Watch: "Playing in all Conditions" panel discussion
Apprenticeship Careers Australia hosted a panel discussion with some of Australia's best professional athletes about strategies they've been using to keep positive and stay focused. Tom Wilson from Fox Sports spoke with Giants Netballer Sam Poolman, NRL footballers Josh King from the Newcastle Knights and David Gower from the Parramatta Eels, plus Josh & Nathan Katz, brothers and Rio Olympic judokas.
How to deal with job uncertainty
As humans we really don’t like uncertainty and it's common that it can send us into a bit of a spiral.
How to look out for a mate
No one likes to see their friends suffering. This is what you can do if you start noticing something's off.
Financial resources
COVID-19 has impacted many businesses and for a lot of us this has resulted in reduced hours or even job loss. Here are a few resources that might ease some of the financial strain.
Stress Management Toolkit with Amy Brown
Amy talks about 4 things that help with Stress Management.
Why are people acting like everything is normal?
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, have you noticed people acting like everything has gone completely back to normal? We all know that the pandemic isn’t over, but many of us are acting like there’s no risk anymore. Walking down the street now you see way more people, most of them not social distancing. We all know COVID-19 isn’t over, so why do we feel like it is?
“Crisis Reveals Character” – Why Challenge Can Be Good for Us
In our latest online event ‘Playing in All Conditions’ we had Sam Poolman, a professional netballer for the Giants, speak about what it's been like going through COVID-19 and her tips for staying mentally strong during challenging times.
“Breaking it down into those small blocks” - The Key to Achieving Big Goals and getting through COVID-19
Recently we had David Gower from the Paramatta Eels participate as a panellist at our online event ‘Playing in All Conditions’. During the event we discussed how COVID-19 has impacted his work and his tips for getting through it. David had some messages that he wanted to share with apprentices and trainees about being grateful during COVID-19 and breaking time down into smaller blocks.
​“It’s okay to not be okay” – How we should treat ourselves when we are doing it tough
Recently we had Josh and Nathan Katz who represented Australia in Judo at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, participate in our online event ‘Playing in All Conditions’. Nathan, who is a community custodian for Lifeline gave us a reminder that we all needed to hear when he said “it's okay to not be okay”.