{"id":15432,"date":"2020-05-28T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T06:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-sea\/?p=15432"},"modified":"2020-05-28T14:32:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T06:32:18","slug":"the-only-constant-is-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-sea\/2020\/05\/the-only-constant-is-change\/","title":{"rendered":"The Only Constant is Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It has been approximately\nthree months since the Covid-19 outbreak affected us globally. The Covid-19\ncrisis has brought misfortune to some industries. However, some have\nunexpectedly benefitted from the situation, for example: mask and sanitizer\nmanufacturers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you ever\nthought that Working from Home (WFH) will be something necessary before the\noutbreak? This difficult situation of Covid-19 has affected much of the way we\nwork, how we work with our clients, and even how we manage to maintain\nrelationships with our family and friends (including our customers and\nsuppliers). I personally felt overwhelmed when my company first applied the WFH\npolicy. Professionally, I was not sure if I could be productive and work effectively\nfrom home. I also had to find practical ways to communicate with my supervisor,\nin order to ensure that he could always get the latest updates on my work\nprogress. Personally, I am worried about how I can protect my own health and\nthat of my family from this contagious virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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May is often\ncelebrated as Mental Health Awareness Month. Through this blog, I would like to\nshare 3 points that can hopefully remind us to always be always grateful amidst\nthis difficult Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. More Personal Time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let us be\nhonest. When we\u2019re busy with our travel schedule or appointments, we sometimes\nforget to plan for our own personal time. With WFH, we actually can have more\npersonal time to ourselves. We may enjoy our own personal time by watching\nmovies or reading those books on the shelves which we have not had the time to\ncomplete before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can also\ndo some self-reflection and self-development. As we are supposed to stay at\nhome most of the time, we might find ourselves learning to unlock new skills,\nsuch as video editing, hosting virtual meetings, or even our cooking\/baking\nskills!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not to\nforget, now we also have more time to exercise. We tend to find excuses not to\ngo to the gym after working the whole day. As we do not need to commute to our\nworkplace anymore, we have plenty of time to keep our body fit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Precious Bonding Time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
When was the last\ntime you really spent quality time with your family members other than on\nweekends (if you do not have any appointments with your friends)? For countries\nwith lockdown measures like Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, you are\nrequired to stay at home with your family nearly 24\/7, with the exception of\ngoing out to buy essentials. We can see what our kids\/parents\/siblings or even\npets are doing the whole day! While some of their lifestyle habits may surprise\nyou (E.g. your kids write the letter x in a different way than you do), this\nmight be the perfect time for us to have precious bonding time with our\npartners at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you miss\nyour friends, you can always just call them instead! Video calling our friends\nvirtually might seem awkward at the beginning, but as time goes by, you will\nfind yourself comfortable with it. Video calling our dear friends might now be\nthe perfect way to catch up with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The New Normal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those whose\ncompanies are applying the WFH policy, I would like to congratulate you! Many\nfront-line workers do not have the chance to do that, and we should appreciate\ntheir honourable act of fighting the pandemic outbreak. For us who are told to\nstay at home, let us be grateful as the new normal is currently here at your\ndoorstep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are\nofficially more flexible now! Although we opt to find new solutions in order to\nbe productive while we are working from home, we can actually adjust our\nactivities according to our own needs. We can work from our own beds wearing\npyjamas, also at our own preferred timing. We may also set our own preferred\nmusic for the purpose of our own entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, by\ndoing frequent virtual discussions or meetings with our teams or managers, we\nmight create an unusual bonding which might not have occurred if we meet face-to-face\nin the office. This bonding or connection will undoubtedly be beneficial when it\nis the time for us to be back in the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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To conclude,\nwe must understand that this crisis is beyond our control and it is important\nto look at the silver lining. We have to stay positive, and being positive can\nhelp maintain our mental health. Although we still cannot predict when this\npandemic will be over, it is part of our social responsibility to motivate our\nfriends & family by looking at the current issue in a positive way. Just like\nthe old proverb: \u201cWhen life gives you lemons, make lemonade\u201d!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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