and goals. So basically you can do more of it!

2. Developing a success mindset:

 A large part of success is about your state of mind – so it’s about having a success mindset and cultivating it. Focus on what you’ve accomplished, rather than a never-ending list of to do's.  Celebrate every success, no matter how small the win, this will balance and develop a strong success mindset.  Celebrate and be proud of yourself!

 

3. Motivation:

Motivation is also connected to mindset – because we are motivated by our successes. So give yourself as many opportunities to be successful as you can.  Notice the small accomplishments along the way. If you break your goals down into milestones, actions, and trigger actions, your steps are more achievable and completing small steps builds up to big ones. 

4. Feeling good:

One of the best reasons to celebrate success is simply that it feels good.  We’re driven to make changes in our lives because we want to feel better, be happier and feel good.  Success triggers the happy neurons in our brains. When we anticipate achieving something or we achieve it – and it feels good, so we want more of it.

5. Sharing success:

Share success, it creates team spirit! Recognize your own success and others will too.

 

I also had the pleasure of saying goodbye to
Mr. Mick Colman, who recently retired from
Basildon as Staff Manager.