A self help guide to your mental wellbeing
Mental health and wellbeing are essential to both personal and professional success—especially in high-pressure fields like accounting. This course provides practical tools and insights to help you take control of your mental health, better understand your thought patterns, and manage your emotions and behaviors more effectively. You’ll explore the science behind emotional wellbeing, the impact of gratitude, and why mental health issues such as anxiety and depression affect a significant number of professionals, including 1 in 3 accountants.
Through guided techniques, self-reflection, and evidence-based practices, this course empowers you to build resilience, reduce stress, and create a more balanced, fulfilling life—both in and outside of work.
Harnessing the Power of Mindset to Thrive Through Adversity
Adam Claxton is a transformative Mindset Coach, international speaker, and author who empowers individuals, teams, and organisations to unlock their potential and thrive through adversity. With a deep focus on mindfulness, emotional intelligence, neurodiversity (including ADHD), NLP, and resilience, Adam combines science-backed tools with personal insight to help others cultivate lasting change. In 2024, Adam faced the greatest challenge of his life: an aggressive blood cancer diagnosis. Drawing on the very principles he teaches, he navigated this life-altering experience with strength, clarity, and unshakable mindset. Today, Adam is in full remission and uses his story as a powerful example of what’s possible when we align mind and body with purpose and perseverance. Adam’s mission is to inspire others to break through mental barriers, embrace their unique wiring, and build emotional resilience. Through coaching, speaking engagements, and written work, he supports people across the globe—helping them not only survive but truly thrive.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.
