Escambia County employee relations trainer leads ‘Working With Yourself’ wellness session for staff

Lincoln McDonald, an employee relations trainer for Escambia County, led an internal staff training titled “Working With Yourself” that covered self-image, body care, emotional regulation, finances, time management and self-control.

McDonald opened by saying, “The purpose of this training is to teach you how to swim in the currents of life,” and structured the roughly 50-minute presentation around actions attendees can take on hydration, exercise, sleep and habits to support workplace performance and personal well-being.

The session’s central argument was practical: aligning mind, body and habits supports professional functioning. McDonald described self-image as “the core of who we believe we are,” and presented it as a cycle in which identity shapes behavior, which in turn shapes experience and then reinforces identity. He urged staff to change behavior to change…