Chooseday 14th April, Choose Human Connection
- GoodCompany Team
- 14 hours ago
- 2 min read
Good Morning,
There has never been a time when we are more reachable.
Messages arrive instantly.
Meetings fill our calendars.
Notifications keep us constantly in the loop.
On the surface, it looks like connection has never been stronger.
But underneath that… something has shifted. 🧩
In Australia, nearly 1 in 3 people experience loneliness, increasingly linked to poorer mental health outcomes (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; Ending Loneliness Together).
At the same time, only around 1 in 5 employees report being highly engaged at work (Gallup, State of the Global Workplace).
We are more connected than ever…yet feeling more disconnected than we’ve been in a long time. Because real connection doesn’t happen through a notification.
It happens face to face.
In shared moments.
Out in the world, not behind a screen.
And what this means is simple:
Connection is no longer something that just happens.
It’s something we need to intentionally create.
Because when it’s missing, work starts to feel transactional.
And over time, that’s where disengagement, burnout and disconnection begin to show up.
So... this Chooseday, choose to bring it back.
Choose something real.
Choose something shared.
Choose something with purpose.
👉Start here
Explore volunteering opportunities: www.goodcompany.com.au/au/volunteering
📸 Use your skills for good
If you’ve got an eye for storytelling, Parramatta Mission is seeking a photographer to help capture and share powerful community stories
💛 Step into your community, togetherBring people together with purpose by supporting Children’s Ground. Help pack ‘Wear It Yellow’ merchandise ahead of National Reconciliation Week and be part of something bigger
🎂 Small action, lasting impact
Take a moment to write birthday cards for kids with cancer through Camp Quality — a simple gesture that creates meaningful human connection
A few hours offline.
Doing something hands-on.
Alongside other people.
It’s a simple shift — but it’s often the one that sticks.
Choose connection. 🤝
Happy Chooseday,
- The GoodCompany team.
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