Yesterday morning at 9:30, I felt like curling up under the covers and not coming out until May. There was so much change and so much information. I felt like I was being bombarded.
Then my phone rang. It was a former colleague. She wanted to introduce me to someone who she thought could use my advice. We spent a few minutes catching up and sharing ideas on the best yoga apps and hung up.
Suddenly, I was back in the world. I phoned a colleague. And then a friend. And then my mom.
My tank was full, and the rest of the day was very productive and positive.
Now that our evening activities have been curtailed and our commutes eliminated, we have time. This is the thing we have been wishing for more of since we were assigned our first essay in school.
We are out of practice managing our time when we have more of it– our usual MO is squeezing everything into less time.
Use this time wisely. Check in with people every day – not the same people but different people. Reach out to former managers, neighbours, colleagues, friends from high school. Keep a rolling list of people to call. Get reconnected, get new insights, new energy and hopefully a few jokes along the way.
Social media still has it’s place in this “hunker down and stay home” era but it will not take long for us to realize that actually talking to someone on the phone or a video chat is entirely more satisfying.
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