By Tonya Mott, Vice President of Operations
I don’t know about all of you but life got serious real quick.
Looking back about a month ago I’ll never forget my coworker asking me, “Do you really think we’ll have to close the office”. I said, “No way, but we’re prepared if it comes to that”. Now, here we are, the entire team working remote.
When our office went remote on March 23rd the majority of us had already experienced a remote work environment. Operationally, it was like turning on a light switch with a few minor adjustments. What I wasn’t prepared for was the reason this was happening. Between juggling work, family, and trying to keep up with the fast moving train that is Covid-19, I was overwhelmed. One of the first things I did was find resources that would help us through these strange times. Okay, if I’m being honest one of the first things I did was watch, The Tiger King. Once that well dried up, I had to find something else to fill the void. Here’s what I found-
First, laughter:
Check out Frank James’ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxc0c4cOfFmSUnzX9uY7Jww/videos
He does comedy sketches based on personality types.
(If you don’t know your personality type you can take a free test here: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test)
Now, self-care:
The Most soothingly effective self-care activity for your Myers-Briggs Type, Found:
https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/self-care-activities-mbti/
I’m an INFJ and the suggested self-care activity is journaling. Not something I’m used to doing but then again neither is social distancing so I’ll probably give it a try.
