Have you had enough of yet another article starting with “Do you feel the impact of COVID-19?” You are not alone.

Well, we can’t really blame writers for starting their articles like that at the moment, can we? It is BIG, what we are experiencing; this global health crisis and the associated economic downturn is massive and the superlatives are all justified and necessary. More recently, articles talk about ‘pivoting’ and turning, to face forward towards what’s ahead. They too are no doubt well meaning and certainly true.

For us as individuals, we often experience a mix of situations in any given day. One day we might feel rather blah and the next day fully able to deal with what’s around us – and sometimes both – several times a day!

One of the best ways to keep the balance and ensure you can wear the various hats many of us are asked to wear, (Home school teacher-employee-spouse-parent-friend-designated shopper-cook and on the weekend also the Entertainment-organizer; sounds familiar?) is to take care of yourself first. For some this sounds counter intuitive or even selfish. Why do the safety briefings on planes always recommend you put the oxygen mask on yourself first? Because only if you’re OK, can you help others!

So, allowing yourself a bit of assistance during a challenging time like this is akin to putting the oxygen mask on yourself first.

Clients at the moment report they struggle with tasks they usually have no problems with, such as time management (no wonder considering the many hats we wear, see above), motivation (for themselves and for their teams), distracted minds, sleep and others.

In a recent article I read that our ‘Surge Capacity’ is being depleted at this time, because the emergency, which we normally handle by upping our game, working harder, longer, faster, is just going on for too long. We’ve run out of our stored reserves. We’re done. Pauline Boss, a family therapist and professor emeritus of social sciences at the University of Minnesota reckons this is due to us suffering an ‘ambiguous loss’: any loss that’s unclear and lacks a resolution. This sounds rather reasonable, since a resolution to this pandemic and the loss of a return to some kind of semi-normal seems far from clear or near! “Ambiguous loss elicits the same experiences of grief as a more tangible loss — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance — and managing it often requires a bit of creativity.” (Tara Haelle in http://www.elemental.medium.com/your-surge-capacity-is-depleted-it-s-why-you-feel-awful-de285d542f4c)

That’s where working with a Coach can make a real difference!

Let’s manage your current challenges together. Get in touch and let TurboCoach assist you and your team to manage the difficulties of today to ensure a better tomorrow.    Now, more than ever, on-line tools are a useful, safe and a highly effective alternative to face-to-face in-person interactions. Let’s catch up on-line and see how we can provide you with some targeted support, assistance and care, which you can consider your very own personal ‘oxygen mask’ to help you – to help others!

Talk soon! Email: info@turbocoach.co.nz