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Awesome. It was one of those fad words of my youth. No wonder the cover of the Book of Awesome<\/span> caught my eye. A few pages in, I knew it would be a springboard for my counselling practice and a perfect gift for a good friend. This week I was fortunate to have spent a few days with colleagues at a conference. This allowed for a slower pace to my day and thus offered me time to reflect. Concurrently, I had discovered The Book of Awesome<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The two simultaneous events allowed me to reflect on five reasons why my job is awesome.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 500 adolescents in one place<\/p>\n

This provides boundless energy at my workplace as well as an unlimited supply of clients.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opportunities for professional development<\/p>\n

Time to challenge what you know, gather new information, collaborate with other professionals and the possibility of an uninterrupted lunch with colleagues: priceless.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Working with caring people<\/p>\n

Education isn\u2019t for everyone. It\u2019s a difficult job that is facing more challenges. So those who are in education care. It\u2019s great to work and collaborate with people who care.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Making a difference. Seeing students find success and striving for their potential. This might take years, but the work we do makes a difference.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Getting a fresh start each year. I like to believe that both students and staff begin with a clean slate: the opportunity to fix ones mistakes and improve upon what we do.<\/p>\n

I am also sharing my discovery of the Book of Awesome<\/span> with my students. I read excerpts to groups and challenge them to practice mindfulness and look for their own daily doses of awesomeness.\u00a0 Other ideas are for students to collaborate to create a Blog or a Book of Awesome of their own; and to create reflection posters: Why Jack is awesome? Why school is awesome? So far, the feedback from students has been, well, awesome.<\/p>\n

Please check out the website 1000 awesome things and read the Book of Awesome<\/span>. Encourage your clients to shift their perception and reflect on the awesome.<\/p>\n

By: Penny Roadley<\/p>\n

Pasricha, N. (2010). The Book of Awesome.<\/em> New York: AEB\/Putnam.<\/p>\n

Pasricha, N. (2010). 1000 awesome things.<\/em><\/p>\n

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